Mapping Volcanoes15 February 2013

What are volcanoes? What causes them to

occur?

HypothesisAnswer the following questionDo you think there is a pattern in the location of volcanoes? Why or why not?

Review Latitude and Longitude

Latitude runs horizontally Longitude runs vertically Where they intersect gives

you a point on the map

Activity Use the latitude and longitude of volcanoes given to find the

location on the map. Mark the location on the map Compare the map you made with the map of the tectonic

plates in your book

Questions How are the volcanoes distributed on the map? Are they

scattered evenly or concentrated in zones? From your data, what can you infer about the relationship

between tectonic plates and volcanoes? Where is the closest volcano to us? What do you think the distribution of earthquakes would look

like?