Geography: Age 12

5 illustrated Geography lessons for Age 12.

Edges of Moving Slabs Earth's outer shell is broken into huge moving slabs. Where these slabs meet, they can pull apart, push togeth…
Ocean Plate Meets Continent The dark ocean plate is denser than the pale continental plate. Where they meet, the ocean plate sinks below a…
Mangrove Coast on the Move Along one coast, waves wear away a muddy edge while calm water drops new mud at the other end. The mangrove be…
Earth's Magnetic Core Earth has a hot metal core with a solid center and a swirling liquid layer around it. This moving metal gives …
How Colliding Plates Build Mountains Earth's outer shell is cracked into huge slabs of rock called plates, and they creep along in different direct…