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Global Tectonic Plates
Reading, Interpreting and Understanding the Map of the Earth's Lithospheric (Tectonic) Plates
Reading the Earth Science Reference Tables'...
Directions: Base your answers to the following fill-in questions on the Tectonic Plates map which appears on
the back of this sheet, or from page 5 in the Earth Science Reference Tables.
1. Dark (thick) ruled lines on the Tectonic Plates map indicate the location of which type of plate boundary?
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2. Light (thin) ruled lines on the Tectonic Plates map indicate the location of which types of plate
boundaries?
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3. Which feature is characteristic and diagnostic of most convergent plate boundaries?
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4. Which feature is characteristic and diagnostic of most divergent plate boundaries?
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5. Which plate is framed entirely by convergent plate boundaries?
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6. The boundary between the Australian and Pacific Plates is:
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7. The distance between South America and Africa is
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8. The distance between India and Eurasia is
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9. What is the name of the boundary between the African and Antarctic Plate?
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10. The distance between North America and Africa is
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