Why Are There More Earthquakes and Volcanoes on One Side of Some Continents Than on the oth Side Name: Course: (a) Are all continental coastlines plate boundaries? Explain
(b) Label active continental margins with a red A on the following diagram, and passive margins with a blue Two have been identified to help you get started The Earth's major lithosphere plates Trench or - Ridge Transform Eurasian Plate Scotia Plate Plate Boundary Map of the South Atlantic Ocean floor and adjacent continents Now look in more detail at the east and west coasts of South America in the enlarged bathymetric and topographic map to the right.
(c) How far is the easternmost point in South America from the nearest plate boundary? What kind of boundary is it?
(d) How far is the westernmost point in South America from the nearest plate boundary? What kind of boundary is it? -
(e) Which coast of South America would you expect to have the most frequent earthquakes? Volcanic activity? Explain