The southern portion of the ring of fire is complex due to the presence of a series of smaller tectonic plates and collision with the pacific plate from the marina islands, the philippines, tonga, in new zealand

answer; (wisconsin);

explanation: the badger state. this nickname originally referred to the lead miners, of the 1830s, who worked at the galena lead mines in illinois. these mines were in northwestern illinois close to the borders of wisconsin and iowa. the wisconsin miners lived, not in houses, but in temporary caves cut into the hillsides.

the roman republic began to expand when rome fought the punic wars and defeated carthage. the punic wars refer to the series of 3 wars fought among rome and carthage, before it ended in carthage's defeat.