A(n) _____ continental margin usually lacks a continental rise and an abyssal plain and is associated with convergent plate boundaries.

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Active continental margins are located at convergent plate boundaries, where subduction occurs. Due to the steep slope created by subduction, active margins do not have a continental rise or abyssal plain. Passive margins, on the other hand, are located along divergent or transform plate boundaries, and typically have a continental rise and abyssal plain. Transform margins are associated with transform plate boundaries, and subducting margins are not a recognized type of margin. Remote margins are not a recognized type of margin either.

A(n) _____ Continental Margin Usually Lacks a Continental Rise and an Abyssal