The earth was made so various,
That the mind of seultory man, studious of change
And pleased with novelty, might be indulged

- Cowper

Key words or concepts:
Plates
margins
Divergent
Convergent
Transverse
subduction
deep-ocean trenches
sea-floor spreading
mid-ocean ridge
occurence of earthquakes, volcanoes
hotspots

Useful links:

Plate Tectonics
http://www.wiley.com/college/herenow/ptect/ptect.html


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