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Questions about "Geological structures and land relief"

Geography

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saveliy_v [14]3 years ago

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-Question 1: The Core, The Mantel and the Crust.

-Question 2: The Crust is made up of tectonic plates, which are always in a constant motion. Earthquakes and Volcanoes are most likely to occur at the plate boundaries.

-Question 3: Mountains, Hills, Plains and Plateaus.

-Question 4: Not sure how to answer this one,, sorry! xo

-Question 5: Not sure how to answer this one,, sorry! xo

-Hope this helps, sorry I couldn't answer all of the questions! xo

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