Geology 12 - Historical Geology
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Recognizing Plate Boundaries

Your task is to use some data and what you know about plate boundaries to make an intelligent hypothesis about what kind of plate boundary exists at three places in the world: New Zealand, Haiti, and the Middle East. In each case you will:

• make a prediction as to the type of plate boundary there
• cite your evidence for your prediction
• explain what other evidence you would expect to see if you could travel to that part of the world and look at the rocks there.

• A. New Zealand: volcanoes, earthquakes Type of plate boundary? What is your evidence?   What other evidence would you look for?	B. Haiti: volcanoes, earthquakes Type of plate boundary? What is your evidence?   What other evidence would you look for?
  C. Middle East – SW edge of Saudi Arabia: data Type of plate boundary? What is your evidence?   What other evidence would you look for?	D. Middle East - Afghanistan: data Type of plate boundary? What is your evidence?   What other evidence would you look for?