Geography - Landforms and Landscapes - Westcourt iCentre - LibGuides at Ambrose Treacy College

Maps

Landforms

Rocks, Minerals and Erosion

Clickview Landforms and Landscapes Folder

Australia

Australian landforms and their history
Australia is a land of geological contradictions with some of the oldest features in the world alongside rocks which are in the process of formation. The continent is home to rocks dating from more than 3000 million years while others are the result of volcanic activity which continued up to only a few thousand years ago
Australian landforms top 10 list
Famous Australian Landforms
Skwirt :Typography
Topography is a term that refers to the characteristics of land in terms of slope, elevation and orientation. The study of topography is crucial in gaining an understanding of the land and its uses.
List of volcanoes in Australia
Heard and McDonald Islands
Heard Island and nearby McDonald Islands are located 4100 kilometres southwest of Perth, Western Australia, and about 1500 kilometres north of Antarctica. The islands are home to Australia's only active volcanoes.

Tsunamis

Tsunami facts and information from the Bureau of Meteorology ( What is a Tsunami, the physics of a tsunami, what happens to a tsunami as it approaches land, How are tsunamis measured or observed and The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26th December 2004)

Tsunami (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Includes basic information, educational sites and animations of Tsunamis.

Tsunami : Australian Government Geoscience Australia (Basics, capabilities, offshore hazards)

The 10 most destructive Tsunamis in history (Australian Geographic)

Volcanoes

Glossary : Volcano Term Definitions

ABC SPLASH : Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Volcanoes
Oregon State University
Weather Wiz Kids: Volcano Page
What is a volcano?

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A web page that breaks down the Volcano is Kid-Friendly terms and vocab.
Types of Volcanoes
Simple graphic representation of the four types of volcanoes and how they form
How Volcanoes work
This is a site that breaks down different aspects of Volcanoes and there eruptions
VIDEO : ABC SPLASH L Sleeping giant awakens on Montserrat
The small Caribbean island of Montserrat is home to a volcano that lay dormant for over 300 years until it erupted in 1995. See how years of volcanic activity on the island has changed the landscape. Find out about pyroclastic flows and how dome volcanoes form.
Cones, Eruptions, and Pyroclasts
Volcano World
Updates on current irruptions around the world