Y11 Plate Boundaries Knowledge

A region in East Africa known for it's chain of volcanoes

• Mid Atlantic Ridge

• Victoria Falls

• African Rift Valley

• Great Ridge Valley

The second-largest of the world's oceans, separating North and South America from Europe and Africa

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Mediterranean Ocean

Plates that are moving apart result are...

• Destructive plates

• Constructive plates

• Collision

• Conservative

The way in which something is spread out is...

• distribution
• placement
• arrangement
• allocation

A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, typically caused by movement within the Earth's crust...

• Landslide

• Volcanic eruption

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

A tectonic plate that covers most of Europe and Asia

• Eurasian Plate
• North American Plate
• African Plate
• Indian Plate

The mountain range where the Indian Plate collides with the Eurasian Plate, leading to significant earthquake activity

• Rockies

• Urals

• Himalayas

• Andes

A volcano located in the Gulf of Naples in Italy

• Kilauea
• Mount St. Helens
• Mount Etna
• Mount Vesuvius

A region forming a horseshoe shape around the Pacific Ocean, accounting for around 90% of the world's earthquakes and a significant portion of active volcanoes.

• Pacific Rim
• Belt of Earthquakes
• Ring of Fire
• Volcanic Arc

A mountain or hill with a crater or vent from which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the Earth's crust.

• Crater
• Hill
• Volcano
  

  Volcano

  Mountain

• Mountain