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=**Divergent- Continental to Continental Plate Boundary // 7 points-spelling! //**= Divergent continental to continental boundaries are located in places where plates are moving away from eachother. = Locations //7 points-good picture but not terribly relevant to the text below it// =

[] The East Africa Rift Valley is a classic example of this type of plate boundary. The East Africa Rift is in a very early stage of development. The plate has not been completely rifted and the rift valley is still above sea level but occupied by lakes at several locations. The Red Sea is an example of a more completely developed rift. There the plates have fully separated and the central rift valley has dropped below sea level.

= Features //6 points-no trenches along divergent continental margins! it would have been nice if you embedded the video below too....otherwise, good.// = Some examples of geologic features that are usually associated with our plate boundary Divergent: continental to continental, are faults, earthquakes, mountains, and trenches. These geologic features are made when the two plates pull apart and start to create faults that develop on both sides of the rift, allowing the central blocks to slide downwards. Earthquakes occur as a result of the fracturing and movement of the plates.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAW1XU8pDc0  Events //7 points-minor grammatical/syntax issues//  The East African Rift Valley is a major plate boundary of this category. And on this boundary there are many volcanoes and mountains that are dormant and some that are not dormant. Mount Kilimanjaro is the biggest volcano on it. It is a huge stratovolcano that formed about a million years ago. Its biggest eruption was about 360,000 years ago. Its most recent activity though was just 200 years ago. This volcano formed off of excessive lava flow that spilled from the Rift valley zone. This Volcano's major peak Kibo is currently Dormant and experts say it could erupt again. Kilimanjaro is also one of the volcano's most known worldwide. =Interesting Fact // 7 points-grammar/syntax // = An interesting fact about the divergent plate boundary: continental to continental is that they are very hard to find because they are very rare. A major example of this plate boundary is the East African Rift Valley located on the East side of Africa. Usually you will find that on a divergent plate boundary, many people do not live there because of heat from magma but, you may find some people living close to the boundary. However, that is not a good idea since the necessary resources humans need for habitation are not available. = Videos = =media type="file" key="divergent.mov" width="300" height="300"= =Questions- 10 points! = - Where is a divergent continental to continental boundary found? A.) Africa B.) Asia C.) America D.) Antarctica

- What happens during the divergent continental to continental boundary? A.) the plates slide under another B.) the plates slide horizontally past each other C.) the plates pull apart from each other D.) the plates do not move

- What is not an effect of this boundary? A.) earthquake B.) fault C.) volcano D.) flood - How many plates does this involve? A.) 3 B.) 1 C.) 2 D.) 5

- What part of the earths interior does it occur on? A.) mantle B.) crust C.) inner core D.) outer core

= = Answers 1.) A 2.) C 3.) D 4.) C 5.) B

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