Match the convergent boundary with a real-world example
A) North American and Juan de Fuca plates
B) Indian and Eurasian P=plates
C) Pacific and Philippine plates
1) Oceanic-continental
2) Oceanic-oceanic
3) Continental-continental
Answers: 1) A 2) C 3) B
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