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What are convergent zones?

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A2. A Convergent Boundary is where two Tectonic Plates come together.

They are Destructive boundaries, for some of the plates are consumed. The Himalayas are an example where the plates converge, and build a mountain range between them. There still will be some subduction.

The Andes of S America are where the pacific Plate is being subducted beneath the S American Plate.

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a convergent zone is where two tectonic plates collide and magma is forced up through the crust and forms a volcano.

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