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Year 4

Mountains and volcanoes: what, where and why?

6 lessons

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  • Mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes
  • Natural resources
  • Physical processes

  1. The formation of mountains
  2. Mountains and their features
  3. The UK's peaks
  4. Volcanoes and their features
  5. Living near volcanoes
  6. The impact of eruptions: Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland

Rivers: what's special about them?

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.

UK region: why is the Lake District a national park?

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.

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