Figure 2.1 Earth's major lithospheric plates. Juan de Fuca plate Cocos North American plate Caribbean plate Mid-Atlanti African plate Eurasian plate Arabian plate. Mids Philippine Q Pacific plate

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Describe the tectonic setting for the following by filling in the columns below, using the figure as a reference
Figure 2.1 Earth's major lithospheric plates.
Juan de Fuca
plate
Pacific plate
Subduction
zone
Oceanic
crust
Cocos
plate
Trench
Subducting lithosphere
North American
plate
Galapagos
Ridge
Nazca plate
Chile Ridge
Long
Continental
volcanic arc
Continental
lithosphere
Caribbean
plate
Asthenosphere
A. Convergent plate boundary
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
South
American
plate
Scotia plate
Melting
Oceanic
ridge
African plate
Transform
plate boundary
Oceanic
ridge
Eurasian plate
Melting
B. Transform plate boundary
Arabian
plate.
Southwest
Indian
Ridge
Antarctic
plate
Oceanic
lithosphere
Mid-Ind
Philippine
plate
Australian-Indian plate
Oceanic
lithosphere
Spreading an
center
Southeast Indian Ridge (
Pacific
plate
Melting
C. Divergent plate boundary-
Many smaller plates are not shown. Divergent (red line on map), convergent (blue), and transform
(yellow) boundaries are illustrated in the block diagrams.
Transcribed Image Text:Figure 2.1 Earth's major lithospheric plates. Juan de Fuca plate Pacific plate Subduction zone Oceanic crust Cocos plate Trench Subducting lithosphere North American plate Galapagos Ridge Nazca plate Chile Ridge Long Continental volcanic arc Continental lithosphere Caribbean plate Asthenosphere A. Convergent plate boundary Mid-Atlantic Ridge South American plate Scotia plate Melting Oceanic ridge African plate Transform plate boundary Oceanic ridge Eurasian plate Melting B. Transform plate boundary Arabian plate. Southwest Indian Ridge Antarctic plate Oceanic lithosphere Mid-Ind Philippine plate Australian-Indian plate Oceanic lithosphere Spreading an center Southeast Indian Ridge ( Pacific plate Melting C. Divergent plate boundary- Many smaller plates are not shown. Divergent (red line on map), convergent (blue), and transform (yellow) boundaries are illustrated in the block diagrams.
Area
Himalayas
Aleutian Islands
Andes
San Andreas Fault
Iceland
Type of Plate(s) Active Processes Boundary Type
Transcribed Image Text:Area Himalayas Aleutian Islands Andes San Andreas Fault Iceland Type of Plate(s) Active Processes Boundary Type
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