Describe the theory of plate tectonics
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The theory of plate tectonics states that the lithosphere is broken up into about eight large and several smaller rigid moving plates that move in response to convection cycles within the planet's interior. Two types of boundaries between these plates are divergent and convergent plate boundaries. These boundaries are the sites where crust is formed (by seafloor spreading) and destroyed (at subduction zones). At transform boundaries, plates slide past each other horizontally.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Areas where civilization has followed the domestication of plants and animals and from where the diffusion of cultural traits originated are called ____
a. cultural/religious regions b. culture complexes c. culture landscapes d. culture realms e. culture hearths