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Topic Video for AQA GCSE Geography | How do tectonic plates move? (Tectonic hazards 3)

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GCSE
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AQA

Last updated 10 Jun 2025

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This topic video looks at how tectonic plates move and introduces the debate over the theories of 'convection currents' versus 'ridge pull and slab push'.

It is part of the AQA GCSE Geography course - Paper 1: Unit A - The Challenge of Natural Hazards.

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