PLATE TECTONICS

Where Do We Find the World Active Volcanoes• Active Volcanoes• Location of Active Volcanoes in Other Parts of the World

Types of Volcano According to Activity•Active Volcanoes•Dormant•Extinct

Types of Volcano According to Shape & Composition• Shield Volcano• Cinder Cone Volcano• Composite Volcano or Stratovolcano

Active Volcanoes

A. The volcano has erupted within historical times.

B. Accounts of eruptions were documented

C. The volcano has erupted at least once within the last 10, 000 years.

Kilauea

Locate volcano at least one of the following places:

• New Zealand• Indonesia• Philippines• Japan• Kuril Islands• Kamchatka Peninsula• Aleutians Island• Alaska

• Washington State• Mexico• Colombia• Ecuador• Peru Chile

PACIFIC RING OF

FIRE

Distribution of Volcanoes in the Philippines