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Plate boundaries
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Plates on either side of the boundary
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Type of expected plate motion (convergent, divergent,
or transform)
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Land forms associated with the plate boundary
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| A mid-ocean ridge: The northern mid-Atlantic Ridge (lat. 60°N lon. 330°E) |
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A subduction zone: The Japanese islands (lat. 35°N lon. 140°E) |
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A continent-continent collision zone: The Himalayas (lat. 30°N lon. 80°E) |
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An oceanic strike-slip fault: The Gibbs Fracture Zone, North Atlantic Ocean (lat. 52°N lon. 328°E) |
