examples Flashcards
divergent plate boundary
- Takahe, Antarctica
- Tat Ali, Ethiopia
convergent plate boundary
- Mt St.Helens
- Mt Fuji
- Mt Merapi
Rift Valley volcanoes
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kenya
where are Horst and Grabens located
- Mid-Ocean Ridges
- Continental rift valleys
- great rift valleys
- rift lakes
super volcanoes
- Valles Caldera, New Mexico
- Taupo, New Zealand
- Yellow stone, NW America
geothermal energy from volcanoes
Iceland -> geothermal power facilitates that generate 25% of country’s total electricity production and 66% primary energy use
Hawaii -> provides 30% electricity
fertile soil locations
African Rift Valley - poor fertility in African soils normally but eruptions are what give fertility
Mt Elgon, Uganda - prone to landslides and is a carbon sink. fertile soil allows for tea and coffee plantations
Naples - greatly rich soils, intensively cultivated and produces grapes, vegetables, organs and lemon trees, herb, flowers and prominently tomatoes
tourism near volcanoes
- Iceland - ‘land of fire and ice’ - volcanoes and glacier attractions
- Iceland - Fagradalsfjall erupted march 2021 - people toasted marshmallows over lava flows and hiked Geldingadalur valley to see lava spill
- Japan - tourist bunked at Onsen Ryokans in villages near volcanoes
- Italy - landmarks - ruins of Pompeii post Mt Vesuvius eruption