Discuss the processes involved in volcanism. Highlight the major volcanic regions in the world and their associated tectonic settings.

Major volcanic regions: 1) Ring of Fire - Pacific Island which Japan region when highest no of volcanoes 2) S E.S.I.of world's volcanoes 3) Mid oceanic ridges - Area of divergent plate tectonic resulting contact formation at seafloor with immensely submarine volcanoes 4) Himalayan region & other young fold mountains - have gap in between valley within ghat 5) Lens in height than western ghats 6) Rift limited amount of ruptured the western ghats due to their alignment Therefore, Eastern ghats must be equally recognised & protected as western ghats.