Question

The Great Rift Valley in Africa is a ____. a. mid-ocean ridge c. convergent boundary b. divergent boundary d. transform boundary

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is option (b).

Explanation:

Divergent boundary is a feature of tectonic plates in which two plates moves away from each other. The Great Rift Valley in Africa is an example of it which runs through Kenya from north to south.The eastern branch is towards Ethiopia and western branch is towards Tanzania.

Hence, the correct answer is option (b).

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is option B, divergent boundary

Explanation:

The rift valley of Africa is made up of divergent plate boundary. The surface of formation has extended or spreaded further backed  by the erosion activities. It was further found that some violent  force tore apart the earth crust causing a huge part of it to sink between the parallel fault lines. This tearing of earth  also caused volcanic eruptions. Even till today there are active volcanic eruptions going on along the rift.  Since, rift valley originated from a divergent boundary, it is said to be a divergent boundary.