TYPES OF MASTERâS. The general description of a masterâs degree is an academic degree obtained in a higher postgraduate education, which usually takes two years to complete. It is a specialised graduate programme focused on gaining practical knowledge in a specific area.
San Andreas Fault. The San Andreas Fault is the transform boundary between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate. During the 1906 San Francisco earthquake the northern section of the San Andreas Fault slipped northward along the fault from San Juan Bautista to Cape Mendocino, a total of 296 miles (477km).
San Andreas Fault boundary. A transform boundary is a type of strike-slip fault that occurs between crustal plates. The San Andreas Fault is the most famous transform fault. It starts in the south at the East Pacific Rise. The East Pacific Rise is a spreading center in the Pacific Ocean.