Considering Your Knowledge of Volcano Types in Different Tectonic Settings

question 50

Multiple Choice

Considering your knowledge of volcano types in different tectonic settings, if you had to live on a volcano, which of the following would you choose if safety was your only concern?

• A) Mt Fujiyama in the Japanese island arc
• B) Mt. Spurr in the Aleutian volcanic arc
• C) Mt. Rainier in the Cascades just north of Mt. St. Helens
• D) Mauna Loa in Hawaii, on the Big Island of Hawaii near Kilauea

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