Plate Margins Flashcards

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Draw a diagram to show the main features of a destructive plate margin
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A cross section of a destructive plate margin

A cross section of a destructive plate margin

Draw a diagram to show the main features of a destructive plate margin
Give an example of two tectonic plates that form a constructive plate margin
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North American and Eurasian Plate, South American plate and African Plate, Pacific plate and Nazca plate and the Cocos plate and Pacific plate. 
Give an example of two tectonic plates that form a constructive plate margin
How can natural hazards be classified?
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  • Tectonic hazards
  • Atmospheric hazards
  • Geomorphological hazards
  • Biological hazards
How can natural hazards be classified?
What is the area where two plates meet known as?
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A plate margin or boundary.
What is the area where two plates meet known as?
Some volcanoes occur in the middle of plates. What are these known as?
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Volcanic hotspots
Some volcanoes occur in the middle of plates. What are these known as?




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