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Plate Tectonics for Students

The document outlines an educational activity aimed at helping students describe the distribution of active volcanoes, earthquake epicenters, and major mountain belts. It includes objectives, materials needed, a step-by-step procedure for analyzing maps, and guide questions for reflection. The activity emphasizes understanding the scientific basis for dividing the Earth's lithospheric plates.

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Plate Tectonics for Students

The document outlines an educational activity aimed at helping students describe the distribution of active volcanoes, earthquake epicenters, and major mountain belts. It includes objectives, materials needed, a step-by-step procedure for analyzing maps, and guide questions for reflection. The activity emphasizes understanding the scientific basis for dividing the Earth's lithospheric plates.

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Activity 2
Let’s Mark the Boundaries
Objectives:
•Describe the distribution of active volcanoes, earthquake epicenters,
and major mountain belts.
•Determine the scientific basis for dividing the Lithospheric plates.
Materials:
•Figure 5: Map of earthquake distribution
•Figure 6: Map of active volcanoes of the world
•Figure 7: Mountain ranges of the world
•2 pieces plastic sheet used for book cover, same size as a book page
•marking pens (two different colors)

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.

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Figure 5. Map of earthquake distribution (Red, green, and blue dots represent
earthquake epicenters)

2. Study the map of active volcanoes in Figure 6.


3. On the second plastic sheet, sketch the approximate locations of several
volcanoes using a marking pen.
4. Place the earthquake plastic sheet over the volcano plastic sheet.
5. Study Figure 7, the orange portions indicate mountain ranges
of the world.
6. Now that you have seen the location of volcanoes, mountain ranges, and
majority of earthquake epicenters, study Figure 2 on page 7, Map of Plate
boundaries once more.
http://www.clipart.dk.co.uk/1068/az/Earth/Mountain_ranges
Figure 7. Mountain ranges of the world
Guide Questions:
Q5. How are earthquakes distributed on the

map? Q6. Where are they located?

Q7. Where are there no earthquakes?

Q8. Why is it important for us to identify areas which are prone to

earthquakes? Q9. How are volcanoes distributed?

Q10. Where are they located?

Q11. Based on the map, mention a country that is unlikely to experience a


volcanic eruption.

Q12. Compare the location of majority of earthquake epicenters with the


location of volcanoes around the world.

Q13. How will you relate the distribution of mountain ranges with the
distribution of earthquake epicenters and volcanoes?

Q14. What do you think is the basis of scientists in dividing Earth’s


lithosphere into several plates?

Generalization/Conclusion:

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