St. Peter’s High School
Geography Department

Mr A Barnard |  Mrs A Dadge  |  Mr J Mitchell  |  Mrs S Miklausic  |  Mrs G Stott | Mr A Williams


GCSE Course - TectonicsRevision Notes

 

QUICK REVISION GUIDE ON TECTONICS- what do you need to know?

Key questions/ terms - Tectonic Processes


Key questions/ terms you will need to know:

What are tectonic plates?

What are the different types of plates?

What are the different plate margins?

  1. Constructive
  2. Destructive
  3. Collision
  4. Conservative.

On which boundary do we find:

  • Fold mountains
  • Earthquakes
  • Shield volcanoes
  • Composite volcanoes


What are the links between plate boundaries and earthquakes?

Why do people live near areas of tectonic activity? What are the problems of living in these areas?

Why are problems greater on LEDC’s than MEDC’s?

Tectonic Processes

The Case Studies

Fold mountains

Example of a fold mountain. How is it formed? What human activities take place on fold mountains?

Volcanoes and earthquakes. For each case study you need to know:

Case studies to include locations, dates, fatalities etc:

LEDC?
MEDC?

What were the primary effects?

What were the secondary effects?

What were the short-term responses?

What were the medium-term responses?

What were/are the long-term responses?

Who helped (governments, outside agencies, charities)?