orogenesis&quot; = mountain building e.g. the formation of the Himalayas when the Indian and Asian plates collided HOT SPOTS stationary source of magma deep below the lithosphere plate moves over a hot spot, forming chains of seamounts and volcanic islands CONTINENTAL CRUST: older, thicker, more diverse movement caused break-up of PANGEA supercontinent resulted in formation of current continents caused splitting of similar fossils and rock types gave rise to evolutionary islands MAJOR IMPLICATIONS OF PLATE TECTONICS VOLCANOES: occur at subduction points EARTHQUAKES: caused by plate movements relative to one another -hypocenter vs. epicenter -2 types of "body waves" formed &#9;-P-waves = primary waves / fastest, travel through all matter &#9;-S-waves = secondary waves / slower, travel through solids only CONTINENTAL DRIFT RECYCLING OF EARTH'S CRUST BIOGEOGRAPHY: distribution of living organisms CURRENT LITHOSPHERE ISSUES (check 'em out
(the Indian and Asian plates; collided; HOT SPOTS) (epicenter -2 types of "body waves; formed; )
the Indian and Asian plates epicenter -2 types of "body waves
collided formed
HOT SPOTS