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Destructive plate margin — AQA GCSE Geography Definition | GradeGen

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Destructive plate margin

GCSE Geography · key term

Destructive plate margin

Definition

A plate boundary where plates move towards each other and one plate is forced beneath another, allowing crust to be recycled into the mantle.

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AQA GCSE Geography · 8035

Specification 3.1.1.2 · Paper 1

Revise: Plate Tectonics and Plate Margins

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