Tectonics Tourist: Lesson 26th January 2011

Complete a page for a tourist travel book for a geologically interested person to visit ONE of the following plate margin locations:
Iceland
The Red Sea
Washington State, USA
Phillipines
Tibetan plateau
California
The page must contain the following:
A location map
Pictures
Details of the plate margin & movement at that location
Details of any tectonic events within the last 30 years.

It should be printed off & stuck into your exercise books.

This website provides a good summary of the different types of plate margins

Hostile World

There are three key questions in this unit:

Key Question: What are the causes and effects of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions and how do people prepare for and respond to them?
Key Question: What are the causes and effects of tropical storms and how do people prepare for and respond to them?
Key Question: What are the causes and effects of wildfires and how to people prepare for and respond to them?

The Unit 2 exam is in June!