· Question 1 \"In some areas of [a] such as near [b] , you may find fences and o

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·        Question 1

"In some areas of [a] such as near [b], you may find fences and orange groves shifted from the action of the [c]. San Francisco is a major city that lies on this [d]."

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California

Parkfield

San Andreas fault

plate boundary

Sacramento

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

·        Question 2

Due to [a] at the [b] of the [c] and [d] plates, the [e] trench had formed north of Puerto Rico and wraps around the [f] Islands.

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Puerto Rico

North American

Cocos

Caribbean

convergence

Virgin

subduction

divergence

·        Question 3

About [a] km west of Santiago, Chile we find the [b] trench. It is more than [c] km in length and as deep as [d] km below sea level. The [e] plate is subducting under the [f] plate and one of the results of this action has been the formation of the [g] along with numerous [h].

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Peru-Chile

Pacific

4500

earthquakes

Nazca

8

South American

200

Hawaiian Islands

Andes Mountains

·        Question 4

Approximately equidistant between the [a] and [b] continents lies the [c] at about [d] km west of Luanda, Angola. This [e] boundary is where new [f] is created and it is part of the very long [g] system that is about [h] km in length, the longest topographic feature on Earth.

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70,000

global ridge

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

2500

seafloor

South American

African

Eurasian

divergent

continental crust

"In some areas of [a] such as near [b], you may find fences and orange groves shifted from the action of the [c]. San Francisco is a major city that lies on this [d]."

Answers:

California

Parkfield

San Andreas fault

plate boundary

Sacramento

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Explanation / Answer

Question 1.

In some areas of California such as near Parkfield you may find fences and orange groves shifted from the action of the Plate Boundaries. San Fransisco is a major city that lies near to the San Andreas Fault.

Question 2.

Due to the Subduction at the Convergence of Caribbean and The North American plates the Puerto Rico trench had formed north of the Puerto Rico which wraps around the Virgin islands.

Question 3.

About 200 km west of Santiago, Chile we find the Chile- Peru trench. It is more than 5900 km in length and as deep as 8.065 km below sea level. The Nazca plate is subducting under the South American plate and one of the result of this action is the formation of the Andeas mountain along with numerous Earthquakes.

Question 4.

(A)- North America (B)- Africa (C)- Mid-Atlantic ridge (D)- 2500 km (E)- Didergent (F)- Seafloor (G)- Global Ridge (H)- 70000

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