Year 7 Geography (Mt Pinatubo) Flashcards
Where is Mount Pinatubo?
On the Island of Luzon in the Philippines in South East Asia
Mount Pinatubo is located on the boundary of which two plates?
Eurasian and Philippine Plate
Why is there volcanic activity in this area?
Mount Pinatubo is one of a chain of volcanoes known as the Luzon volcanic arc, which is the result of the Oceanic Philippine plate being subducted under the lighter Continental Eurasian plate.
What year did Mount Pinatubo famously erupt with catastrophic effects?
1991
How many people were killed?
847
How many people lost their homes?
1.2 million
Give examples of three things that happened as a result of the eruption?
58,000 people had to be evacuated. Volcanic ash was blown in all directions over hundreds of KMs, smothering fields and buildings and destroying farmland. 650,000 people lost their jobs. Global cooling caused by ash in the atmosphere of 0.5°C.
What is the name of the deadly, fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter that flows along the ground away from a volcano?
Pyroclastic flow
The first eruption sent an ash column how high into the air?
19km
