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Students should be able to: outline the Earth's structure, including the crust, mantle, and core; describe and clarify the global distribution and causes of earthquakes and volcanoes, focusing on plate movements such as constructive, destructive, and conservative; and comprehend the concept of magnitude as well as the Richter scale.

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Cambridge IGCSE Environmental ManagementManaging natural hazards

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Students should be able to: outline the Earth's structure, including the crust, mantle, and core; describe and clarify the global distribution and causes of earthquakes and volcanoes, focusing on plate movements such as constructive, destructive, and conservative; and comprehend the concept of magnitude as well as the Richter scale

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  • You need to be able to students should be able to: outline the Earth's structure, including the crust, mantle, and core; describe and clarify the global distribution and causes of earthquakes and volcanoes, focusing on plate movements such as constructive, destructive, and conservative; and comprehend the concept of magnitude as well as the Richter scale.
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Diagram of Earth's Layers

A cross-section diagram shows the Earth's crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core labeled from the outside to the center.

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    Outline the main layers of the Earth shown in the diagram.

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