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The Andes mountains running along the western edge of south America were formed by collisions between the south American plate and the?
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The Andes Mountains running along the western edge of South America were formed by collisions between the South American plate and the
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What is the similarities between the US and Cuba?
America and Cuba both have American currency.
What would be the best explanation for the existence of the andes mountains along the west coast of south america?
The Andes Mountains formed because two tectonic plates (a tectonic plate is a piece of the Earth's crust), the Nazca Plate and the Antarctic Plate, pushed into the western edge of South America. This compressed the western edge of the South American plate, and folded it, creating the Andes Mountains. A few of the mountains were formed by volcanic activity. which is also the result of the collision between this plates.
What is the chain of islands located at the southern tip of south America that is between Chile and Argentina?
The Andes Mountains are in between Chile and Argentina.
Is South America warmer then North America?
An easy way to say that would be North America is north and South America is south. Another way to say that is South America has tropical rain forest and North America has the Rocky Mountains. There are a lot of differences between North and South America. And I think you meant South America not South American.
What is between US and North America?
Nothing. The Untied States is located in the North American continent.
What are some examples of collisions between a continental plate and an oceanic plate?
The Andes mountains of South America and the Cascade Mountains of North America are some examples of a continental-oceanic plate boundaries.
How is south American different from north American?
An easy way to say that would be North America is north and South America is south. Another way to say that is South America has tropical rain forest and North America has the Rocky Mountains. There are a lot of differences between North and South America. And I think you meant South America not South American.
How does Central America lie between Mexico and South America?
The Rocky Mountains are the backbone of North America. They continue down through Central America and connect with the Andes Mountains which are the backbone of South America.
What country is in Chile?
The Republic of Chile is a country in South America, between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains.
What is the difference between he sierra madre mountins and the Andes mountains?
in Latin America
Increasing the temperature of a reaction increases the?
rate of collisions between particles. average velocity of the particles.
Who controlled the region between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River?
The United States of America
Where was colonial America?
Eastern United States, between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.
How do fold mountain form?
Fold mountain or mountain chains are formed by the collisions between continental plates.
What was the result of collisions between the early Earth and other smaller protoplanets?
What was the result of collisions between the early Earth and other, smaller protoplanets?
. What was the result of collisions between the early Earth and other smaller protoplanets?
What was the result of collisions between the early Earth and other, smaller protoplanets?
Where is the dividing line between north and south America?
The dividing line between North and South America is the Isthmus of Panama. It follows the Darius Mountains watershed divide.
