People use Archimedes' invention of the wheel and axle for picking up things easier. You can find a well as a wheel and axle, because you use a well to bring up water from th â¦ e ground. What are wheel and axles used for?
Ecuador is a land of volcanoes and geological faults so Ecuador does have earthquakes. Here is an excerpt from a full report just emailed to our Ecuador Living subscribers.The recent earthquake in Haiti sent many readers scuttling to their keyboards so they could ask about earthquakes in Ecuador.f earthquakes terrify you, then you may want to avoid Ecuador and the entire ring of fire. The US Geological survey glossary describes the Ring of Fire: The âRing of Fireâ, also called the Circum-Pacific belt, is the zone of earthquakes surrounding the Pacific Ocean â about 90% of the worldâs earthquakes occur there.
RELATIVE LOCATION: Ecuador sits directly on the Equator, and subsequently is positioned in the northern, southern and western hemispheres. It's located on the northwestern edge of South America, and bordered by Colombia, Peru and the Pacific Ocean.