Geography A-Level
Destructive margins
What Destructive margins means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Destructive margins
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Boundaries involving convergence, where subduction generates deep sea trenches, island arcs, explosive volcanoes and intense seismicity, while continental collisions form young fold mountains.
Topics that use Destructive margins
- Plate tectonics (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Conservative margins
- Magma plumes
- Slab pull
- Vulcanicity
- Constructive margins
- Convection currents
- Decompression melting
- Hotspot volcanoes
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