Which best explains why earthquakes sometimes occur in the same locations as mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys? O Plates bump as they slip past each other at convergent boundaries.
Plates get stuck as they move past each other at convergent boundaries.
O Crust gets cracked and forms faults as plates collide along divergent plate boundaries.
O Faults form because crust gets cracked when plates move apart along divergent plate boundaries.

It is the early 1900s. a vast empire has recently collapsed. now the empire's subjects control their own future. what of the following events is most likely to happen? (4 points) i. various ethnicities will form nation-states. ii. ethnicities will fight over areas that are rich in resources. iii. the former empire will become a unitary multinational state. iv. different ethnic groups will unite to form a homogeneous culture. i and ii i and iv ii and iii ii and iv iii and iv which best explains why the number of states in the world increased significantly between 1985 and 1995? (4 points) the map of southeast asia was redrawn, and new countries were formed. new states were formed when the soviet union collapsed. many african states received independence from their colonizers. communist countries seeking to spread their influence created new satellite states. civil wars in central america fueled the creation of new states.