To erupt is to suddenly burst or break open and emit something.

Distribution is how something is spread out across a geographic area.

Magma is molten or semi-molten rock underground.

Lava is molten rock that has broken through Earth’s surface. When it is still below the surface it is known as magma.

Volcanoes and their features

Geography

The formation of mountains

Mountains and their features

The UK's peaks

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?

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Molten or semi-molten rock underground is called....

The ring of fire is home to what percentage of Earth's volcanoes?

crust - mantle  - inner core - outer core

Earth's layers ordered from the outer most layer to the inner most layer are the...

The largest layer of Earth is called the....

Tectonic plates are huge pieces of Earth's...

True or False: all mountains are volcanoes

Volcanoes and their features

Lesson outcome

Content guidance