| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| A cone-shaped mountain or hill created by molten material that rises from the interior of the Earth to the surface. | 1 |
| ‡ Volcanoes tend to occur along the edges of tectonic plates. | 2 |
| ‡ Eruptions and lava flows associated with them can be very destructive. (See Mount Saint Helens and Mount Vesuvius.) | 3 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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