Volcanoes and EarthquakesVolcanoes and Earthquakes

Aims:Aims:

1.1. To discover why To discover why there are no big there are no big earthquakes and earthquakes and volcanoes in volcanoes in ToulouseToulouse

2.2. To find out what To find out what “The Ring of “The Ring of Fire” isFire” is

Questions …..Questions …..

1.1. Why doesn’t Toulouse have any Why doesn’t Toulouse have any major earthquakes or volcanoes?major earthquakes or volcanoes?

Why did 80,000 people Why did 80,000 people die in Pakistan in die in Pakistan in

October 2005?October 2005?

Images of Images of Earthquakes & Earthquakes &

VolcanoesVolcanoes

Lava flow from Volcanic Eruption. Preserved bodies in Pompeii, Twisted Rail track after an earthquake. Kobe, Japan 1995 after massive quake.

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How is the earth put together?

Tectonic Plates

The earth’s tectonic plates

Over to you ….

•Mark the location of Toulouse onto both maps.•Plot on the main tectonic plates onto your ‘Europe Centred’ map of the world. •Make sure you put the direction arrows and label the plates.

Can you handle a different view of the world? Can you handle a different view of the world? • Plot the main tectonic plates onto your ‘Pacific Centred’ map of the world.

•Turn to page 26-27 of Interactions and plot 5 earthquakes and 5 volcanic eruption locations onto your second map.•Complete activities 1-6 on file paper.