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what geological features are often associated with subduction zones in …

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what geological features are often associated with subduction zones in continent-oceanic convergence? trenches and volcanoes plateaus and deserts mid - ocean ridges

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In continent - oceanic convergence, the denser oceanic plate subducts (dives) beneath the less - dense continental plate. As the oceanic plate descends, it creates a deep trench at the subduction zone. Also, the melting of the subducting plate due to high temperatures and pressures in the mantle leads to magma formation. This magma rises and can form volcanoes on the continental side of the subduction zone. Plateaus and deserts are not directly associated with subduction zones. Mid - ocean ridges are associated with divergent plate boundaries (where plates move apart), not subduction (convergent) boundaries.

Answer:

Trenches and volcanoes