The Plate Tectonic Tour!!
By: Ivonne Mata
Three places with plate boundaries.
#1. San Andrea's fault
The San Andreas fault located in California. This is an example of transform a plate movement. While being there you will see long cliffs and steep slopes.
Earthquakes: Scientists thought a quake would hit in 1993, but it didn't happen until 2004. Previous quakes hit in 1857, 1881, 1901, 1922, 1934 and 1966. You can tell quakes have hit because of these landforms called scarps.
#2. Mid-Atlantic ridge
The Mid-Atlantic ridge located at Iceland is an example of a divergent plate movement. You will encounter mountains.
Earthquakes: Many earthquackes have occured because of the plates moving apart. you can tell by how wider the ridge has gotten.
#3. Himalayan range
The Himalayan range is an example of convergent boundaries creating the mountains. This is located in India and in Asia. while at India you will see mountains, lakes, and rivers as well as Asia.
Earthquakes: The Nepal earthquake happened in 2015. the mountains will be slightly taller.
Topographic map of the Himalayan mountains.
How to read this map.
A topographic map allows you to see three-dimensional landscapes like mountains. The lines (contour lines) that are closer together means that it's steeper. When a number like 2,500 it means that, that point is 2,500 ft above sea level.
How long will the trip be from the DFW airport ?
- The san Andreas fault will take 3hrs with 30mins while the plane goes 567 miles per hour. the total distance would be 1489.8 miles
- The mid-Atlantic ridge will take 15hrs with 44mins. total distance 6020 km
- Himalayan Mts. would take 1 day and 7hrs