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Discovering Plate Boundaries

Discovering Plate Boundaries. Teachers Guide: Part 2 “A Tour of the Maps”. Dale S. Sawyer Professor of Earth Science Rice University Houston, Texas dale@rice.edu. Note that this kind of map wraps around at its edge!. Right side of map. Left side of map. North American Plate.

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Discovering Plate Boundaries

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  1. Discovering Plate Boundaries Teachers Guide: Part 2 “A Tour of the Maps” Dale S. Sawyer Professor of Earth Science Rice University Houston, Texas dale@rice.edu

  2. Note that this kind of map wraps around at its edge! Right side of map Left side of map

  3. North American Plate Eurasian Plate Pacific Plate

  4. Nazca Plate South American Plate Antarctic Plate

  5. Eurasian Plate Indian Plate

  6. Himalaya Mountains

  7. Andes Mountains

  8. Tibetan Plateau Mt. Everest Himalayan Mtns.

  9. Alps Zagros Mtns. Western Himalaya

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