REVISION- WHAT HAPPENS AT TECTONIC PLATES?

The location of tectonic activity

What: The location of earthquakes/volcanoes
Why: To understand that different types of plate margins cause different types of tectonic hazards
How: To explore maps of the maintectonic plates and plate tectonic theory

All of the #earthquakes over 100 years show on this amazing spinning globe .... this is a great way of showing the areas of #tectonic activity #geography #geographyteacher pic.twitter.com/ylXxfmRsPP
— Geography made easy (@easygeography) February 6, 2020

Why do earthquakes and volcanoes happen?

TASK 1:
Why do earthquakes and volcanoes happen?
Plate boundaries investigation:
A plate boundary is where two plates meet. Volcano and earthquake activity tends to occur in these locations.
There are 4 types of plate boundary:
DESTRUCTIVE, COLLISION ZONE, CONSTRUCTIVE, CONSERVATIVE
Volcanoes can also happen at HOTSPOTS
You will be allocated one of the plate boundaries above or volcanic hotspots.
In groups, please produce a presentation to explain the following:
1. In what direction do plates move at your chosen boundary OR describe how tectonic activity at a hotspot works?
2. Include a map to show examples of this type of plate boundary OR to show the global distribution of hotspots
3. Include an annotated diagram to show how and why earthquake/volcanic activity happens
4. Describe what tectonic activity occurs at this plate boundary/hotspot e.g. earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis.
5. Can you give examples of any well known disasters that have occurred at this plate boundary or at particular hotspots?

Resources:
Use the PowerPoint file attached below and the video clips opposite to help you with your research.
There are also a number of useful websites with information about plate boundaries/hotspots linked below.

TASK 2:
STUDENT SUMMARY WORK:
Use the video clips (right) and powerpoint (below) to complete the worksheet (below) to summarize how earthquakes and volcanoes are formed at the different plate boundaries.