Discussion: Plate Tectonics Concept Map
A concept map is a graphic way to show the relationships between ideas. The link below takes you to some videos to familiarize you with how concept maps work and how the software you'll be using works. You will need to download the software to your computer but it's very easy to download and the software is VERY easy to use. Concept maps are an excellent learning tool and you may find them useful going forward in your education even when they're not required.
Review the youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA7F19DB6C315E90D
The first video from the link above shows you where to download the required software. The rest of the videos are on how to construct concept maps and other topics.
Your concept map will need to include ALL of the following terms. A few of the terms may be used more than once and they are ALL in the book. Please see the provided example of a concept map for help on how this assignment should look. Everyone's map will look different (and I expect them to be), but connections should be similar.
Continental Drift
Plate tectonics
Fit of the continents
Fossils crossing continents
Matching mountain ranges on different continents
Lithosphere
Ocean ridge system
Continental crust
Oceanic crust
Asthenosphere
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Rift valley
Seafloor spreading
Harry Hess
Alfred Wegner
Iceland
Continental rifting
East Africa rift
Continental volcanic arc
Oceanic-continental convergence
Oceanic-oceanic convergence
Continental-continental convergence
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
The Cascade Range
Island arc
Mariana Islands
Himalayan Mountains
San Andreas Fault
Mantle plume
Hot spot
Hawaiian Islands
Paleomagnetism
Apparent polar wandering
Magnetic reversals
Slab pull
Ridge push