OVERVIEW

The structure of The Earth, The different types of plate boundaries and The reason they move as well as tectonic hazards and how these can be managed.

GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE

• The structure of the Earth

• The causes of tectonic plate movement (Convection currents)

• The distribution and characteristics of the three plate boundaries

• The causes of different tectonic hazards

• The impacts of tectonic hazards in developing and developed countries

• The different ways that people can plan, manage, prevent and predict tectonic hazards

GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS

• How to interperate cross- sections of the Earth

• How to use and interpret world maps showing plate boundaries

• How social media source and satellite images can be used to assess impacts

NUMERICAL AND STATISTICAL SKILLS

• How to use the Richter Scale to compare magnitude of earthquake events

• How to use socio-economic data to assess impact

LITERACY SKILLS

• To use comprehension skills to interpret case studies

GEOGRAPHICAL TERMINOLOGY

• Asthenosphere

• Conservative

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Convection current

• Shield Volcano

• Composite Volcano

• Hotspots

• Primary impact

• Secondary impact

• Relief

• Short term relief

• Long term relief

• Preparation

• Response

• Prediction

WIDER READING

Students will complete a wider reading with comprehension question homeworks along with teacher led and whole class reading on the following articles:

• Volcanoes

• The 2023 Turkiye- Syria earthquake

• The Japanese earthquake and tsunami

• The mid-atlantic ridge

CAREERS

Seismologist: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/seismologist 

Geoscientist: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/geoscientist 

Geotechnician: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/geotechnician 

Palaeontologist: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/palaeontologist 

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER (CROSS CURRICULAR)

• Maths: Logarithmic scale, Comparing data

• English: Comprehension skills to extract information about case studies

• Science: Density, composition of the earth and convection