Geography end of year 8

Tectonic Hazards 

  • Structure of the Earth 

  • Plate Boundaries 

  • Causes of earthquakes 

  • Types of Volcanoes 

  • Earthquake Case Studies: Nepal and New Zealand 

  • Volcano Case Study: Nyiragongo 

  • Living near volcanoes 

  • Protection and Planning: Reducing Impacts 
     

Our World 

  • Global Population Change and Distribution 

  • Coral Reefs, Deep Oceans, and associated threats and opportunities 

  • Antarctica: Landscape and Uses 

  • Grand Canyon: Formation and Uses 

  • Space: opportunities and potential for conflict 
      

Population and Migration 

  • Population growth and decline and distribution of the UK 

  • Causes of population growth and decline 

  • Migration: Refugee journeys 

  • Migration and the media