The current format for California plates was implemented 45 years ago in 1980 and began with 1AAA000. The series will end with plate 9ZZZ999. Don't fret, though. California has a solution ...

A large scale landform found along a conservative plate boundary is a fault line. One of the most active fault lines in the world is the San Andreas fault line in California, USA.

These convergent boundaries also occur where a plate of ocean dives, in a process called subduction, under a landmass. As the overlying plate lifts up, it also forms mountain ranges. In addition ...