geography assignment

1/2 GEOL 303 – PLATE TECTONIC REPORT (10 points)

This assignment is due online Friday, 6 Mar, by 3 PM.

PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW ALL THESE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW!

You will turn in your assignment (the answers to the questions below) in Blackboard Turnitin by uploading

your Word file. Please submit your work directly into Blackboard. Papers are graded and grades are submitted electronically. Do not email me your paper.

Note: - No late papers accepted at all. No exceptions!

- Length of report: 300 words. A short report means a short grade! - Please do NOT re-write the questions. Just answer them, numbered and in order. - Use your own words only! No plagiarizing! (It's OK, however, to write down any lecture notes

verbatim.) References – None. You must not use any references. The report should be written in your own words and should be based strictly on lecture notes and your own understanding of the subject. Your answer to question 2 below must be rather detailed and complete (more than 2/3 of your paper). It will be a large portion of your grade. Look at the map below (taken from your textbook and lectures). At the specific line pointed at with the large black bold arrow, answer each question clearly and concisely, IN ORDER, and NUMBERED. These questions pertain to the location marked with the bold arrow (which is the land affected by the line with little triangles). In order to identify this, you must be able to read a tectonic map, like I‘ve done in lecture.

1. What type of plate boundary exists here? (one-word answer)

2. Explain IN GREAT DETAIL the tectonic regime you think is going on here (i.e., is it continental

rifting, subduction, mid-ocean ridge, hot spot, continental collision, etc, etc?); what kinds and

names of plates are involved here? In other words, tell me ALL you know about this kind of

tectonic boundary, based on the multiple lectures on Tectonics.

3. What is the velocity of the oceanic plate in this region?

4. List all natural hazards possible in this region. List only, do not explain (the explanations pertain to

number 2 above).

5. What is the plate boundary that you find in the Pacific Ocean directly southeast of this region?

6. What's your assessment of the population’s awareness of the hazards in this region?

READ ON: NOTE: Numbers shown on map below are the velocity of the plates in cm per year. This map is taken from your textbook.

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