Geography 12 Tectonic Diagram Assignment – due Monday,
Oct.18
The diagrams are to hand drawn, titled, labeled, and placed in a duotang booklet in the order they appear in this assignment. (85 marks)
1. Cross-section of the earth showing the earth’s layers
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core, mantle, asthenosphere, lithosphere, sial, sima
(10 marks)
2. Major Tectonic Plates
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On a world
a. Indicate the major plates and mark divergent and
convergent plate margins
b. Major mountain ranges (3 highest)
c. Major ocean trenches
d. Mid-Atlantic ridge
e. Ring of Fire
(5 marks each)
4. Volcanoes

Diagram and explain the formation of
a. Shield volcano
b. Composite volcano(indicate dykes, sills, vent)
c. Cinder cone
d. Caldera
(5 marks each)
5. Fold and Fault Formations

Diagram and explain the formation of
a. Folds – anticline, syncline, thrust fault
b. Faults – strike-slip fault (tear fault), normal fault (dipslip fault), reverse fault, horst, graben
(5 marks each)
6. Earthquake

Diagram and explain how an earthquake works
a. Focus
b. Epi-center
(10 marks)