(Solved): 4. Tectonically active regions, typically associated with convergent plate boundaries, experience f ...

4. Tectonically active regions, typically associated with convergent plate boundaries, experience frequent earthquakes and or volcanic activity. Convergent plate boundaries are found along the Reference the previously examined locations of plate boundaries in Investigation \( 2 \mathrm{~A} \) for help. a. eastern coast of South America b. western coast of North America c. westem coast of Central America 5. The east coasts of North and South America are tectonically passive. The broad continental margins result from a. calm conditions that allow sediments to accumulate b. sediment accumulation following prominent earthquakes along subduction zone c. heavy sediment accumulation from river discharge 6. The west coasts of North and South America are tectonically active. What could happen to the sediment from the land that arrives on the active continental margins along the west coasts of North and South America? a. Sediment is recycled along with the subducting plate. b. Sediment flows to the ocean floor and accumulates along the continental rise. c. They do not receive the same sediment input as the east coasts.