Wednesday, May 28, 2014

There are three different types of Convergent boundaries: Ocean-Ocean subduction,Ocean-continent subduction, continent -continent collision.
 A Ocean-ocean one causes deep sea trenches, volcanic arcs, earthquake activities, located in the islands of Indonesia. 
 Ocean-continent subduction causes deep sea trench bordering continents, coastal volcanoes and eathquake activities located in the western coast of South America. 
 Continent-continent collision causes mountain chains and earthquakes located in the Himalayas. 
http://oceansjsu.com/105d/exped_shakin/5.html
http://gomyclass.com/geology10/files/lecshare1/html/web_data/file51.htm


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