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Cambridge IGCSE Geography

4Tectonic hazards

Tectonic hazards in Cambridge IGCSE Geography: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Paper 1 (Physical Geography).

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Lessons

  • Plate boundaries and the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes

    35 min

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  • The Earth's structure, continental drift and moving plates

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  • Earthquakes: causes, characteristics and measurement

    35 min

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  • Volcanoes: types, features and hazards

    35 min

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  • Living with tectonic hazards: why people stay and the impacts

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  • Managing tectonic hazards

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Tectonic hazards: sample question

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How does oceanic crust differ from continental crust?

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