2018 · Q43
Extrusive volcanoes are not found in which one of the following mountains?
General KnowledgeGeography
- AAlaska
- BRocky
- CAndes
- DHimalayas
Explanation
Extrusive volcanoes occur along plate margins: the Aleutian chain in Alaska, the Cascades in the Rockies and the Andean volcanic belt. The Himalayas were formed by continental collision, which produces earthquakes but no active extrusive volcanism. Hence extrusive volcanoes are not found in the Himalayas.