Mount Nyiragongo The volcanoes of the world are magnificent and fascinating structures. Some are quiet and some are colossal. Some lay dormant for many years while others erupt on a regular basis. Volcanoes can obliterate entire cities in a matter of minutes. Although it is not particularly well known‚ Mount Nyiragongo is an important and interesting‚ as well as a destructive volcano. Mount Nyiragongo is located in the eastern part of Zaire‚ or the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa. It is at
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makes Steven Kutcher and Carsten Peter so unique? They both are very intelligent people who live different lives than the “typical man”. Steven is an entomologist and bug trainer‚ and Carsten is a volcano enthusiast who lives for taking pictures of volcanoes. You currently may be asking yourself what the heck do these two men have in common? But they actually have a lot more in common than what you would think. Both of Steven and Carsten’s jobs are what they are very passionate about‚ and have wanted
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Introduction: I have decided to answer this question‚ as the extinction of dinosaurs has interested me since I was very young and I thought that by answering it‚ I could learn a lot more about what happened and broaden my knowledge of the subject! Answering about the dinosaurs would also keep me interested in the topic as I am working on it and I do not fully understand many parts so as I work on the case study I can learn more and stop myself from becoming bored. The subject has no concrete answer
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plates and many smaller ones. The plates move due to convection currents rising in the mantle. Distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes Mainly found along plate boundaries. In linear clusters (lines). At destructive boundaries. Around the Pacific plate or ‘Ring of Fire’ West Coast of America’s No volcanoes on conservative boundaries Volcanoes also found in the middle of plates or ‘Hot spots’. Types of plate boundary Destructive Constructive Conservative/Transform
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causing a tsunami to become visible and then grow even higher as the water gets more shallow. The shock waves produced by the earthquake would radiate out and cause other waves to form. The second reason for tsunamis are caused by volcanoes. There are two ways volcanoes can cause tsunamis. One possibility is for a land-based volcano to break down and collapse‚ forcing large amounts of ash and debris into the water. This sudden change and displacement of the water column transfers to kinetic energy
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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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For millions of years people have lived in areas where two different plates meet. In theses types of areas it is very common for earthquakes to happen and for volcanoes to form. So why if these are such dangerous places to live do people continue to settle here? One reason may be that people believe that the types of natural disasters that are possible will never affect them in their lifetime. It is impossible to tell when a plate movement will occur. Some people are willing to take the chance that
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Lassen Peak Volcanoes are some of the most beautiful and dangerous things to observe in the world. Volcanoes are some of the most amazing things to watch‚ they make you want to be close to them but it’s to dangerous.The volcano I chose was "Lassen Peak" located in California‚USA.I chose this volcano because it’s located in California‚ and California is one of my favourite places in the world. Now I’am going to tell you a little bit about Lassen Peak.This volcano is located in Northern
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Tourism Trends The travel and tourism industry is the world’s largest and most diverse industry . In a report of World Tourism Organization entitled International Tourism‚ it has pointed out the desire to standardize the definitions in the tourism industry throughout the world. This shows that tourism is an industry at its mature stage. Standardization has been a product of the big growth of demand for this industry. Meanwhile‚ studies show that there is a present shift of tourism growth in Asia
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C1 TOPIC 1 – THE EARTH’S SEA AND ATMOSPHERE THE EVOLUTION OF THE ATMOSPHERE. Phase 1 – Volcanoes gave out gases. 1) The Earth’s surface was originally molten‚ it was very hot. 2) Eventually the surface cooled down and a bit crust formed. Volcanoes kept erupting. 3) Volcanoes gave out gases: CO2‚ water vapour and small amounts of other gases. (water and oceans formed) 4) The early atmosphere: mostly CO2‚ with no oxygen. 5) The oceans formed when the water vapour condensed.
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