COMPLETE GEOGRAPHY FOR CAMBRIDGE IGCSE® & O LEVEL

Revision checklist Chapter 3

You need to:
know the meaning of the following terms: ash, composite cone, compression,
conservative plate margin, constructive plate margin, convection current, crater,
crust, destructive plate margin, dormant volcano, epicentre, extinct volcano,
fault, earthquake focus, fold mountains, lava, magma, magma chamber, mantle,
Mercalli Scale, ocean ridge, ocean trench, plate, plate boundary (plate margin),
plate tectonics, pyroclastic, Richter Scale, shield volcano, stratovolcano, subduction,
tsunami
be able to describe the global distribution of fold mountains, active volcanoes
and earthquakes
be able to describe the main features of fold mountain ranges, together with
some of the challenges and opportunities that they present for human activity
understand the concept of plates, plate tectonics, plate boundaries and how
plates move
be able to describe the main features of plate boundaries – constructive,
conservative and destructive (including oceanic–oceanic, oceanic–continental
and continental – continental)
understand how magma is produced in parts of the Earth
be able to describe the features of the main types of volcanic cone (shield
volcanoes and stratovolcanoes)
know the hazards that volcanoes cause, and what can be done to reduce the
risk to humans
know that volcanoes can bring advantages
be able to describe a case study of a volcano, including its effects on people
(either the Iceland case study in this chapter, or one that you have studied with
your teacher)
understand how earthquakes form
be able to describe the effects of earthquakes
be able to describe a case study of an earthquake, including its effects on people
and how people responded (either the Haiti or Japan case studies in this chapter,
or one that you have studied with your teacher).

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