Maps of the News - March 2010
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The Earth's Fractured Surface


Like the pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle, slabs of rocky crust known as tectonic plates fit together to form the earth's outer shell. This map shows the plates in their current configuration, and describes how landforms are reshaped over millions of years through the constant colliding, separating, and scraping of the plates. Also included are sites of major earthquakes since 1906 and notable volcanic eruptions since 1902.



