Geography Revision 2014

Geography Revision 2014

1. OS map skills

2. Tectonic Plates

   • Volcanos
     • A volcano is formed when two techtonic plates move away from each other leting maltern rock through and cooling creating a volcano
     • Diagram of a volcano -->
   • Earthquake
     • When two plates crash together creating the ground to shake
       • An Ocean plate can slide under the continent plate plate causing an earthquake. The Ocean plate slips under and not the continent one because the Ocean plate is more dense.
       • When two plates meet, they can either go down into the maltern, or they can push creating a hill or a mountain. This is how mountains are formed

3. Weather and Climate

4. Continents and Countries

   • South America
   • Asia
   • Europe
   • North America
   • Africa
     • Is mostly Desert
   • Austrilasia
   • Antartica

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