Montserrat Eruption

Question 1

The island had a population of

Answer 1

11,000

Question 2

The two main peaks are

Answer 2

Soufriere Hills

Chances Peak

Question 3

The eruption began in … and lasted until…..

Answer 3

1995-1997

Question 4

Pyroclastic flows killed…..people

Answer 4

19 people

Question 5

Mud flows buried the capital, ………… under ….m of ash and mud

Answer 5

Plymouth

12m of ash and mud

Question 6

Lahars are

Answer 6

Mud flows

Question 7

The small economy relied on

Answer 7

Tourism, agriculture ans fishing

Question 8

The island was formed on a ………plate boundary where the ………… subducts the………….

Answer 8

Destructive plate boundary

The North American Plate subducts beneath the Caribbean Plate

Question 9

Montserrat was a …………, meaning it received more media attention and aid from……….

Answer 9

British colony

Royal Navy helped with relocation of people

Question 10

A new port was built in……..and a new airport added in …….

Answer 10

Port in 1997 helped with evacuation after Plymouth was destroyed
Airport in 2005 links the tiny island to Antigua