A BROAD AREA WHERE two tectonic plates are colliding is a zone of convergence. An area where plates are moving apart is a zone of divergence.

ZIMBABWE IS a landlocked country in southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, and Zambia.

ZAMBIA IS LOCATED in central Africa and is slightly larger than the state of Texas. It is completely landlocked, with the Zambezi River forming a natural boundary between Zambia and Zimbabwe to the south.

THE ZAGROS MOUNTAINS are a complex chain of mountains and ridges in the westernmost part of Iran.

ZAGREB IS THE capital of Croatia, and it is emerging as one of the leading cities of the regeneration of the Balkan Peninsula.