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Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Landforms Guide

The document covers key geological concepts including earthquakes, landforms, rocks, and volcanoes. It discusses causes, types, measurement, and effects of earthquakes, as well as the Earth's layers and landform development. Additionally, it details rock classifications and the rock cycle, along with the structure and impact of volcanoes.

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Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Landforms Guide

The document covers key geological concepts including earthquakes, landforms, rocks, and volcanoes. It discusses causes, types, measurement, and effects of earthquakes, as well as the Earth's layers and landform development. Additionally, it details rock classifications and the rock cycle, along with the structure and impact of volcanoes.

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■ Earthquakes

An earthquake is a sudden shaking or trembling of the Earth’s surface...

(Causes: tectonic movements, volcanic activity, collapse, artificial causes)...

Key terms: Focus, Epicentre, Seismic Waves (P, S, L)...

Types, Measurement (Richter, Mercalli), Prediction, Effects, Distribution, Safety Measures.


■ Landforms of the Earth
The Earth has three main layers: crust, mantle, and core...

Causes of Landform Development: Plate Tectonics, Endogenic Forces (Diastrophic, Volcanic,


Seismic),

Exogenic Forces (Weathering, Erosion, Deposition)...

Major Landforms: Mountains (Fold, Block, Volcanic, Residual), Plateaus (Intermontane, Volcanic),
Plains (Structural, Erosional, Depositional)...

Importance: Climate, rivers, minerals, fertile soil, trade routes.


■ Rocks
Rocks vs Minerals... Igneous Rocks (Intrusive, Extrusive, Acidic, Basic, Intermediate, Ultrabasic)...

Sedimentary Rocks (Clastic, Organic, Chemical, Fluvial, Aeolian, Glacial, Marine, Lacustrine)...

Metamorphic Rocks (Thermal, Dynamic, Regional, Plutonic, Hydrothermal)...

Rock Cycle and Economic Importance.


■ Volcanoes
A volcano is an opening in the Earth’s crust through which magma, gases, ash, and steam are
ejected...

Causes: Plate movements, Subduction zones, Hot spots, Crustal weaknesses...

Structure: Magma Chamber, Vent, Crater, Cone...

Types (Active, Dormant, Extinct; Shield, Composite, Cinder, Calderas)...

Landforms (Batholiths, Laccoliths, Dykes, Sills, Hot Springs, Geysers)...

Effects: Constructive (fertile soil, new land, energy) and Destructive (loss, ash clouds)...

Distribution: Ring of Fire, Alpine belt, Mid-Oceanic Ridges, Hot Spots.

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