Monday, 10 October 2011

Locating Boundaries & Describing Patterns.

Name a place on Earth where two plates are converging:
Nazca Plate in South America.
Name a place where two plates are diverging:
Great Rift Valley in Northeastern Africa.
Name a place where two plates are sliding along each other:
San Andrea Fault in North America.
Which boundaries are most common? Why do you think this is?
The most common plate boundary is the divergent because it forms volcanic islands and crust.
Are there any other patterns you notice? What are they?
One of the patterns are that they usually occur on the oceanic crust or at the coast. The most common hazards are usually earthquakes and volcanoes.
What is Malaysia's tectonic setting? How does this affect us? How does this compare to New Zealand, the West coast of America or Japan?
Malaysia is located in the Ring of Fire. This is part of the destructive plate boundary. Its usually where volcanoes are located and occur.  New Zealand, the West of America and Japan are all part of the Ring of Fire.

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