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-Tectonic plates (which can be either continental or oceanic) slide past each other either in opposite directions or in the same direction but at different speeds-This causes friction between the plates t...

There are three types of plate boundaries: convergent, divergent and transform.
(Next to each explanation, include a simple diagram, making sure to label each key component.)
ConvergentCo...

TNCs are the main group that benefit from globalisation. They can command lower wages from their workers through outsourcing as they find cheap labour in LICs, can avoid tax payments and gain access to ch...

In 1991, Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted with huge explosivity, due to a large build up of gas in the magma chamber in the lead up to the eruption. A main primary hazard was the ejection of a hu...

A depression is a huge area of low pressure that measures many 100s of km. Characteristics: ● Such low atmospheric pressure, often below 1000mb. ● Shown on a weather map by closed isobars with decreasing ...