Your buddy is an adventurous type who insists you come with her to summit Mt. Everest. You, in turn, insist that, given the plate tectonic settings that generated the world's largest mountain, you both need to be prepared for what types of geologic hazards at base camp? A) strong earthquakes, possible tsunamis, explosive volcanic eruptions

B) mild earthquakes, explosive volcanism

C) mild earthquakes, mild volcanism

D) Strong earthquakes, landslides, minimal (or no) volcanism

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Maxim Wagner

Geography

20 June, 06:52

Your buddy is an adventurous type who insists you come with her to summit Mt. Everest. You, in turn, insist that, given the plate tectonic settings that generated the world's largest mountain, you both need to be prepared for what types of geologic hazards at base camp? A) strong earthquakes, possible tsunamis, explosive volcanic eruptions

B) mild earthquakes, explosive volcanism

C) mild earthquakes, mild volcanism

D) Strong earthquakes, landslides, minimal (or no) volcanism

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Leah Montgomery · Answer 1

D) Strong earthquakes, landslides, minimal (or no) volcanism.

Explanation:

Mount Everest which is the earth's highest mountain above sea level, in 1865 got named after the British Sir George Everest. Mount Everest measures 29,035 ft high and it's summit is the border of Nepal to the South and China or Tibet to the north. It was formed by the movement of the Indian tectonic plate pushing up against the Asian plate.

The types of geologic hazards at base camp are:

strong earthquakes, landslides, minimal (or no) volcanism.