Volcano Case Study: Monserrat

Question 1

Where is Monserrat?

Answer 1

A Caribbean island in the Caribbean sea

Question 2

When were the eruptions?

Answer 2

Eruptions started in 1995, the most powerful erupted in 1997

Question 3

What were some primary impacts of the eruptions? [3]

Answer 3

[1] Infrastructure destroyed
[2] 19 people died
[3] Buildings destroyed (including the airport

Question 4

What were some secondary impacts of the eruptions? [3]

Answer 4

[1] Homelessness - people forced into shelters
[2] Loss of jobs
[3] Residents forced into lower skilled, lower paid work

Question 5

What type of volcano?

Answer 5

Composite

Question 6

What plate boundary?

Answer 6

Oceanic-Oceanic convergent

Question 7

What volcanic products did this volcano erupt? [4]

Answer 7

[1]Pyroclastic flow
[2] gas
[3] Ash
[4] Volcanic bombs

Question 8

What pre-eruption preparations were made?

Answer 8

None, residents were completely unaware it was active so did not prepare.