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Section Wrap- Up: Answer these questions to check your understanding on the entire
section.
1. What is plate tectonics, and what does it have to do with the Earth’s shape? _____________
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2. Looking at the map above, where do you think an earthquake is more likely to occur—
along North America’s Pacific coast or along North America’s Atlantic coast? Why?
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3. How do the shapes of South America and Africa support the theory of plate tectonics?
Find another example of land areas that once might have been joined together but
separated as plates moved apart. __________________________________________________________________
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4. How do forces both beneath and on the surface help shape the surface of the Earth?
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