Process And Lanfroms At Tectonic Plate Boundaries Flashcards

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Constructive = OC-OC plates

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North American plate and Eurasian plate

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Constructive OC-OC landforms + processes (4)

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Mid oceanic ridge
Volcanic islands
Volcanic eruptions = shield volcanoes and basaltic lava
Earthquakes =

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Constructive CC-CC plates

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Nubian plate and Somalian plate (in Africa)

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Constructive = CC-CC landforms and processes (4)

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Rift Valley = East African Rift Valley
Volcanic activity = shield volcanoes + basaltic lava
Earthquakes = yes

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Destructive = OC-OC plates

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Philippine plate and pacific plate

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Destructive = OC-OC landforms and processes (3+)

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Oceanic trenches = Marianas trench
Volcanic activity = composite cone volcanoes + acidic lava
Earthquakes = shallow to deep focus

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Destructive = CC-CC plates

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Indian plate and Eurasian plate

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Destructive = CC-CC landforms and processes (3+)

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Young fold mountains = Himalayas
Volcanic activity = no
Earthquakes = yes

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Destructive = OC-CC plates

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Nazca plate and South American plate

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Destructive = OC-CC landforms and processes (4)

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Oceanic trench = Peru Chile trench
Young fold mountains = Andes mountains
Volcanic activity = composite cone volcanoes + acidic lava
Earthquakes = deep to shallow focus

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Conservative CC-CC plates

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Pacific plate and North American plate = San Andreas fault

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Conservative = CC-CC landforms and processes

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Shallow focus earthquakes

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