My objective is: To study the location and characteristics of tectonic activity

I

Can describe the global distribution of volcanoes and earthquakes.

Understand how the movement of plates leads to earthquakes and volcanic action.

Know the characteristic features found at plate boundaries

Recognise the different ways that earthquakes can be measured

Understand the reasons why people continue to live in active tectonic zones

Know the causes and effects of a named volcanic eruption or earthquake

Recognise the different ways that volcanic activity and earthquakes can be predicted and prevented.

Continental crust

Convergent/destructive plate boundary

Core

Convection currents

Crust

Divergent/constructive plate boundary

Earthquake

Epicentre

Fault

Focus

Fold mountains

Hot spot

Intrusion

Island arc

Liquefaction

Mantle

Mercalli scale

Mid- ocean ridge

Oceanic crust

Ocean trench

Plate

Plate Boundary

Pyroclastic flow

Richter scale

Seismograph

Subduction zoneTransform/conservative plate boundary

Volcano

Distribution (Where)

Plate Tectonics

(What & Why)

Plate Boundaries

(What)

Convergent Divergent Conservati

ve Hot Spots

some volcanoes do not occur near plate

boundaries

Measure quakes

Mercelli scale

Earthquakes

Richter scale

Focus

Epicentre

Why live near

volcanoes?

Why live near

Earthquake activity?

PredictionPlanning & Education

Building design & Defence

What can we do?

Social

Environmental

Economic Environmental

Economic

Social