Mountains and their features

Geography

The formation of mountains

The UK's peaks

Volcanoes and their features

Living near volcanoes

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?

The highest mountain on Earth is called...

The highest point of a mountain is called its...

Height above sea or ground level is called...

loose rock found on the side of a mountain

a narrow ridge of rock between two valleys

the altitude on a mountain above which some snow remains on the ground

Match the mountain feature to its description

England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and what other country make up the United Kingdom?

Order the layers of Earth starting with the outermost layer

When tectonic plates diverge (move apart)

When tectonic plates converge (move towards one another)

The point where two tectonic plates meet is called a....

Which continent is Mt Everest located in?

Mountains and their features

Lesson outcome