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GCSE Geography AQA. These revision notes include tectonic plate margins and the case study of the earthquakes in Chile and Nepal.
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1.
What do plates do at constructive margins?
Answer: Plates separate at constructive margins.
2.
What do constructive margins cause?
Answer: Constructive margins cause mild earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
3.
What do plates do at destructive margins?
Answer: Plates collide at destructive margins.
4.
What do destructive margins cause?
Answer: Destructive margins cause strong earthquakes and violent volcanic eruptions.
5.
What do plates do at conservative margins?
Answer: Plates slide by at conservative margins.
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What do conservative margins cause?
Answer: Conservative margins cause powerful earthquakes.
7.
What caused the 2010 earthquake in Chile?
Answer: Nazca Plate subduction beneath the South American Plate, just off the coast of central Chile.
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What caused the 2015 earthquake in Nepal?
Answer: Indo-Australian Plate colliding with the Eurasian Plate.
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