LET’S MARK THE

BOUNDARIES
GROUP 3

Stanley Rafanan
Angela malinay
Hamemah macasindil
Chrisha Nicole mahinay
Mariette joy Gabriel
Viggo ramos
Neo bleu ramos
Ariel recosana
Q5. How are earthquakes distributed on the map?
-based on the map presented,the location of the earth earthquake epicenterbare not
randomly distributed over the earth’s surface. most earthquake epicenter are
concentrated in a narrow zone…earthquakes also surrounds the pacific plate. There
are also concentrated earthquake occur along the Himalayas mountain over india.

Q6.where are they located?

-pacific ring of fire,a destructive geological form that circles around the pacific
ocean

*NEW ZEALAND

*SOUTH EAST ASIA(EASTERN PORTION).

*NORTHEAST ASIA(EASTERN PORTION).

*RUSSIA

*WESTERN PORTION OF NORTH AMERICA INCLUDING ALASKA TO

MEXICO.

*THE WESTERN COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA.

Q7. Where are there no earthquakes?

-There are no earthquake in large part of the pacific ocean,northernmost
asia(Russia),majority of Europe,in the middle and eastern region of south and north
America.some areas in Africa and Australia also have no earthquake.
Q8.why is it important for us to identify areas which are prone
to earthquakes?
-hence,identifying earthquake prone areas could prepare ourselves to reduce
earthquake hazard and save lives,as a result,rebuild resilient community. it is
important to identify areas that are prone to earthquakes in order to prepare for the
possibility that they may occur.

Q9. How are volcanoes distributed?

-volcanoes are not eandomly distributed….volcanoes are formed along convergent
boundaries where in when two plates collide, denser plate will subduct beneath the
other and move towards the mantle. When the subducted plate reaches the mantle,
it melts and turns into a magma which rise up on the surface creating volcanoes.

Q10.where are they located?

- volcanoes are found along destructive(SUBDUCTING)plate
boundaries,constructive(DIVERGENT)plate boundaries and at hot spots in the
earth’s surface.the “ring of fire” is a volcanic chain surrounding the pacific ocean.

Q11.based on the map, mention a country that is unlikely to

experience a volcanic eruption
-volcanic eruption is not possible majority in Africa,Europe,Greenland, Russia,
Australia,eastern part of north and south America, and large part of western asia.
Volcanoes are somewhat not randomly distributed,only specific areas have
volcanoes which is also connected to the plate movement.
Q12.compare the location of majority of earthquake epicenter
with the location of volcanoes around the world.
-earthquake epicenter and volcanoes are both situated in same location.

Q13. How will you relae the distribution of mountain ranges

with the distribution of earthquake epicenter and volcanoes?
-mountain ranges are found in places where volcanoes and epicenter are located.

Q14.what do you think is the basis of scientist in dividing

earth`s lithosphere into several plates?
-geologic activities such as seismicity, volcanism and mountain formatuin are the
basis of scientist in dividing the earths lithosphere.

Types of plate boundaries

divergent plate boundary

-most active divergent plate boundaries occur between oceanic
plates and exist as mid-oceanic ridges. Divergent boundaries also
form volcanic island ehich occur when the plates move apart to
produce gaps which molten lava rises to fill.

Convergent plate boundary

-if the tectonic plates collide, they form a convergent plate
boundary. Usually, one of the converging plates will move beneath
the other, which is known as subduction…the new magma(molten
rock) rises and may erupt violently to form volcanoes, often
building arcs of island along the convergent boundary.

TRANSFORM FAULT BOUNDARY

-A strike-slip fault is a simple offset; however, a transfofrm fault is
formed between two different plates, each moving away from the
spreading center of a divergent plate boundary…both the san
andreas fault and the alpine fault are shown on our interactive plate
tectonics map.