Where do we get earthquakes and volcanoes?
Volcano
Longitude and latitude
Mayon, Philippines
Montserrat, West Indies
Etna in Sicily, Italy
Mexico
Reykjavik, Iceland
Volcan Irazu, Costa Rica
Ruapehu, New Zealand
Ki’lauea, Hawaii, USA
Mount Fuji, Japan
Mount Vesuvius, Italy
13° 00 N, 122° 00 E
Earthquake
Longitude and latitude
Lima, Peru
Kobe, Japan
Sichuan Province, China
Los Angeles, North America
San Francisco, North America
Izmit, Turkey
Sulawesi, Indonesia
Chile
India
Taiwan
Iran
19 º N 98 º W
64°N 22°W
19°N 155°W
35 º N 138 ºE
41 º N 15 º E
30°N 104°E
41 º N 30 ºE
23 º S
28 º N
26 º N
15 º S
70 ºW
96 º E
124 º E
57 º E
Task 1
Mark the location of these volcanoes and earthquakes on your world map. You can use
the longitude and latitude for some and use the atlas to find the others.
Use a RED TRIANGLE to mark volcanoes and a CROSS to mark earthquakes.
Task 2
Answer these questions based on your map.
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Describe the location of earthquakes and volcanoes. Think about directions eg
North, South, East and West, place names and names of countries.
What is the relationship between plate boundaries and the location of volcanoes
and earthquakes?