Geography report 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyPlate tectonicsA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: Annal22Created on: 03-06-16 15:13 "Consists of the geographical features that mark or are characteristic of a particular area" (national geographic society) landscape 1 of 21 "zone of the Earth's mantle beneath the lithosphere, believed to be more fluid" (Britannica) asthenosphere 2 of 21 Which type of boundary results in fold mountains? destructive 3 of 21 Downfold formations with the most recently deposited rocks at the centre synclines 4 of 21 Which land formation is 1500km long? Appalachians 5 of 21 Is the Himalayan mountain range older or younger than the range in America? younger 6 of 21 In which orogeny was the Himalayas formed? Pan African 7 of 21 Where is the plateau next to the Himalayan range? Tibet 8 of 21 Which formation spans 100,000 square miles? Tibetan Plateau 9 of 21 Which formation is created by the divergence of the African and Somalian plates? East African Rift 10 of 21 Name an area of the EAR that is over 9000ft deep? Gikuyu 11 of 21 Name of the mountain range near the EAR? Mountains of the moon 12 of 21 The formation formed during the Alpine orogeny? Rhine graben 13 of 21 "a small area of the Earths crust with unusually high heat flow" (Bishop 2001) hotspot 14 of 21 What kind of lava led to 500 acres of new land on Hawaii? pahoehoe 15 of 21 The name of the lava field in the Icelandic Highlands? Holuhraun 16 of 21 Which formation was formed 65 million years ago? Deccan traps 17 of 21 From where is the quote "a sudden or continious release of energy caused by surface magma movement"? UCSB 18 of 21 Which volcano belt spans 1000km2? Trans Mexican 19 of 21 Name an area where sills and dykes number over 500 Kildonnan 20 of 21 The Sierra Nevada batholith was formed by the cooling of which type of magma? felsic 21 of 21
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