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Figure 1. Distribution of earthquakes with magnitude equal to or greater than 5 for the period of
1980-1990 (Data from the National Geophysical Data Center/NOAA)
Guide Questions (For questions with choices, encircle the letter that corresponds to your answer):
Q1. How are earthquakes distributed on the map?
A. They are randomly scattered in the map.
B. They tend to be concentrated in narrow zones.
Q2. Where are majority of the earthquake epicenters located?
A. in mid-oceans
B.
at mid-continents
C. near the edges of the continents
Q3. Where are there no earthquakes?
Q4. Why is it important for us to identify areas which are prone to earthquakes?