Distribution of Active Volcanoes

REVIEW: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO

MONITOR VOLCANOES?
The movement of the crust can be caused by
magma rising to Earth’s surface. Seismographs can
detect this movement or deformation. This is an
important tool to predict whether the volcano might
erupt in the future.
MAPPING THE VOLCANOES IN THE PHILIPPINES
1. Based on the Philippine Volcanic Map, each group must list active volcanoes as much as
they can on their whiteboard.

2. After 5 minutes, one group will say one active volcano that they have listed. If the
opponent group has written the same volcano, both groups will cross that volcano out on
their whiteboard. The process continues until one group doesn’t have any volcanoes left
to say.
THE PACIFIC RING OF FIRE
• A zone within the Pacific
ocean that covers a
collection of moving plate
edges forming a “ring” of
volcanoes that cause
earthquakes.

The Pacific Ring of Fire

THE PACIFIC RING OF FIRE
● A 40 000-kilometer, horseshoe-shaped basin that is
associated with oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and plate
movements.
● The Philippines is an archipelago surrounded by
subducting plates that provides ideal condition for
volcanic formation resulting in highly active seismicity and
volcanism in the country.
VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES
● Buoyant molten rock also known as magma rises toward
the surface and extruded as lava during a volcanic
eruption.

● Tectonic activity in the Philippines is one of the most active

in the world characterized by a number of volcanic
activities.
ACTIVE VOLCANOES
● Active volcanoes are those
that erupted within the last
10 000 years.

● As of 2008, PHIVOLCS listed

23 active volcanoes.

Active volcanoes in the

Philippines
ACTIVE VOLCANOES
Mayon Volcano
● It is the most active
volcano in the country
located in Albay.

● It is famous because of
its almost perfect cone
shape. Mt. Mayon
ACTIVE VOLCANOES
Taal Volcano
● It is a volcanic caldera
composed of several
active volcanic
landforms making it a
complex type of
volcano. Taal Volcano
ACTIVE VOLCANOES
Kanlaon Volcano
● It is another active
stratovolcano located
in Negros Oriental.

● Its latest activity was in

June 18, 2016 according
Mt. Kanlaon
to PHIVOLCS.
ACTIVE VOLCANOES
Bulusan Volcano
● It is located in the
province of Sorsogon
● It is a stratovolcano
formed inside a
caldera.
● Its latest activity was in
Mt. Bulusan
March 2, 2017.
POTENTIALLY ACTIVE
Potentially active volcanoes
VOLCANOES
Name of Regio Nearby
Province
Volcano n Cities/Towns
● Volcanoes that do
Apo Davao XI Kidapawan, Davao
not have any City

historical record of Corregidor Bataan III Mariveles

any eruption but are Isarog Camarines V Tigaon, Tinangis,

Sur Mayangayanga, Sta.
considered as Cruz,

morphologically Goa, Simra, Laon,

Turat,
young. Pinaglabanan,
INACTIVE VOLCANOES
● Volcanoes have not erupted for at least 10 000 years and
are not expected to erupt again in the future.

● The morphology of these volcanoes was already modified

by weathering and erosion.
● The Philippines is in a zone within the Pacific ocean that
covers a collection of moving plate edges forming a “ring” of
volcanoes and earthquakes called the Pacific Ring of Fire.

● As of 2008, PHIVOLCS listed 23 active, 26 potentially active

and 281 inactive volcanoes.
IDENTIFY WHETHER IT IS AN ACTIVE OR INACTIVE
VOLCANO. WRITE A FOR ACTIVE AND IA FOR INACTIVE.
ALSO IDENTIFY THE REGION/ PROVINCE WHERE THE
VOLCANOES CAN BE FOUND.

1.Didicas Volcano
2.Kanlaon Volcano
3.Calayan Volcano
4.Mt. Bulusan