Tracking Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Part 1: Tracking Earthquakes

Magnitude: 5.2
Feb. 9th, 2015
Baja California, Mexico
Cocos plate, Transform boundary, I believe it to be this
type of fault because of the fault to the north of it. (The
San Andreas Fault)

Part 2: Identifying volcanoes

Name: Graciosa
Type of volcano: Caldera
Transform boundary

Name: Mauna loa

Type of volcano: Shield
Hot spot

Name: Volcan Popocatepetl

Type of volcano: Composite
Hot spot
Name: Bald Knoll

Type of volcano: Cinder

Hot spot

Part 3: Assignment Reflection

I believe Google earth is a great tool for many
people. They get to view the entire earth from the
comfort of their home. With that I do see where ethical
issues can arise if the general populace gains the ability
to see a live feed of the earth at all times. There would be
no privacy for those outside their home since any
interested party could zoom in on their property and
watch their every move. Enemies of the United States of
America could watch the feed and target our weak spots.
However on the flip side of that, we could also watch the

world change, with earthquakes and volcanoes, or maybe

how the vegetation on earth moves, or even watch
animals and the behavior allowing us to grow a deep
understanding of how the earth and the all the living
things upon it move and interact with each other.

In Utah we have a fault running straight through the

Salt Lake Valley; we have been waiting for a big
earthquake for a quite a while now. There is a lot of stress
on this fault so it will eventually give way. The bigger the
earthquake, the bigger the devastation. Even though I
know this will take place sometime in the future, like the
rest of my fellow Utahans, I continue to go about my daily
business seldom considering the monster lying just below
our feet. Geographic movers and shakers such as fault
lines and volcanoes are an integral part of this ever
changing world. When suddenly erupt into activity those
of us that live in close proximity to them are forever
changed. Such is the nature of life on this planet.