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Tectonics Assessment

Guideline of what to include

Section 1

• What is a cone volcano?


• What features does it have?
• Where are volcanoes found?
• What is a destructive plate boundary?

Section 2

• Why do people live near volcanoes?


Eg. Fertile soil for farming, building materials, cheap
land
• How does Mount etna affect people?
Negative: loss of land, loss of business, loss of
homes, deaths
Positive: fertile soil for farming, tourism
• How can damage be limited in an eruption?
Eg. Trenches to divert lava, water used to speed up
the cooling of lava, evacuation

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