I teach IGCSE Geography at an international school in Southeast Asia. Hunga Tonga is the case study students never forget: the largest eruption of the century, felt around the world, yet only six deaths. This module turns that paradox into a full sequence of lessons.
It is a complete detailed case study covering the submarine and phreatomagmatic causes, the tectonic setting, the global and local impacts, the response of an isolated island nation, and why so few people died. You get an 82-slide PowerPoint presentation with a full answer key, a matching Word workbook in three versions (full colour, grayscale, and online-ready), and access to the interactive Geography Oasis website where every activity can be played online.
Syllabus coverage:
- The submarine, phreatomagmatic causes
- The Tonga-Kermadec tectonic setting
- Social, economic and environmental impacts
- The response of an isolated island nation
- Why the eruption caused so few deaths
Also suitable for GCSE Geography, AP Environmental Science, and any natural hazards or plate tectonics unit at ages 14-16.
Everything is delivered as PowerPoint (.pptx) and Word (.docx) files, and all written content is fully editable so you can adapt it to your class.
This is Module 6 of a growing Plate Tectonics unit. The full bundle saves you over 25% against buying modules separately. If you find this useful, a review would mean a lot. It’s how other teachers discover these resources, and it helps me keep creating.
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