Name:_________________________________ Period:________________________Date:_________________
Purpose: In this lab you will interpret data on the locations of earthquakes and
volcanoes to find patterns by plotting latitude and longitude.
Latitude:
Longitude:
Problem:
Hypothesis:
Procedure:
1.
2.
Use the data to mark the location of each earthquake on the world map.
Use colored pencils to mark the location of each earthquake location.
Then lightly shade the areas where earthquakes occur.
Then use a second colored pencil to mark the locations of volcanoes on
the world map. Then lightly shade the areas where volcanoes are found.
Earthquakes
Longitude
Volcanoes
Latitude
Longitude
Latitude
120ºW
40ºN
150ºW
60ºN
110ºE
5ºS
70ºW
35ºS
77ºW
4ºS
120ºW
45ºN
88ºE
23ºN
61ºW
15ºN
121ºE
14ºS
105ºW
20ºN
34ºE
7ºN
75ºW
0º
74ºW
44ºN
122ºW
40ºN
70ºW
30ºS
30ºE
40ºN
10ºE
45ºN
60ºE
30ºN
85ºW
13ºN
160ºE
55ºN
125ºE
23ºN
37ºE
3ºS
30ºE
35ºN
145ºE
40ºN
140ºE
35ºN
120ºE
10ºS
12ºE
46ºN
14ºE
41ºN
75ºE
28ºN
105ºE
5ºS
150ºW
61ºN
35ºE
15ºN
68ºW
47ºS
70ºW
30ºS
175ºE
41ºS
175ºE
39ºS
121ºE
17ºN
123ºE
38ºN
Name:_________________________________ Period:________________________Date:_________________
Name:_________________________________ Period:________________________Date:_________________
Analysis:
1.
How are earthquakes distributed on the map? Do you notice any pattern(s)?
4.
Which area of the North American continent would have the greatest risk of
damage from a volcano?
2.
How are volcanoes distributed on the map? Do you notice any pattern(s)?
5.
Why would knowing this information from questions 3 and 4 be important
to urban planners, engineers and builders in this area?
6.
From your data, what can you infer about the relationship between
earthquakes and volcanoes?
7.
Conclusion Statement, was your hypothesis correct? Do not forget to write
a question that you based on this topic.
3.
Which area of the North American continent would have the greatest risk of
earthquake damage?