A | B |
mountain | landscaped formed by tectonic plates |
landscape | different parts of the earths surface. |
land degradation | reducing the quality of the soil |
mining, farming and deforestation | factors that cause land degradation |
soil erosion | the is the removal of topsoil from an area. |
tectonic plates | the Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces called |
divergent | term to describe tectonic plates pulling apart from one another |
convergent | term used to describe tectonic plates pushing against one another |
subduction | when two tectonic plates meet and one is forced under the other |
core | centre of the earth is called this |
crust | outside layer of the earth is called this |
outer core | layer of earth that is made up of metals such as iron |
mountain | fold and volcanic are types of |
mount vesuvius | a famous volcanic mountain located in italy |
fold | name this type of mountain,  |
volcanic | name this type of mountain,  |
fault block | name this type of mountain,  |
crater | The name given to the hole at the top of a volcano |
fire | The majority of Earth’s volcanoes and earthquakes take place along the Ring of ? |
pacific ocean | The ring of fire is found where,  |
lava | The molten material that flows from the volcano |
Ash | Very fine rock and mineral particles |
shield volcano | A volcano characterised by gentle eruptions that emit runny lava over a wide area |
cone volcano | A triangle shaped mountain formed as material from volcanic eruptions piles around the volcanic vent (opening) in the Earths crust |
Mount Kilimanjaro | An example of a shield volcano |
Mount Fuji | An example of a cone volcano |