7) Below is a map of the tectonic plates. We live very close to a transform boundary between two plates. Which are they?

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7) Below is a map of the tectonic plates. We live very close to a transform boundary between two
plates. Which are they?
8) What kind of geological feature do you expect to see north of the Indian plate? What is the
name of this feature?
9) What kind of plate boundary exists between the South American plate and the African plate?
What is the name of this feature?
Eurasian
plate
Australian
plate
Filipino
plate
North American
plate
Juan de Fuca
plate
EQUATOR
Pacific
plate
Cocos
plate
Nazca
plate
Antarctic
plate
Caribbean
plate
South American
plate
Scotia plate
Arabian
plate
African
plate
Eurasian
plate
Australian
plate
Transcribed Image Text:7) Below is a map of the tectonic plates. We live very close to a transform boundary between two plates. Which are they? 8) What kind of geological feature do you expect to see north of the Indian plate? What is the name of this feature? 9) What kind of plate boundary exists between the South American plate and the African plate? What is the name of this feature? Eurasian plate Australian plate Filipino plate North American plate Juan de Fuca plate EQUATOR Pacific plate Cocos plate Nazca plate Antarctic plate Caribbean plate South American plate Scotia plate Arabian plate African plate Eurasian plate Australian plate
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