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ZIMSEC A-Level Geography

5.1Plate tectonics

Plate tectonics in ZIMSEC A-Level 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.

  1. 5.1.1Distinguish features related to constructive and destructive plate boundaries.
  2. 5.1.2Explain tectonic processes and related features: earthquakes, vulcanicity, folding and faulting.

Lessons

  • Plate tectonics: plates, evidence and driving forces

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  • Tectonic processes and landforms

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Plate tectonics: sample question

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How does oceanic crust differ from continental crust?

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