Asked by des

The world map below shows the locations of tectonic plate boundaries (black lines) and active volcanoes (red dots).


Image courtesy of USGS

Based on this map, volcanoes most commonly form
A.
near tectonic plate boundaries.
B.
in the middle of tectonic plates.
C.
along Earth's equator.
D.
in Earth's polar regions.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A. near tectonic plate boundaries.

The map shows most red dots (active volcanoes) clustered along the black lines (plate boundaries), where subduction, rifting, and other plate interactions generate magma.