§5.1: Differences in nature - part 2

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§5.1: Differences in nature

Today

• Recap
• Explanation §5.1
• Assignments

Plate tectonics

Europe: volcanoes and earthquakes 

Volcanoes: Southern Europe (Mediterranean Sea)

• Subduction zone
  
• Convergent movement of a oceanic and continental plate
  
• Strato volcanoes
  
• Explosive, steep slopes 
  

Vesuvius

Volcanoes: Iceland 

• Formed by mid-ocean ridge
• Divergent movement of two oceanic plates
• Shield volcanoes
• Effusive and flat slopes 

Today

• Recap
• Explanation §5.1
• Assignments

Learning goals

• You know which natural hazards Europe is faced with.
• You can explain how and where an earthquake occurs.
• You know in which European countries the chance on an earthquake is the biggest.
• You can explain the connection between plate tectonics and the presence of natural resources in Europe.

Endogenous forces

Plate tectonics: how do plate tectonics start?

• Convection currents
• Rock melts due to the temperature of the core and molten rock starts to flow
• These convection currents cause earth plates to move

Three types of plate tectonics

1. Convergent 
   
2. Divergent
   
3. Transform

Consequences of plate tectonics

• Volcanoes
  
• Earthquakes
  
• Mountain formation
  

How does an earthquake occur?

At what plate boundary does an earthquake occur?

Earthquakes in the Mediterranean

How does an earthquake occur?

• Friction between two plates
  
• When the pressure becomes too big an earthquakes happens

At what plate boundary does an earthquake occur?

• Convergent
  
• Transform
  

Explain the difference between the epicenter and hypocenter

Earthquakes

• Epicenter 
• Hypocenter

Consequences

• Damage caused by earthquake differs from place to place
• Poor countries suffer the worst consequences

Take a look at the map:
Where in Europe are mountains? And how do read this from the map?

Europe: mountains

Europe: mountains

Scandinavia and Schotland

Pyrenees and Alps

Natural resources

• Europe has travelled a long way: tropics to a higher latitude
• Different climates
• Natural resources: ore, coal, salt and calcium
• Fossils

Today

• Recap
• Explanation §5.1
• Assignments

Assignment

• Read §5.1
• Make assignment 1, 2, 3 and 6

Finished? Make assignment 4 and 5

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