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- Plate tectonics (27764 bytes)
3: ...anic trench]] formation occur along plate boundaries (most notably around the so-called "[[Pacific Rin...
6: ...:Tectonic plates.png|thumb|380px|The tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of th...
7: == Key principles ==
8: ...dity of the asthenosphere allows the tectonic plates to undergo motion in different directions.
10: ...ire]] being most active and famous. These boundaries are discussed in further detail below. - North American Plate (1264 bytes)
1: [[Image:Tectonic plates.png|thumb|right|300px|The North American plate is...
2: ...nding eastward to the [[Mid-Atlantic Ridge]] and westward to the [[Cherskiy Range]] in East [[Siberia]...
6: ...de is a boundary with the [[Cocos Plate]] to the west and the [[Caribbean Plate]] to the east.
8: The westerly side is a [[convergent boundary]] with the s...
10: ...eas Fault. The Juan de Fuca, Cocos, and Nazca Plates are the remains of the Farallon Plate. - South American Plate (956 bytes)
1: [[Image:Tectonic plates.png|thumb|right|300px|The South-American plate is...
4: ...s a [[convergent boundary]] with the subducting [[Nazca Plate]]. The northerly side is a boundary with th...
6: ...e [[Nazca Plate]] are still subducting under the western edge of the South American Plate. - Antarctic Plate (528 bytes)
1: [[Image:Tectonic plates.png|thumb|right|300px|The Antarctic plate is show...
2: ...]]. The Antarctic Plate has a boundary with the [[Nazca Plate]], the [[South American Plate]], the [[Afri... - History of the world (21975 bytes)
5: ...simple tools for many millennia, but as time progressed, tools became far more refined and complex. At...
7: ...r the globe from [[Africa]] and the frost-free zones of [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. The rapid expansion o...
12: ...iculture-associated additional caretaking activities like fertilization, land clearance, etc) since 21...
14: ...els of social and economic complexity. However, these civilisations were so different from one another...
16: ...Moche]] and [[Nazca culture|Nazca]] emerged in [[Mesoamerica]] and [[Peru]] at the end of the [[1st mi... - Altiplano (3745 bytes)
1: ...|thumb|200px|[[Puno]], Peru, is one of larger cities of the Altiplano.]]
2: ...riest area on the whole planet, lies to the southwest of the Altiplano.
4: ... flats formed as well after the Altiplano paleolakes dried out.
6: ...,500 meters (or about 15,000 feet). Alternate names used in place of ''altiplano'' in this context in...
8: ...]] events may happen between April and September, especially to the north, but they are not very commo... - Andes (13210 bytes)
1: {{Otherusesabout|the mountain system in South America}}
2: ...dies.png|thumb|200px|right|The Andes form the longest mountain chain in the world.]]
3: ...mage: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: ...g, 500 km (300 miles) wide in some parts (widest between 18° to 20°S latitude), and of an avera...
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