Download Name Class Date Lab: Volcano Mapping In this lab, you will map the

LAB: VOLCANO MAPPING
OBJECTIVES
In this lab, you will map the location of some of Earth’s volcanoes.
You will discover the relationship between the movement of tectonic
plates and volcanic eruptions.
PROCEDURE
Examine the table below. It shows the locations of 20 active
volcanoes. Find each volcano location and mark it on the world
map in OneNote.
You can use the website: http://www.gps-coordinates.org/ to
help you find the locations (make sure you type them in
correctly).
Volcano Latitude
Longitude Volcano
Latitude
• Describe the
relationship between
volcanic eruptions and
plate boundaries.
• Describe the
relationship between
the type
of volcano and the type
of plate boundary.
MATERIALS
For each group
• laptop
• world map (OneNote)
Longitude
1
15ºN
61ºW
11
15ºN
90ºW
2
60ºN
155ºW
12
65ºN
23ºW
3
10ºS
120ºE
13
13ºN
88ºW
4
35ºS
70ºW
14
1ºS
89ºW
5
23ºS
68ºW
15
42ºS
72ºW
6
20ºN
100ºW
16
15ºS
73ºW
7
0º
80ºW
17
35ºN
139ºE
8
65ºN
20ºW
18
38ºS
70ºW
9
65ºN
16°W
19
55ºN
163ºW
10
20ºN
155ºW
20
5ºS
108ºE
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Quick Lab continued
Compare the locations you marked to the boundaries of the tectonic plates.
What patterns do you notice? What is the relationship between tectonic plate
boundaries and volcanoes?
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Why are some volcanoes located far from tectonic plate boundaries? How
are these volcanoes different from the volcanoes located at plate boundaries?
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Most of the volcanoes you mapped are in an area called “The Ring of Fire.”
These volcanoes are caused by subduction. How do these volcanoes
compare with volcanoes found at divergent plate boundaries?
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