Cambridge IGCSE Geography
4.2The processes and features associated with earthquakes and volcanoes
The processes and features associated with earthquakes and volcanoes in Cambridge IGCSE Geography: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 4.2.1Explain the processes at each type of plate boundary that cause earthquakes and eruptions.
- 4.2.2Describe the focus, epicentre and seismic waves of an earthquake.
- 4.2.3Describe strato-volcanoes, shield volcanoes and cinder cones.
- 4.2.4Classify volcanoes as active, dormant or extinct.
- 4.2.5Describe the main features of a volcano.
- 4.2.6Describe volcanic hazards and the significance of their speed, size, frequency and spread.
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Earthquakes: causes, characteristics and measurement
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Volcanoes: types, features and hazards
35 min
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