ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Anorogenic magmatism

Imagine a volcano. Now imagine another volcano. But this time, instead of being caused by a big mountain, these volcanoes are created in flat places like the middle of a field. This is what anorogenic magmatism is! It's when magma (which is like super hot, melted rock) comes up from deep inside the Earth and makes a volcano in a place where there isn't a mountain nearby.

Scientists aren't exactly sure why this happens, but they think it might be because of special spots in the Earth's crust where the rocks are already a little bit stretched out or thinned. This makes it easier for magma to get up to the surface instead of getting stuck underground.

Anorogenic magmatism is pretty rare compared to regular volcanoes, but it still happens in a few places around the world like in Brazil, Canada, and Australia. And even though these volcanoes don't look as cool or dramatic as ones that come out of a mountain, they're still important for helping us learn about how the Earth works.