Tectonic Hazards - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

An AQA specification topic for KS4 in geography about Tectonic Hazards around the world and the effects they have on both LICs and HICs.

Throughout the series of lessons students will be able to accurately describe what natural hazards are, different types of natural hazards, and describe the structure of the earth. Then students will investigate the structure of the Earth along with learning about plate tectonic theory and continental drift, this will then be used to describe the plate boundaries along with their characteristics and physical features. Finally students will learn about the Christchurch 2011 (HIC) case study and the Haiti 2010 (LIC) as two areas of contrasting wealth along with the effects and long term/short term responses.

Lesson 1: Introduction to Natural Hazards
Lesson 2: Structure of the Earth
Lesson 3: Plate Tectonics and Plate Boundaries
Lesson 4: Christchurch Earthquake
Lesson 5: Haiti Earthquake
Lesson 6: Tectonic Hazards Mitigation and Adaptation.
Lesson 7: Comparing Christchurch and Haiti Earthquakes

Students will improve skills such as graph reading, data interpretation, and case study analysis.

This bundles contains fully resourced lessons along with worksheets.