Transcript Learning Objective: map using latitude and longitude

Learning Objective:
To be able to use an atlas to plot locations on a world
map using latitude and longitude
To be able to describe geographical patterns
Title:
Where do earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
Lesson starter:
Shortly a series of words will appear on the screen. For each
word write down up to 5 words that come to mind. Each word
will stay on the screen for 20 seconds.
Richter
Vulcanologist
Earthquake
Volcano
LavaScale
Latitude and Longitude – Recap
Longitude and Latitude
DATE-(UTC)-TIME
Latitud
e
Longitud
e
Dept
yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss
degree
s
degrees
km
2003/11/17 06:43:06
51N
178E
33.0
7.8
RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
2003/11/17 01:35:47
50N
87E
10.0
5.7
SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA
2003/11/16 23:34:02
50N
150E
446.3
4.4
NORTHWEST OF KURIL ISLANDS
2003/11/16 20:59:22
11N
87W
33.0
5.0
NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA
2003/11/16 20:53:30
18N
145E
147.0
5.1
PAGAN REG., N. MARIANA ISLANDS
2003/11/16 11:29:10
14N
92W
33.0
4.3
OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
2003/11/16 07:44:51
38N
142E
33.0
5.1
NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2003/11/16 07:22:48
38N
20E
5.0
5.1
GREECE
2003/11/15 07:10:34
17S
172W
33.0
5.8
TONGA REGION
2003/11/14 07:33:05
3.S
101E
33.0
5.2
SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2003/11/14 03:55:12
45N
138E
223.5
4.5
EASTERN SEA OF JAPAN
2003/11/14 00:22:00
40N
14E
360.5
4.3
SOUTHERN ITALY
2003/11/13 22:39:20
41N
142E
73.1
5.1
HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
2003/11/13 18:27:48
66N
155W
10.0
4.6
NORTHERN ALASKA
2003/11/13 17:01:55
54N
160W
28.0
3.8
ALASKA PENINSULA
2003/11/13 11:20:04
11S
166E
33.0
5.0
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
2003/11/13 09:42:05
37N
72E
260.1
3.9
TAJIKISTAN
2003/11/13 08:00:00
35N
115W
5.0
2.0
NEVADA
2003/11/13 05:58:42
27N
142E
33.0
4.7
BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
2003/11/13 05:56:00
1S
77W
212.9
4.2
ECUADOR
2003/11/13 05:41:25
7S
104E
33.0
5.0
SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2003/11/13 05:17:56
33N
116W
13.5
3.3
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
h
Magnitud
e
COMMENTS
Europe
Asia
North America
South America
Africa
Map 1. The world patterns of volcanoes and earthquakes
Australasia
Europe
Asia
North
America
South
America
Africa
Australasia
Map 1. The world patterns of volcanoes and earthquakes
1. Look at map 1. It shows the distribution of the world’s active volcanoes and largest
earthquakes. Write down the sentences from the list below which are true:
• Volcanoes and earthquakes happen all over the world.
• Volcanoes are found in narrow belts.
• Volcanoes are found along the East Coast of North and South America.
• Volcanoes are found along the West Coast of North and South America.
2. Copy the paragraph below. Select the correct answers from the brackets.
• There are not many volcanoes in (Australia/Africa) or (Europe/North America).
• Many of the volcanoes stretch along lines like the one down the side of (Europe/North
America) and the middle of the Atlantic (Ocean/Continent).
• Many of the volcanoes are found in a big circle around the edge of the (Pacific/Atlantic) Ocean
in countries such as the (UK/Japan).
3. In your own words describe the location of the world’s largest earthquakes.