Bathymetric Maps
Earth’s crust plus the upper mantle forms the lithosphere. Earth’s
lithosphere is broken in a number of different pieces. How these pieces
move and interact is what plate tectonics is all about. In this investigation,
you will be an Earth detective and identify lithospheric plates using geologic
evidence.
On your map, labeling the following Earthquake Data:
Use a triangle to show identify where the Earthquake occurred on
your map.
1. Latitude: 36.3 N
11. Latitude: 4.5 S
Longitude: 23.4 E
Longitude: 153.4 E
2. Latitude: 32.5 N
12. Latitude: 35.0 N
Longitude: 104.5 W
Longitude: 119.0 W
3. Latitude: 5.7 S
13. Latitude: 36.4 N
Longitude: 76.4 W
Longitude: 140.8 E
4. Latitude: 18.8 N
14. Latitude: 7.9 N
Longitude: 155.4 W
Longitude: 92.1 E
5. Latitude: 34.5 N
15. Latitude:9.6 N
Longitude: 73.6 E
Longitude: 84.2 W
6. Latitude: 10.9 N
16. Latitude: 51.2 N
Longitude: 140.8 E
Longitude: 179.4 W
7. Latitude: 45.1 N
17. Latitude: 41.3 N
Longitude: 167.2 E
Longitude: 125.9 W
8. Latitude: 2.1 N
18. Latitude: 36.3 N
Longitude: 97.0 E
Longitude: 51.6 E
9. Latitude: 55.5 N
19. Latitude: 49.3 N
Longitude: 165.8 E
Longitude: 128.8 W
10.
Latitude: 39.8 N
20. Latitude: 19.9 S
Longitude: 43.8 E
Longitude: 69.0 W
After labeling and plotting earthquake data, plot and label the
following volcano data:
Use a circle to identify where the volcano occurred on your map.
1. Latitude: 59.4 N
Longitude: 153. 4 W
2. Latitude: 12.3 N
Longitude: 93.9 E
5. Latitude: 19.5 N
Longitude: 155.3 W
6. Latitude: 16.5 S
Longitude: 168.4 E
7. Latitude: 35.2 S
Longitude: 70.6 W
8. Latitude: 19.0 N
Longitude: 98.6 W
3. Latitude: 1.2 N
Longitude: 77.4 W
4. Latitude: 5.5 S
Longitude: 150.0 E
9. Latitude: 16.7 N
Longitude: 62.2 W
10. Latitude: 46.2 N
Longitude: 122.2 W
11. Latitude: 54.0 N
Longitude: 159.5 E
12. Latitude: 14.5 N
Longitude: 90.9 W
List of Ridges and Trenches to trace for Bathymetric Maps
-Trace in pencil the following ridges and trenches.
Himalayan Mountains
Java Trench
Ontong-Java Plateau
Vityaz Trench
Tonga Trench
Kermadec Trench
Pacific Antarctic Ridge
Eltanin Fracture
East Pacific Rise
Cascade Trench
Aleutian Trench
Kuril Trench
Japan Trench
Bonin Trench
South Georgia Ridge
South Sandwich Trench
Southwest Indian ridge
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Reykjanes Ridge
Red Sea
Central Indian Ridge
Southeast Indian Ridge
Mediterranean Sea
Chili Rise
Peru Chili Trench
Middle America Trench
Mariana Trench
- After tracing, see pg. 262 for the correct borders of each
plate. Then go over each plate with a black marker or
sharpie.
- Then see pg. 261 to label the names of the 8 plates and to
label the directions the plates are moving.