Noel Jenkins @ Court Fields

syllabus summary tectonics Only one more after this!

Revison websites:
BBC Bitesize on Plate Tectonics

S-cool is probably better for this topic - it mentions fold mountains too. Don’t forget them!

BBC News has nice animations of volcanoes and earthquakes

Flash Cards:
Download these nice flash cards from Geobytes Amazing Mr Chambers has also made some games like this one and this one


Case studies:
Try looking through the entries I’ve made under the Tectonics category.

The Bam earthquake in Iran 2003 was our LEDC example of an earthquake. More info from Geobytes. The Bam earthquake occurred around the same time as a quake in California. A really useful comparison of the two quakes can be found at the RGS site. You might also like to read the Geobytes post on Comparing earthquakes. This is a recurring theme in the exam.

We looked at the volcanic erruptions of Montserrat and Mount St Helens. Geobytes has a great case study on Mt St Helens as well as a number of other excellent revison articles on plate tectonics. We also mentioned Vesuvius and the potential for a major disaster. Vesuvius is a good case study for explaining why people live in areas of tectonic hazard.