VOLCANOES

INFORMATION REPORT BY

DEMISY SAKALIA

CONTENTS

• DEFINITION AND DESCRIPTION

• DIAGRAM OF A VOLCANO

• IMPACTS NEGATIVE/POSITIVE

• STRATEGIES

• MORE STRATEGIES

• REFERENCES & RESOURCES

DEFINITION & DESCRIPTION

A VOLCANO IS DESCRIBED AS A GIANT ROCKET AND A HUMONGOUS MONSTER. BURSTING OUT ASTEROIDS AND SPILLING OUT FIRE BALLS.

Volcano is defined as "An intense suppressed emotion or situation liable to burst out suddenly".

Before After

St Helens, USA

Mt Rangitoto, NZ

Before After

DIAGRAMS OF VOLCANOES

IMPACTS

NEGATIVE POSITIVE

1. DESTROY OLD HABITAT AND CROPS. 1. DRY PEOPLE CLOTHES.

2. DESTROY CITIES, TOWNS, COMMUNITIES. 2. CREATE NEW ISLAND AND LAND.

3. DISPLACE POPULATIONS. 3. PROVIDE HABITAT TO PIONEER SPECIES

4. KILL PEOPLE AND OTHER ANIMALS. 4. CREATE ECONOMIC MINERAL DEPOSITS.

5. DISRUPT COMMERCE 5. CREATE BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES.

6. GENERATE TSUNAMIS 6. CREATE TOURISM.

STRATEGIES• STAY AWAY FROM ACTIVE VOLCANOES.

• IF YOU LIVE NEAR AN ACTIVE VOLCANO, KEEP GOGGLES AND A MASK IN AN EMERGENCY KIT, ALONG WITH A FLASHLIGHT AND A WORKING, BATTERY-OPERATED RADIO.

• KNOW YOUR EVACUATION ROUTE. KEEP GAS IN YOUR CAR.

IF A VOLCANO ERUPTS IN YOUR AREA:

• EVACUATE ONLY AS RECOMMENDED BY AUTHORITIES TO STAY CLEAR OF LAVA, MUD FLOWS, AND FLYING ROCKS AND DEBRIS.

• AVOID RIVER AREAS AND LOW-LYING REGIONS.

• Before you leave the house, change into long-sleeved shirts and long pants and use goggles or eyeglasses, not contacts. Wear an emergency mask or hold a damp cloth over your face.

• If you are not evacuating, close windows and doors and block chimneys and other vents, to prevent ash from coming into the house.

• Be aware that ash may put excess weight on your roof and need to be swept away. Wear protection during clean-ups.

• Ash can damage engines and metal parts, so avoid driving. If you must drive, stay below 35 miles (56 kilometres) an hour.

More Strategies

REFERENCES AND RESOURCES• HTTP://WWW.BT.CDC.GOV/DISASTERS/VOLCANOES/DURING.ASP

• HTTP://WWW.GOOGLE.CO.NZ/?GWS_RD=CR#BAV=ON.2,OR.R_QF.&FP=38D23CEDA214353A&Q=DEFINE+VOLCANO

• HTTP://WWW.GOOGLE.CO.NZ/SEARCH?GS_RN=24&GS_RI=PSY-AB&PQ=DEFINE+VOLCANO&CP=11&GS_ID=4N&XHR=T&Q=VOLCANO+DIAGRAM&BAV=ON.2,OR.R_QF.&BVM=BV.50500085,D.DGI&BIW=1422&BIH=1025&UM=1&IE=UTF-8&HL=EN&TBM=ISCH&SOURCE=OG&SA=N&TAB=WI&EI=6GAIUQHNBOFYKAXPUODQBW#FACRC=_&IMGDII=_&IMGRC=Q9ZQLBCPVL0BPM%3A%3BREY77NF0JYSK1M%3BHTTP%253A%252F%252FRESOURCES.WOODLANDS-JUNIOR.KENT.SCH.UK%252FHOMEWORK%252FMOUNTAINS%252FIMAGES%252FPARTS.JPG%3BHTTP%253A%252F%252FRESOURCES.WOODLANDS-JUNIOR.KENT.SCH.UK%252FHOMEWORK%252FMOUNTAINS%252FVOLCANOPARTS.HTML%3B450%3B470

• HTTP://VOLCANO.OREGONSTATE.EDU/WHAT-ARE-SOME-GOOD-THINGS-VOLCANOES-DO

• HTTP://ENVIRONMENT.NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC.COM/ENVIRONMENT/NATURAL-DISASTERS/VOLCANO-SAFETY-TIPS

• HTTP://WWW.ASK.COM/QUESTION/HOW-TO-DESCRIBE-A-VOLCANO