Geography A-Level
Conservative margins
What Conservative margins means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Conservative margins
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Boundaries where plates slide past each other, producing severe seismicity but no vulcanicity, as no magma is generated or released.
Topics that use Conservative margins
- Plate tectonics (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Destructive margins
- Magma plumes
- Slab pull
- Vulcanicity
- Constructive margins
- Convection currents
- Decompression melting
- Hotspot volcanoes
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