Geography

Concepts to cover

1. Major minerals of the crust: feldspar, quartz, mica, pyroxene, amphibole, olivine
2. Igneous rocks: intrusive and extrusive, granite and basalt
3. Sedimentary rocks: mechanical, organic and chemical origin; limestone, chalk, sandstone, shale
4. Metamorphic rocks and the rock cycle
5. Porosity and permeability of rocks: chalk, clay, sandstone, granite