This map shows the major tectonic plates that make upEarth’s lithosphere. My Latest Videos Tectonic plates are massive slabs of solid rock that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them and move relative to one another. The movement of these plates can cause earthquakes, volcanic activi...
The outermost part of Earth's structure is known as the lithosphere. The lithosphere consists of the crust and small portion of the upper mantle. The lithosphere is divided into a number of tectonic plates. These plates move and interact with one another, driven by convectional forces within t...
The cause of this instability—indeed, the reason for Japan’s existence—is the tectonic movement of several of the Earth’s major crustal plates in the vicinity of the archipelago. Most important is the subduction (sinking) of the Pacific Plate (in the north) and the Philippine Plate (in...
Mexico is situated on the western, or leading, edge of the huge North American Plate, whose interaction with the Pacific, Cocos, and Caribbean plates has given rise to numerous and severe earthquakes as well as the earth-building processes that produce southern Mexico’s rugged landscape. It ...
Seven of the world's major tectonic plates make up around 84 percent of the Earth's total surface. This map shows those and also includes many other plates that are too small to label. Geologists refer to the very small ones as "microplates," although that term has loose definitions. The...
Consequently, there is no longer any "plate tectonic forces" acting on the African rifts and they will not continue to open. - Also, if we look at the plate tectonic neighborhood of East Africa, we see that the dominant motion of plates in the western Indian Ocean is N-S, rather than...
Tectonic Map a map that portrays the structure of the earth’s crust and, usually, reflects the primary phases in development of the crust within particular regions or for the earth as a whole. Such maps are made on the basis of geologic maps through the use of geophysical and other data...
The North American plate extends all the way over the North Pole and even contains Siberia and the northern island of Japan. It also includes Greenland, Cuba, and the Bahamas. Like the seams of a baseball, tectonic plates wrap around Earth. The 2nd largest plate on Earth is the North Ame...
These maps are all made from the same original cartographic image, so the detail is the same on each map, just enlarged more for the larger wall maps. Please note that we have put sample images up for each size. Each sample is scanned at 1:1 and covers the same area of the map; ...
The Earth's Fractured Surface. National Geographic Maps. This tectonic map of the world includes a diagram of major plates, lists of notable 20th century earthquakes and volcanoes, plus information about plate tectonics. ISBN 1-57262-187-7. Size 36" x 22-1/4". An image of the full map ...