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Global Earthquakes and Volcanoes

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Use an atlas or Google Earth to mark and label the following volcanoes onto a blank world map.
 
  • Avachinsky-Koryaksky, Kamchatka, Russia
  • Colima, Jalisco and Colima, Mexico
  • Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy
  • Galeras, Nariño, Colombia
  • Mauna Loa, Hawaii, USA
  • Mount Merapi, Central Java, Indonesia
  • Mount Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Mount Rainier, Washington, US
  • Sakurajima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
  • Santamaria/Santiaguito, Guatemala
  • Santorini, Cyclades, Greece
  • Taal Volcano, Luzon, Philippines
  • Teide, Canary Islands, Spain
  • Ulawun, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
  • Mount Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
  • Vesuvius, Naples, Italy
 
 
Use an atlas or Google Earth to mark and label the following earthquakes onto a blank world map. You should add to the map the date, magnitude and death toll of each quake.
 
Date Location Magnitude Death Toll
December 26, 2004 Indonesia (Sumatra-Andaman Islands)
9.0
297200
February 22, 2005 Iran (Zarand)
6.4
612
March 28, 2005 Indonesia (Nias)
8.6
1313
October 10, 2005 Pakistan (Kashmir)
7.6
87351
May 26, 2006 Indonesia (Yogyakarta)
6.4
5749
July 17, 2006 Indonesia (Java)
7.7
730
April 2, 2007 Solomon Islands
8.1
52
July 16, 2007 Japan (Chuetsu Offshore Earthquake)
6.6
12
August 15, 2007 Peru
8.0
510
December 20, 2007 New Zealand (Gisborne)
6.8
1
 

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Use BBC News Search to find a new article about the most recent earthquake and/or volcanic eruption.

 
 
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