Week 2

The majority of China is settled on the Eurasian tectonic plate. It borders the India plate in the Himalayas and the Philippine Sea plate along the Taiwan coast. The Himalayas are influenced in Western China due to the collision of the Eurasian and Indian plates. 




References:

https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/gsabulletin/article-abstract/95/3/295/186697/An-outline-of-the-plate-tectonics-of-China

https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/tectonic-plates-earth

https://www.irocks.com/china-crystalline-treasures-e-book-geology-liu-guanghua

Comments

  1. Drew MolinariFebruary 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM

    Great post! It is interesting how China sits on the Eurasian Plate but also interacts with the Indian Plate, forming the Himalayas, and the Philippine Sea Plate. That mix leads to a lot of earthquakes and mountain-building.
    My chosen country of Brazil, on the other hand, is on the South American Plate and does not have the same level of tectonic activity as China. It does not get major earthquakes or volcanoes since it is far from plate boundaries.
    It is cool to see how different locations experience tectonic forces in totally different ways!

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  2. Russia Blog week 1February 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM

    Amazing informative post! My country is Russia, so we share a common plate / border. I'm glad I was able to learn new information from your post.

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