WJEC A-level Geology A480QS · T5.3(b)

Survival of continental lithosphere

Code: T5.3(b)
In: T5.3 Key Idea 3: Formation of continental crust
Topic: T5 Option T5: Geology of the Lithosphere
Course: A-level Geology A480QS
Board: WJEC

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Points in T5.3 Key Idea 3: Formation of continental crust

T5.3(a) Supercontinent cycles
T5.3(b) Survival of continental lithosphere
T5.3(c) Orogenic belts and lithospheric thickening
T5.3(d) Forces and tectonic stresses on continental crust
T5.3(e) Regional structures: fold and thrust belts, nappes
T5.3(f) Extensional and foreland sedimentary basins