THE DISTRIBUTION OF

EARTHQUAKE
EPICENTERS, ACTIVE
VOLCANOES AND
MOUNTAIN RANGES
PREPARED BY: TYPE YOUR NAME HERE
Most Essential Learning Competencies

Describe and relate the

distribution of active volcanoes,
earthquake epicenters, and major
mountain belts to Plate Tectonic
Theory
World Plates and World Map
Objectives:

 Describe
the distribution of active
volcanoes, earthquake epicenters and
major mountain belts.
 Determine the scientific basis for dividing
the Lithospheric Plates.
 Compare the locations of majority of
earthquake epicentres with the location of
volcanoes around the world.
Activity 1: Let’s Mark the Boundaries
Materials:
Fig.5: Map of the Earthquake
distribution
Fig. 6: Map of Active Volcanoes of
the World
Fig. 7: Mountain Ranges of the World
2 pieces plastic sheet
2 marking pens(different Colors)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
GROUP 1: PROCEDURE
1.Study Figure 5 showing the earthquake
distribution around the world. Trace the
approximate locations of several earthquake
“clusters” using a marking pen on one of the
plastic sheets.
Answer the following questions:
a. How are earthquake distributed on the
map?
b. Where are they located?
c. Where are places with no earthquakes?
d. Why is it important for us to identify areas
which are prone to earthquakes?
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 GROUP 2: PROCEDURE
1. Study the map of active Volcanoes in Figure 6.
2. On the second plastic sheet, sketch the approximate
locations of several volcanoes using a marking pen.
 Answer the following questions:
 a. How are volcanoes distributed?
 b. Where are they located?
 c. Based on the map, mention a country that is unlikely
to experience a volcanic eruption.
GROUP 3: PROCEDURE
Study the Figure 7, the orange portions
indicate mountain ranges of the world.
Question:

How will you relate the distribution

of mountain ranges with the distribution
of earthquake epicenters and volcanoes?
Fig. 5. Map of earthquake distribution (red,
green and blue dots represents the
earthquake epicenters
Fig. 6. Map of active volcanoes (red areas
represent presence of volcanoes)
Fig. 7. Map of mountain ranges of the world
 Distribution of quakes
equal or greater than M5 (1980-
1990)
How are earthquakes distributed on the map?

The world’s earthquakes are not randomly

distributed over the Earth’s surface. They tend to
be concentrated in narrow zones.
Where are they located?
Some are located near the edges of the continents, some
are in mid-continents, while others are in oceans.

Where are places with no earthquakes?

Paviodar, Karaganda, etc.
 Large part of the Pacific Ocean, northernmost Asia, majority
of Europe, eastern portion of North and South America and
western Africa.

Why is it important for us to identify areas which are prone

to earthquakes?
It is important to identify areas which are prone to
earthquakes so that necessary precautions could be done if
ever you’re living in one of those places.
 Location of some of
Earth’s major volcanoes
How are volcanoes distributed on the map?

Volcanoes are not randomly distributed. Majority

of them are found along the edges of some
continents.
Where are they located?
Majority are found along the edges of some continents,
particularly in the western coast of North and South
America, East and South East Asia.

Based on the map, mention a country that is unlikely to

experience a volcanic eruption?
New York, Chicago, Canada, etc.

Compare the location of majority of earthquake

epicenters with the location of volcanoes around the
world. What can you say?
Earthquake epicenters and volcanoes are both situated at
the same locations.
 Earth’s major mountain chains
How will you relate the the distribution of
mountain ranges with the distribution of
earthquake and volcanoes?

Mountain ranges are found in places where volcanoes

and earthquakes epicenters are also located.
 Plate Boundaries

What do you think is the basis of scientist in dividing Earth’s lithosphere into
several plates?
Geologic activities such as seismicity (occurrence of earthquake), volcanism
and mountain formation are the basis of scientists in dividing Earth’s lithosphere.
Remember:

 Places on earth where most of the earthquakes

originated or some mountains and volcanoes were
formed mark the boundaries of each lithospheric
plate.
 Each plate is slowly moving relative to each
other, causing geologic events to happen along
their boundaries.
Remember:

 Platesare large pieces of the upper few

hundred kilometers of Earth that move as a
single unit as it floats above the mantle.
 As
plates interact along their margins,
important geological processes take place,
such as the formation of mountain belts,
earthquakes, and volcanoes.
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