Contributor Smithsonian Institution

Update
10-06-2006
Content Type
Student Resource
Grade Level
Seventh grade, Eighth grade
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PDF
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Colliding Continents Squeeze Up Mountain Ranges includes text and images describing mountain building at converging plate boundaries. A relief map and satellite photo show the Himalayas, which is formed by the convergence of the India and Eurasia plates. A cross-section diagram shows the prevalence of earthquakes at these plate boundaries.