This topic video looks at where earthquakes and volcanoes occur, introducing plate margins, the Ring of Fire and hot spots. It is part of the AQA GCSE Geography course - Paper 1: Unit A - The ...

This topic video explains where tropical storms form and why, looking at the conditions needed to drive a storm, along with what they are called depending on where they occur. It is part of the AQA ...

This topic video explains how tropical storms form, looking at the sequence and different processes involved in tropical storm formation and development, including the part played by the Coriolis ...

This topic video introduces ecosystems, looking at the different components and how they interact, along with the key terms that you need to know for this topic. It is part of the AQA GCSE Geography ...

We have put together a glossary of the key economics terms used in EdExcel Papers 1 to 3 for June 2024. As part of revision, it is a great idea to check through them and consider if you are confident ...

Processes of erosion have led to the formation of distinctive coastal features - we call these erosional landforms. Coastlines that have alternating bands of rock at right angles to the coastline are ...

At constructive plate margins tectonic plates move away from each other - usually at around 2cm a year. They are also known as divergent margins. At constructive margins tectonic plates move apart due ...

A biome is a large-scale ecosystem, it’s characteristics are defined by abiotic factors (non-living environmental factors), and they are known by their dominant type of vegetation, such as the ...

Hot deserts are found between 20° and 30° north and south of the Equator. They cover approximately 14% of the global land surface. The largest hot desert is the Sahara desert, in northern Africa, ...

The diagram at the bottom of this page shows a cross-section of the structure of a tropical storm, and the photo below is a satellite image that shows the swirling wind and cloud around the calm eye ...

The majority of tectonic hazards occur at plate margins - yet these plate margins are home to some of the most densely populated regions of the world, such as Japan and parts of China, meaning that ...

Desertification in semi-arid areas such as the Sahel has many impacts, both on a local and global scale. Soil erosion is caused by deforestation, as well as poor farming practices. Deforestation ...