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Learner Activity 3 Worksheet: Visit a Volcano.
Do you live near a volcano? If so, do you know how to survive a volcanic eruption? If
you do not live near a volcano, would you like to visit one? Here are some ways that you
can learn about living near or visiting a volcano. Maybe you live in an area where there
was volcanic activity in the past!
1. Choose a state or region
2. Find out about that region. What volcanoes are there now? Is there information
about volcanic activity in the past?
3. Find a place with active or dormant volcanoes. What cities are close to that
volcano? How many people live in that area? What should they do if the volcano
erupts?
4. Print a map of the area around the volcano
5. Record the following information about the volcano you have chosen.
Name:
Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:
Height:
Number of eruptions in the last 200 years:
Type of volcano and type of eruptions:
Population in nearby cities and towns:
Why did you choose this volcano? Why might you want to visit it?
Resources:
Visit a Volcano in the Cascades Range:
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Cascades/ImageMaps/CascadeRange/cascade_range
.html Start with visiting a volcano in the Cascades Range. This website has an
interactive map and lots of photos.
Visit a Volcano!
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/LivingWith/VisitVolcano/framework.html
Look here for links to volcanoes in various states and in national parks.
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Volcano Maps: http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/location.cfm
This website shows cities and towns near volcanoes. It has maps of volcanoes all around
the world.
America’s Volcanic Past:
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/LivingWith/VolcanicPast/americas_volcanic_past.html
Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) weekly updates:
http://www.avo.alaska.edu/avo4/updates/updates.htm
Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO):
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Cascades/CurrentActivity/framework.html
Hawaii Volcano Observatory (HVO): http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO): http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/
Volcano Hazards: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Hazards/What/hazards.html