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the tibetan plateau, which is north of the great himalayas, is a region made up of mountains, salty lakes, and grasslands. it is sometimes called the
oof of the world\ because it is the highest and largest plateau on earth. it covers about 2,500,000 square kilometers at an average elevation of 5,000 meters above sea level!
the tibetan plateau began to form millions of years ago at the convergent boundary between the eurasian plate and the indo - australian plate. the plateau has a complex geologic history, and geologists are still studying how it formed.
complete the sentence.
the tibetan plateau is the result of the indo - australian plate and the eurasian plate ______ each other.
options: moving away from, moving toward, sliding past
The passage states the Tibetan Plateau formed at a convergent boundary between the two plates. Convergent plate boundaries occur when tectonic plates move toward one another, which leads to the uplift that formed the plateau.
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