On this map of South America and adjacent areas, which site would have earthquakes along a subduction zone?





A) 1, the oceanic trench

B) 2, below the magmatic belt

C) 3, along a passive margin

D) 4, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean

E) Both 1 and 2.


E) Both 1 and 2.

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