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← GeographyWhich geographic effect is caused as result of the Nazca plate subducting under the South American plate?
A)Formation of a deep oceanic trench✓
B)Extensive shield volcano eruptions
C)Development of a large rift valley
D)Symmetrical magnetic stripe patterns
💡 Explanation
When the Nazca plate subducts under the South American plate, gravitational force pulls the denser oceanic crust downward because differential density exists, thereby creating the Peru-Chile Trench, a deep oceanic trench. Therefore, a deep oceanic trench forms, rather than shield volcanoes, rift valleys or symmetrical magnetic patterns, which arise from different geolocial features.
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