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    YEAR 9 SOCIAL STUDIES

    UNIT 3: ROCKS, SOILS, DESERTIFICATION, WEATHERING AND MASS MOVEMENT ( chapter 15 of The
    New Wider World)

    What is to be covered?

    ● What is a rock cycle?


    ● Classification of rocks into igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic.
    ● Some characteristics of the three groups of rock
    ● Rock structure: resistance and permeability
    ● The use of rocks
    ● What is weathering?
    ● Why and how do rocks break down naturally?
    ● Types of weathering: mechanical, chemical and biological
    ● Mechanical weathering: freeze thaw and exfoliation
    ● What is mass movement?
    ● Types of mass movement: soil creep, landslides, mud flows
    ● What is the effect of soil creep?
    ● What hazards are associated with mass movement? Soil creep, landslides, mud flows
    ● How are soils formed?
    ● What is soil erosion?
    ● What are the causes and effects of soil erosion?
    ● How can we manage soil erosion?
    ● What is desertification?
    ● Desertification in the Sahel region
    ● What causes desertification in the Sahel region?
    ● What are the consequences of desertification?
    ● UNIT TEST

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