Earthquakes
What is the theory that explains how continents move slowly over time ?
Continental Drift
What’s moten rock below earths surface?
Magma
Where Is deserts located in Africa
North
What is climate change?
Climate change is the long-term change in Earth’s temperatures and weather patterns, mainly caused by human activities like burning fossil fuels.
What layer of earth is broken into tectonic plates
Lithosphere
What volcano is formed by thick , violent lava and has explosive eruptions?
Composite Volcanos or Stratovolcano
in which countries are rainforests in Africa
he Congo Basin: Located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea.
Name one greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change.
Carbon dioxide
What type of plate boundary occurs when 2 plates move toward each other ?
Convergent
Why are volcanoes normally found in constructive or destructive plate boundaries ?
Conservative plates move apart causing magma to rise
Destructive plate boundaries , subduction causes melting , Magma rises creating a volcano
How did the slave trade benefit Africa
It helped with trading in Africa , Economic Prosperity
How does burning fossil fuels affect climate change?
Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, which trap heat and make the Earth warmer.
What physical features occur from a divergent plate boundary ?
Rift Valleys , New oceans , volcanic islands
2 advantages and disadvantages of living near a volcano?
2 advantages
Fertile soil , tourism , geothermal energy
2 disadvantages
Ash , eruptions , loss of life , infrastructure damage
The Sahara Desert limits where people live because its hot, dry climate makes farming and finding water difficult.
Give two effects of climate change on the planet.
Rising sea levels and more extreme weather events like hurricanes, droughts, and heatwaves.
To what extent can earthquakes impacts be reduced through preparedness and risk management?
Can reduce deaths through monitoring, building design, education; cannot prevent earthquakes; effectiveness depends on wealth and government planning
“A country’s level of development is the most important factor in determining the impacts of a volcanic eruption.”
To what extent do you agree?
Mrs NAT will evaluate your answer
The Mediterranean Sea separates Africa from Europe.
Explain one way people can help reduce climate change and why it works. Renewable energy related.
People can use renewable energy like solar or wind power instead of fossil fuels. This works because renewable energy produces little or no greenhouse gases, helping reduce global warming.