Question

What are some short-term and long-term effects that plate tectonics have on humans?

Answer 1

Short term effects are earthquakes big and small
Long term are the climates created by mountains, volcanos, and oceans formed by plate tectonics.

Explanation:

Plate tectonics can cause major earthquakes destroying large cities where people live. that is a short term effect.

Plate tectonics cause the formation of mountains which have deserts on the rain shadow side of the mountain .
The Ocean formed by plate movements cause climate changes where warm water makes life easier and cold water currents make life harder. ( these are long term effects. )