Kinds of convergent plate boundaries


The book which is being used is The Essentials of Oceanography (5th ed.)

1) Compare and contrast the three types of convergent plate boundaries (oceanic-oceanic, oceanic-continental and continental-continental) and explain what happens at each. Give specific geographic illustrations.

2) Describe the distributions of siliceous ooze and calcareous ooze and write down the causes of these distributions?

3) Write down the major features in an ocean basin with a passive continental margin? Explain the processes which formed them. Compare and contrast these features to ocean basins with active margins.

4) Explain some properties of water. Explain how are the properties significant for oceanography?

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