New Key Geography for GCSE Links - Chapter 5 - Plate Tectonics

What happens at plate boundaries? - pages 62 and 63

An online book about the theory of plate tectonics, This Dynamic Earth [USGS] is available at:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html
This is an excellent resource, which includes a large collection of maps and diagrams you can use to develop your understanding of plates and plate boundaries. You could copy and paste resources into your notes about this topic.

What are the effects of an earthquake? - pages 64 and 65

EQE summary report on the Kobe earthquake
http://www.eqe.com/publications/kobe/kobe.htm
This detailed online report, describes and explains the impact of this major disaster. You can download a wide range of information about this event including an impressive collection of digital images showing the damage inflicted on the city by the earthquake. This resource can be very useful to you in developing your case study about this disaster.

City of Kobe log of the 1995 earthquake
http://www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/15/020/quake/index.html
This site provides a daily record of events since the earthquake, also outlining how the city has been restored.

How can the effects of an earthquake be reduced? - pages 66 and 67

USGS Earthquake gateway
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
Use this site to help you complete activity 3 on page 67 of the pupil’s book.

USGS National Earthquake centre
http://www.neic.cr.usgs.gov/
This is a great place to start an investigation of earthquakes. Up to date information is available about the latest quakes around the world. The site also provides a range of act sheets about earthquakes.

San Francisco Chronicle – earthquake special
http://www.sfgate.com/earthquakes/
This online resource is available for people in the area on how to prepare for an earthquake, including what to do during and after an earthquake.

http://www.preparenow.org/index.html
This site has been developed by different communities in the Bay Area of San Francisco, offering advice on how to prepare and cope with an earthquake disaster. You could use the resources on this site to help you create your own Earthquake Disaster Plan as required in Activity 3 on page 67.

What are the effects of a volcanic eruption? - pages 68 and 69

NASA Visible Earth
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/Solid_Earth/Volcanoes/
This is a searchable directory of satellite images, pictures and animations of the earth. This section contains over 230 images of volcanoes from around the world.

USGS Volcano photo glossary
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Products/Pglossary/pglossary.html

Activity 2 on page 69 requires you to produce the front page of a newspaper about the Pinatubo eruption, you could produce this using DTP software. You can research the eruption using the following websites :

US Geological Survey site
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Philippines/Pinatubo/framework.html
This site has an extensive range of information about the volcano and the 1991 eruption including:

• Background and Information
• Description: Mount Pinatubo Volcano
• 1991 Eruption of Mount Pinatubo
• Volcano Hazards Fact Sheet- section on Mount Pinatubo
• Graphics, Maps and Images
• CVO Photo Archives - Miscellaneous Mount Pinatubo Images (this section includes 10 photographs of the 1991 eruption presented as thumbnails but which can be downloaded as full JPEG files).

Michigan Technological University Volcano Pages - Pinatubo http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/pinatubo/
This site opens with a stunning photograph of the volcano's crater. A hypertext link to images of the volcano provides over 15 thumbnail aerial and ground photographs of Pinatubo from 1991 to 1993. A hypertext link to Mudflows from Mt. Pinatubo volcano provides a collection of photographs and video clips of lahars from the eruption.

Goma volcanic eruption - Activity Sheet 5.6

The Guardian Online includes a special report section, that links together articles and resources about natural disasters around the world including the Goma eruption, this section includes an archive of articles and digital images, together with recent updates.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/naturaldisasters/0,7368,422669,00.html

BBC News website also provides archive news stories about the Goma volcanic eruption.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1768321.stm

How can the effects of a volcanic eruption be reduced? - pages 70 and 71

The following two web pages provide more information
USGS Volcano monitoring techniques
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/About/What/Monitor/monitor.html
This site uses an interactive diagram to illustrate the 5 ways that volcanoes are monitored. The page also provides links to USA volcano observatories

USGS Volcanic eruption preparation
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/About/What/Reduce/Prepare.html

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