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- Plate tectonics (27764 bytes)
1: ...e outermost part of the [[Earth]]'s interior is made up of two layers, the outer [[lithosphere]] and t...
3: ...ay from each other), and transform (two plates slide past one another). [[Earthquake]]s, [[volcano|vol...
5: ...r [[chemistry]], the discovery of the [[genetic code]] for [[genetics]], or [[evolution]] in [[biology...
8: ...the asthenosphere allows the tectonic plates to undergo motion in different directions.
10: ...famous. These boundaries are discussed in further detail below. - North American Plate (1264 bytes)
4: The easterly side is a [[divergent boundary]] with the [[Eurasian P...
6: The southerly side is a boundary with the [[Cocos Plate]] to the wes...
8: ...[convergent boundary]] with the subducting [[Juan de Fuca Plate]] to the north and a [[transform bound...
10: ...e San Andreas Fault. The Juan de Fuca, Cocos, and Nazca Plates are the remains of the Farallon Plate. - South American Plate (956 bytes)
4: ...h the subducting [[Nazca Plate]]. The northerly side is a boundary with the [[Caribbean Plate]].
6: ...]) and the [[Nazca Plate]] are still subducting under the western edge of the South American Plate. - Antarctic Plate (528 bytes)
2: ...]]. The Antarctic Plate has a boundary with the [[Nazca Plate]], the [[South American Plate]], the [[Afri... - History of the world (21975 bytes)
5: ...repertoire that included systematic burial of the dead and adornment of the living. During this perio...
7: Modern humans spread rapidly over the globe from [[Afr...
12: ...s of grains in the Ohalo II paleolithic site in modern Israel seem to suggest that cereals had been in...
14: ...velopments such as [[writing]] and extensive [[trade]] were introduced.
16: ...s the [[Maya]], the [[Moche]] and [[Nazca culture|Nazca]] emerged in [[Mesoamerica]] and [[Peru]] at the ... - Altiplano (3745 bytes)
2: ...f active [[volcano]]es to the west. The [[Atacama Desert]], the driest area on the whole planet, lies ...
4: ...ly known as "Salar de Tunupa", as well as [[Salar de Coipasa]] are two large dry salt flats formed as ...
6: ...ed in place of ''altiplano'' in this context include ''[[puna (geography)|puna]]'' and ''páramos''.
8: ...arked with the rainy season concentrating between December and March. The rest of the year tends to be...
13: ...rates this large area of low relief at high altitude (high plateau) within the orogen: - Andes (13210 bytes)
2: [[Image:Andies.png|thumb|200px|right|The Andes form the longest mountain chain in the world.]]
3: ...Image:Andes Chile Argentina.jpg|thumb|300px|The Andes between [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]]]]
4: ...:Andesplane.jpg|thumb|300px|Plane's view of the Andes, Peru.]]
5: ...in some parts (widest between 18° to 20°S latitude), and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,0...
6: ...hich are known as [[Andean States]]. The name ''Andes'' comes from the [[Quechua]] word ''anti'', whic...
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