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Unit 1 Theme D: The Restless Earth

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

Why do earthquakes of similar strength have very different impacts in richer and poorer countries?

A comparison of the effects of and responses to earthquakes in a more developed and a less developed country (AO1, AO2).
A focused CCEA GCSE Geography case-study guide comparing earthquakes in a richer and a poorer country. Explains why the level of development, not just the magnitude, shapes the effects and responses, using contrasting examples and the framework examiners reward.
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What causes earthquakes, what are their effects, and how can people prepare for them?

The causes of earthquakes, how they are measured, their effects, and the strategies used to prepare for and respond to them (AO1, AO2).
A focused CCEA GCSE Geography guide to earthquakes. Covers how earthquakes are caused at plate margins, the focus and epicentre, how they are measured, their social, economic and environmental effects, and the prediction, protection and planning used to manage them.
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How is the Earth structured, and what happens at the different plate margins?

The structure of the Earth, the theory of plate tectonics, and the features and processes at the different plate margins (AO1, AO2).
A focused CCEA GCSE Geography guide to plate tectonics. Covers the layered structure of the Earth, the difference between continental and oceanic crust, what drives the plates, and the features and hazards found at constructive, destructive, conservative and collision margins.
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What causes volcanoes, what are their effects, and why do people live near them?

The causes and types of volcano, their effects, why people live near them, and how the hazard is managed (AO1, AO2).
A focused CCEA GCSE Geography guide to volcanoes. Covers how volcanoes form at plate margins, the difference between shield and composite volcanoes, their social, economic and environmental effects, the reasons people live near them, and how the hazard is monitored and managed.
13 min answer →