Processes and Landforms (Grade 10 NSC Matric Geography): Flashcards
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3 main types of plate boundaries
3 main types of plate boundaries
Divergent, convergent, transform
Divergent boundaries
Divergent boundaries
Locations where tectonic plates move away from each other
Longest mountain chain on Earth
Longest mountain chain on Earth
Mid-ocean ridges
Best example of active continental rifting
Best example of active continental rifting
East African Rift Valley
Subduction
Subduction
Process where one plate slides beneath another
Island arcs
Island arcs
Chains of volcanic islands from ocean-ocean convergence
Example of ocean-continental convergence
Example of ocean-continental convergence
Andes Mountains
Example of continental-continental convergence
Example of continental-continental convergence
The Himalayas
Transform boundaries create/destroy crust?
Transform boundaries create/destroy crust?
No - plates slide horizontally past each other
Famous example of transform plate boundary
Famous example of transform plate boundary
San Andreas Fault in California