North American tectonic plate

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Seimas
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Juan_de_Fuca_plate
gptkb:Pacific_tectonic_plate
Caribbean tectonic plate
Eurasian tectonic plate
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Rocky_Mountains
gptkb:Appalachian_Mountains
gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkb:lakes
gptkbp:has_area approximately 75 million square kilometers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label North American tectonic plate
gptkbp:interacts_with subduction zones
gptkbp:is_affected_by mantle convection
hotspots
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:the_Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkb:volcanic_activity
earthquakes
the San Andreas Fault
the Aleutian Trench
the Cascadia Subduction Zone
the New Madrid Seismic Zone
gptkbp:is_characterized_by convergent boundaries
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
gptkbp:is_connected_to other tectonic plates
gptkbp:is_divided_into fault lines
several smaller plates
gptkbp:is_home_to natural resources
natural gas reserves
oil reserves
minerals
several major cities
gptkbp:is_influenced_by climate change
human activity
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:volcano
mountain building
continental drift
earthquake generation
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Pacific_Ring_of_Fire
lithosphere
North American continent
gptkbp:is_stressed_by tectonic forces
gptkbp:is_studied_in geology
geologists
plate tectonics
seismologists
geophysics
geophysicists
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:originated_in southwest
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yellowstone_Caldera
gptkb:North_American_Cordillera
gptkb:the_North_American_Craton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5