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    This document provides instructions and homework assignments for a geography class. It includes expectations for classwork, homework on topics like risk, the structure of the Earth, tectonic plates, volcanoes and earthquakes. Students are to complete drawings, tables, definitions and short answers in their notebooks as directed.

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    Geography Homework Booklet

    PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ON


    THIS BOOKLET.
    ST NINIAN’S HIGH SCHOOL
    GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT

    Classwork & Homework Expectations

    All jotters should be covered.


    All classwork should have a heading and a date, which should
    be underlined using a ruler.
    Answers should be in sentences where appropriate.
    Writing should be in ink (blue or black).
    Diagrams, tables and graphs should be completed in pencil.
    All lines should be drawn using a ruler.
    All work should be competed to the best of your ability at all
    times!

    Correction code

    NP = New Paragraph
    C = capital letter
    SP = spelling
    ^ = a word is missing
    Rep = repetition of words/phrases
    S.St = sentence structure
    Homework 1: What is risk?

    Answer these questions in your jotter:

    1. In your own words, what does “risk” mean?

    2. What risks can you come across on your way to school?

    3. Research a “risky” animal. Create a mini-fact file in your


    jotter. Include a basic drawing or picture of the animal.

     Why is this animal dangerous?


     How many people does it harm each year?
     Where does this animal live?
    Homework 2: Structure of the Earth

    Draw this table in your jotter (in pencil, using a ruler) and fill
    in the empty column using the phrases below the table:

    Layer Description
    Crust
    Mantle
    Inner Core
    Outer Core

    1. The hottest layer of the Earth


    2. The thickest layer of the Earth
    3. The layer of the Earth made out of solid nickel and iron.
    4. The liquid layer of the Earth’s core.
    5. The layer we live on.
    6. The layer that moves like putty.
    Homework 3: Tectonic plate movement

    1. Copy this sentence into your jotter and fill in the blanks. The
    diagram below should help you.

    Convection happens because ___________(adj.) rock in the


    mantle is heated by the Earth’s__________ (noun). As the
    rock is heated, it _________ (verb). When the rock gets closer
    to the crust of the Earth, it _________ (verb) and therefore
    ____________ (verb) back down.

    Plate boundary

    Crust Convection
    currents

    2. Scientists agree that 250 million years ago there was a su-
    percontinent called Pangea. Describe, in your own words, two
    pieces of evidence that tells us this supercontinent existed.
    Homework 4: Volcanoes

    Match up the main features of a volcano with the correct de-


    scriptions. Complete this in your jotters (you must copy the
    sentences out).

    The opening of the top of


    Lava the volcano created by the
    blast of the eruption

    Magma Boiling hot (molten) rock that


    has erupted out of the volcano
    and will harden to become
    rock.

    Magma
    chamber The pipe which most of the
    magma comes up during an
    eruption .

    Crater The place below the ground where


    molten rock sits and boils, waiting
    to erupt.

    Boiling hot (molten) rock from


    Main the mantle that is waiting to
    vent erupt .
    Homework 5: Earthquakes

    Come up with a clue for each word of this crossword puzzle.


    Write the clues in your
    jotters:

    Down:
    1._________________________________________
    Homework 6: Revision

    Using the revision checklist below, study for your upcoming


    test. You can create a mind map, make flashcards and study
    with your friends. Remember– simply highlighting and re-
    reading notes is not a very effective way to learn.

    Risky places revision checklist:

    1. What is risk? ___

    2. Structure of the Earth ___

    3. Tectonic plates ___

    4. Pangea– a supercontinent ___

    5. Tectonic plate boundaries ___

    6. Volcanoes ___

    7. Living near a volcano ___

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