Forces of nature: The Ring of Fire

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Who's ever been to Asia? Where?

What do you know about Asia?

What do you know about volcanoes, earthquakes and other natural disasters? Who's ever experienced one?

Let's read paragraph 1

The Ring of Fire (page 96-97)

So what about this so-called "Ring of Fire"?

- The tectonic plates collide at this point

- That releases a lot of energy

- Earthquakes happen

- Magma can go up easily where it exits as lava

Paragraph II

Earthquakes in Kashmir

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Let's read

Paragraph II together

Make a mindmap of paragraph 1 & 2 for yourself

15-20 minutes

Workbook:

Paragraph 2 exercises:

1 (atlas)

2 (GG)

3 (GG)

If you're done, continue with next week's homework:

4

5

9 (This is a team exercise! In pairs of 2)

10

You can find the Geo Guide (GG) and atlas at my desk

Next week's homework:

Paragraph 2 workbook exercises:

4

5

9 (This is a team exercise! In pairs of 2).

10

This week:

Repetition chapter 5!

The Ring of Fire

- The tectonic plates move towards each other very slowly and collide at this point

- That releases a lot of energy

- Earthquakes happen because the movement is shaky, not smooth

- Magma can go up easily where it exits as lava

Write this down

Earthquakes are measured on the richter scale (2-3 being a minor earthquake, 5-6 a big earthquake and 7-8-9 a devastating earthquake!)

Hypocentre: the centre/middle of an earthquake underground

Epicentre: the centre/middle of an earthquake above ground

What do we mean by..

..the aftermath of a natural disaster?

Lots of people die in the aftermath of natural disaster, because of ... ?

What..

...is magma? How does it form?

...are 3 good points about volcanoes?

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Definition of a natural disaster:

write this down!

A natural disaster is a disaster that is caused by the forces of nature. It usually affects a lot of people and causes a lot of damage.

Examples: earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tidal waves, typhoons, etc.