1) What was the name of the super continent that preceded the formation of North
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1) What was the name of the super continent that preceded the formation of North America. HINT: This was the super continent that broke up and the pieces were used to form North America and other continents of today.
2) What are the three types of plate tectonic boundaries? All three types of plate tectonic boundaries exist today and in the past, and all three have been used to shape all of the continents (including North America) and the changes we observe today.
3) Reference list, in APA format, of sources used.
Explanation / Answer
1. Pangea is the name of the super continent that preceeded the formation of North America. After Pangea started to break up, the continent North America formed.
2. Three types of plate boundaries are: convergent, divergent and transform boundaries.
Convergent boundaries are boundaries along which the continents move towards each other. Divergent boundaries are boundaries along which the continents move away from each other creating ocean floor. Transform boundaries are boundaries along which plates move across each other.
3. Keary P. , Klepeis K.A and Vine F. J (2009 ) : Global Tectonics. Chichester : Wiley - Blackwell
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