Geography - The Restless Earth

Quiz on AQA Unit 1A - The restelss Earth

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What type of plate boundary is it when both plates move away from each other?
constructive
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What sort of plate margion is the San Andreas Fault line?
passive/conservative
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Name a feature of a destructive plate margins?
composite cone volcano, magma chamber, subduction
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The earths surface is seporated into these.
tectonic plates
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What is the name of the centre of the earth?
inner core
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What is the layer of earth between the crust and core called
mantle
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How thin is the earth's crust?
about 20 km
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What is a tectonic plate?
a segment of the earths crust
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Name the two types of crust
continental and oceanic
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What is the difference between oceanic crust and continental crust?
oceanic is thinner and more dense, continental is thicker and less dense
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The places where plates meet are called?
plate boundaries or margins
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What are destructive plate margins?
both plates move towards each other
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Which plates meet to form a destructive margin?
oceanic and continental
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What is often created by the continental plate subducting the oceanic plate?
volcanoes and ocean trenches
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Constructive margins are where two plates....
move apart
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New crust is created at constructive margins by....
magma rising from the mantle turning into lava and cooling to form solid rock
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Two plates moving sideways past each other or are mothing in the same direction but at different speeds is called a.......
conservative plate margin
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What is the name of the mountains created at destructive margins?
fold mountains
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Name the rocks that build up to create a fold mountain
sedimentary
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Name two fold mountain ranges
Himalayas, Alps
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Name the features of mountain areas
high mountains, rocky, steep slopes, deep valleys, glaciers, lakes
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Name 5 things that Humans use fold mountain areas for.
Farming, Hydro-Electrical Power, Tourism, Mining and Forestry
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What farming is mostly done on the steep slopes of the fold mountains?
Grazing animals
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How can the steep slopes be changed on fold mountains in order to make it easier to grow crops?
The steep slopes can be terraced.
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What are fold mountains a major source of when mining?
Metal Ores
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Why is mining difficult on fold mountains?
The steep slopes make access to the mines difficult
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Why have zig zag roads been cut out of some mountains?
To make access to the mines easier.
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What does HEP stand for?
Hydro-Electric Power
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Why are fold mountains ideal for generating Hydro-Electric Power?
Because of their steep sided mountains and high lakes to store water
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What are the high lakes used for on fold mountains?
Storing water for the HEP plants.
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Fold mountains are ideal environments to grow these?
Some types of trees e.g. conifers
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What are the trees from fold mountains used for?
Fuel, building materials, paper and furniture.
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Why are tourists attracted to fold mountains?
Spectacular scenery
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Why do tourists visit fold mountain areas in winter?
Skiing, snowboarding, ice-climbing etc
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What manmade features have been made to make straight, fast roads on fold mountain ranges?
Tunnels
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Where are The Alps located?
Central Europe
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How many countries do the Alps stretch across?
7
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How many years ago (approx) were the Alps formed?
30 million years ago
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How were The Alps formed?
A collision between the African and European plates
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What is the tallest peak in The Alps?
Mont Blanc at 4810m on the Italian-French Border
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What is the population of The Alps?
Approximately 12 million people
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What animals are farmed on The Alps?
Goats
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When farming goats on The Alps what do they provide?
Cheese, milk and meat
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What type of farming takes place on the sunnier slopes of The Alps?
Vineyards such as Lavaux in Switzerland
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How are the slopes of The Alps made suitable for planting vineyards?
They have been terraced
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What is a large part of the economy within The Alps?
Tourism
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Approximately how many tourists visit The Alps each year?
100 million
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What percentage of tourists visit the steep, snow covered mountains in the winter for sports?
70%
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Name some of the reasons tourists visit the Alps in the summer?
Walking, mountian biking, paragliding and climbing
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Name a new village that was built to cater for the quantity of toursits visiting The Alps?
Tignes in France
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What can be seen on the landscape of the Alps thanks to tourism?
Ski runs, ski lifts, cable cars, holiday chalets and restaurants
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What has happened to mining in The Alps recently?
Declined Dramatically
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Why has mining declined dramatically in The Alps over recent years?
Cheaper foreign sources
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What are the main things mined for in the Alps?
Salt, Iron ore, Gold, Silver, and Copper
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What is planted all over The Alps?
Scots pine trees
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Who is a threat to tree saplings on The Alps?
Goats because they eat them
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Why is Scots Pine planted all over The Alps?
Resilient to munching goats.
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What happens to the trees on The Alps?
They are mainly logged and sold to make furniture
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How do people survive on The Alps?
They have adapted to the conditions
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