Can’t have more than a certain amount
Land use. Europe is one of the most intensively used continents on the globe. It has the highest proportion of land (up to 80%) used for settlement , production systems (in particular agriculture and forestry) and infrastructure
One reason is that the plates float on a hot boiling mentle. when the heat rises and the mentle expands the plates above it also moves.
the other reason is that the plates themselves move.plates have warmer inner sides that tend to rise. and colder outer side that tends to sink. this tug of war between the hotter and colder sides of the plate also helps them move.
