Learn about volcanoes around the world and see how they are created. Discover what happens during a volcanic eruption and the deadly risks of getting too close. Find out about the role of volcanoes in the rock cycle and how they affect tourism, farming and renewable energy.

Geographics is an engaging series with colourful infographics and photos used to illustrate universal geography topics such as volcanoes, rivers and earthquakes. It covers the geography curriculum at KS2 and is suitable for children aged 8 and up.

This book is part of a book series called Geographics .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Hachette Children's Group .

Izzi Howell is an editor and author of books for children.

This book has the following chapters:

• 4: What are Volcanoes?
• 6: The Earth's Layers
• 8: The Ring of Fire
• 10: Eruption
• 12: Mount Vesuvius
• 14: Underwater Volcanoes
• 16: Volcanic Rock
• 18: Shapes of Volcano
• 20: Mount Fuji
• 21: Mauna Loa
• 22: Effects of Volcanoes
• 23: Eyjafjallajoekull
• 24: Krakatoa
• 26: Living near Volcanoes
• 28: Predicting Eruptions
• 30: Glossary
• 31: Test Yourself
• 32: Index