In this unit you will study:

• Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics - the evidence for and the basic structure of the earth
• Plate movements and their causes
• Processes at plate margins (constructive, destructive and conservative) and the pattern of landforms that result from these processes including hot spot activity
• Types of Magma, the Processes and landforms of Extrusive igneous activity, and the distribution of volcanic activity
• Characteristics and formation of and the Impact of Intrusive igneous activity on the landscape
• The economic benefits of igneous activity
• Weathering processes (chemical, physical and biological) and factors influencing their rates.
• Weathering and the formation of Regolith, Soil and Scree
• Weathering and Granite Landscapes
• Weathering and Limestone Landscapes
• The influence of these weathering processes on the landscape and on human activity

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