Minerals are chemical substances that are formed naturally and are found in the ground or in rocks.

Geothermal energy comes from heat contained within Earth's crust.

A lahar is a mudflow formed when volcanic ash mixes with water (rain or melted glacier ice).

Living near volcanoes

Geography

The formation of mountains

Mountains and their features

The UK's peaks

Volcanoes and their features

The impact of eruptions: Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland

This unit provides a foundation for 'UK region: Why is the Lake District a National Park?', which investigates the physical and human geography of the Lake District as a UK mountainous region, and 'Earthquakes: How do they change the world?', which focuses on earthquakes and their impact. 

This unit builds on 'Rivers: what's special about them?', which focuses on rivers as a key aspect of physical geography. This unit extends and deepens pupils’ understanding of physical geography processes by investigating the basic structure of Planet Earth, the location and key features of major mountain ranges and volcanoes, how they change, and their significance for people’s lives.

This unit introduces mountains and volcanoes, how they form, and what they’re like. Pupils study peaks in the UK and around the world, learn about volcanic eruptions, and explore how these features affect the lives of people who live nearby.

Mountains and volcanoes: what, where and why?

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

How many people live very close to an active volcano? 

a hard abrasive mix of rock, minerals and glass

A mudflow formed when volcanic ash mixes with water (rain or melted glacier ice) is called...

Graphite is a solid, black rock found in volcanoes. When volcanoes erupt, graphite crystallises under the extreme heat and pressure inside volcanic vents. This changes graphite into....

volcanic soils are very fertile which helps crops grow.

millions of people visit volcanoes each year. This generates income.

this can be transferred into electricity. 

Match the advantage to the correct statement.

A crack or opening in Earth's surface from where lava can be emitted 

Huge pieces of Earth's crust, shown on this map, are called...

True or False: all volcanoes are dangerous

The red highlighted horse-shoe shaped line on this map is home to 75% of Earth's volcanoes. What is it called?

Volcanoes are formed when two tectonic plates come towards one another. What is the geographical term for this?

When a volcano explodes, the geographical name for this is a volcanic...

Living near volcanoes

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