oooo Pacific plate Based on the map shown: starting from Portland (not marked, but you ought to be able to locate our city) and moving west - what is the first major tectonic feature (on the map but not necessarily labeled) you would find or cross? Mid-ocean ridge Divergent boundary Juan de Fuca plate Juan de Fuca plate Subduction zone Pacific plate Continental transform boundary Magmatic arc North American plate

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Pacific plate
Based on the map shown: starting from Portland (not marked, but you ought to be able to locate
our city) and moving west - what is the first major tectonic feature (on the map but not necessarily
labeled) you would find or cross?
Mid-ocean ridge
Divergent boundary
Juan de Fuca plate
Juan
de Fuca
plate
Subduction zone
Pacific
plate
Continental transform boundary
Magmatic arc
North
American
plate
Transcribed Image Text:oooo Pacific plate Based on the map shown: starting from Portland (not marked, but you ought to be able to locate our city) and moving west - what is the first major tectonic feature (on the map but not necessarily labeled) you would find or cross? Mid-ocean ridge Divergent boundary Juan de Fuca plate Juan de Fuca plate Subduction zone Pacific plate Continental transform boundary Magmatic arc North American plate
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