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Geography at key stage 3
(Year 7)
Unit 2:
The restless earth - earthquakes and volcanoes
Links
The activities in this unit link with:
other geography units:
unit 3 'People everywhere'
,
unit 7 'Rivers: a fieldwork approach'
,
unit 8 'Coastal environments'
,
unit 13 'Limestone landscapes of England'
,
unit 16 'What is development?'
mathematics - handling data and representation
ICT - using internet news sites
key skills - working with others, improving own learning and performance
citizenship - global community
science scheme of work -
unit 8H 'The rock cycle'
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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. What do we already know about earthquakes and volcanoes?
2. Where do earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
3. What are volcanoes?
4. What happens when a volcano erupts? Do volcanic eruptions have the same impact in different places?
5. What happens in an earthquake?
6. How can language be used to evoke emotion?
7. What happened in the 1995 Kobe earthquake in Japan?
8. How can people try to minimise the effects of earthquakes?
9. Why do people choose to live in active zones?
10. What is the role of aid agencies in LEDCs?
