Geography@Richmond

Check here regularly for geography-related updates and materials from the geography department at Richmond School

[Geography@Richmond @RichmondGeog]

Congratulations to all Year 11 Geographers! Your results are exceptional and you have done Miss Burnham and Mr Hedley really proud!

[Geography@Richmond @RichmondGeog]

Congratulations to Year 12 and 13 Geographers! You have done me and Miss Burnham so very proud! Best of luck to every single one of you!

[Geography@Richmond @RichmondGeog]

Congratulations to all Year 12 Geographers after their final Geog2 skills exam today. You have all been a true delight to teach!

[Geography@Richmond @RichmondGeog]

Collecting data for controlled assessment in Reeth with Year 10 today. A great effort from all!

[Geography@Richmond @RichmondGeog]

Surveying High Force with Year 12; investigating the influence geology has on fluvial erosional landforms.

[Geography@Richmond @RichmondGeog]

A great effort today from Year 12 in really cold conditions collecting river data in Arkengarthdale. #proud

[Geography@Richmond @RichmondGeog]

Best of luck to Year 11 with their PPE tomorrow. Remember - read the question carefully, identify command/content words and PEEL!

[Geography@Richmond @RichmondGeog]

Sort out your SPaG GCSE students! 6 and 8 markers gain up to 3 extra marks for spelling, punctuation & grammar!

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

Friday Fact: The sun has enough energy to burn for 100 billion more years.

[Geography Revision @ReviseGeography]

Constructive boundaries are (usually) found under the sea where magma forces its way through the think oceanic crust. E.g Mid Atlantic Ridge

[Geography Revision @ReviseGeography]

Conservative boundaries are where two plates move past each other causing immense friction. E.g = San Andreas Fault, USA

[Geography Revision @ReviseGeography]

Collision boundaries occur where two bits of continental crust move towards each other. Neither subducts so land is forced upwards-Himalayas

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Destructive boundaries occur when oceanic crust subducts underneath continental crust and melts. E.g Peru-Chile trench.

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Earthquakes are found on every boundary. Volcanoes are only found on Constructive and Destructive.

[Geography Revision @ReviseGeography]

Fold mountain ranges formed on destructive boundaries = Andes & Rockies. FM's on collision boundaries = Alps & Himalayas

[Geography Revision @ReviseGeography]

When an earthquake occurs, the focus is under the ground at the point of fracture and the epicentre is on the surface above.

[Geography@Richmond @RichmondGeog]

Well done to Year 12 this week for their hard work investigating housing & demographic changes in Leeds #population