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Title: THE "RING OF FIRE"
Caption: The thick orange line is the Ring of Fire surrounding the Pacific plate. It encompasses most of the world's volcanoes. No fire is present, just glowing red-hot lava. (Modified from Costa, J. E., and Baker, V. R. 1981. Surficial geology. Originally published by John Wiley and Sons, New York and republished by Tech Books, Fairfax, VA)
Keywords: volcanoes, volcanism, volcanic eruptions, plate tectonics, tectonic plates, convergent boundary, convergent boundaries, subduction zones