though other places have geothermal activity‚ Yellowstone National Park was established in 1872 and covers the largest area‚ encompasses nearly 3‚500 square miles. The park has Old faithful geyser‚ Lake Yellowstone which is in the caldera of a dormant volcano‚ and the park also has bubbling mud pots‚ hot springs and hot colorful pools. More than half of the world’s geysers are located in Yellowstone. There are 10‚000 thermal features in the park and only 3% are geysers. The most famous one is Old Faithful
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fracture propagation along a fault plane Volcanic eruptions Volcanoes can cause widespread destruction and consequent disaster several ways. The effects include the volcanic eruption itself that may cause harm following the explosion of the volcano or the fall of rock. Second‚ lava may be
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There are many reasons I would like to go on the field trip to Hawaii. The first reason is I love to travel and see new things. This trip would be a dream vacation come true for anyone! The first six days look amazing with seven things on the list that I have never done before. Then the camping for six days sounds wonderful with farming‚ horseback riding‚ and snorkeling‚ I have only gone horseback riding once and it was fun‚ plus my family is involved with horses so I know a lot about them! Every
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woman either fell or was pushed after peering down a hole into the dark emptiness below‚ a result of her own foolishness. Foolish curiosity once again appeared in When Grizzlies Walked Upright‚ when the young girl stuck her head out of the top of the volcano‚ even after her father had expressly warned her not to‚ and was carried away by the Wind Spirit. Wind Spirit was hardly mentioned‚ but right away‚ I got the idea that he was the mischievous character. In The World on the Turtle’s Back‚ there is a
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One of Maui’s most visible attractions is the Haleakala National Park. It is one of the most outstanding places to watch a sunrise. It’s a two hour drive up the very curvy and steep road to the top of Mt. Haleakala. It gets very cold and often gusty at the summit. The temperature drops 3º for every 1000 feet of elevation‚ so at the Haleakala Visitor Center’s 9‚740-foot elevation (where most people watch the sunrise) it’s about 30º colder than at sea level‚ temperatures are often in the 40-degree
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The natural hazards caused by plate tectonics are more a result of human factors than physical ones. Discuss to what extent do you agree with this statement? [40 marks] A natural hazard is a threat of a naturally occurring event that will have a negative effect on people or the environment. The Earth’s lithosphere (crust) is divided into tectonic plates which are constantly in motion due to the convection currents caused by heat cycles in the mantle‚ driven by radioactive decay in the Earth’s core
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similarly the sun’s light provides energy to green plants through photosynthesis. Although nature acts positively in many ways it also acts in a negatively. For example volcanoes release boiling hot magma that destroys land and causes deaths‚ in 1815 a volcano erupted in Indonesia which killed approximately 92‚000 people. Similarly this year there was an earthquake in Haiti on the 12th of January that had a magnitude of 7.0 and killed about 230‚000 people‚left 1‚000‚000 people homeless and had 52 aftershocks
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1. Where is Herculaneum located? What happened to the city? Herculaneum is located near Pompeii and a volcano erupted and buried the city alive 2. Why is Herculaneum important to archeology today? Herculaneum is important to society because they have a better chance of piecing together the mysteries of Herculaneum than any other site. All the evidence has been well preserved making it easier to piece together this ancient society. 3. What are some of the challenges that archeologists face when
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Positive Effects of Volcanos Volcanic activity has many positive impacts on both the natural physical environment and on socio-economic activity. Positive impacts include the creation of new land‚ the creation of valuable natural minerals and ores‚ and the enhancement of countries’ tourism potential. Creation of new land: Volcanic activity can result in the creation of new land‚ when material from within the earth’s crust is ejected in the form of molten liquid‚ then cools and solidifies to created
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‘The hazards presented by volcanic and seismic events have the greatest impact on the world’s poorest people’ to what extent do you agree with this view? (40 marks) Volcanic and sesmin events and activities can take place all over the world and therefore both more economically developed countries (MEDCs) and less economically develop countries (LEDCs) can be affected. In the last 30 years there have been masses of examples of where volcanic and seismis event have had an impact on both MEDCs and
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