Davao City National High
School
School ID: 304360
ACTIVE VOLCANO
CONTINENT
EARTHQUAKE
EPICENTER
FOCUS
MAGMA
MOUNTAIN
MOUNTAIN RANGE
SEISMIC WAVES
PRIMARY WAVE
SECONDARY WAVE
SEISMOGRAM
SEISMOGRAPH
TSUNAMI
VOLCANO
OUTER CORE
CRUST
INNER
CORE
MANTLE
LITHOSPHERE
CRUST
UPPERMOST
MANTLE
LITHOSPHERE IS A COMBINATION OF
CRUST AND UPPERMOST MANTLE
What’s New
MAP 1: DISTRIBUTION OF EARTHQUAKES
Remember Where the Edges Meet (page 6)
c.
d.Name thethere
Why are country/ies where earthquakes
no earthquakes may not
on the country/ies
a. How areb.earthquakes
Where are they situated?
distributed on the map?
you happen.
mentioned?
EURASIA
N. AMERICA
PACIFIC
AFRICA
PACIFIC
INDO-
S. AMERICA AUSTRALIA
c.b. Answers
Some are may vary.near
located Somethe ofedges
the possible
of the
a. The world’s earthquakes are
d. It is important to identify areas which not randomly
are prone
answers
continents, are
some large part of the Pacific Ocean,
distributed
to earthquakes soare
ove the in necessary
that mid-continents,
Earth’s surface. Theywhile
tendothers
precautions to be
could
northernmost Asia, are majority
in oceans.
ANTARCTIC of Europe, eastern
be done if ever you’re living in one zones
concentrated in narrow of those places.
portion of N and S America and western Africa
MAP 2: EARTH’S MAJOR VOLCANOES
g. Based on the map, which country/ies will unlikely
e. How are volcanoes
f. Where distributed?
are they situated?
experience a volcanic eruption?
e. Volcanoes
f. Majority are
are not randomly
found distributed.
along the Majority
edges of some
of them are
continents, g.found along
particularly
Answers thewestern
inmay
the edges of
vary. someof N
coast
and S. America,continents.
East and Southeast Asia
MAP 3: MOUNTAIN CHAINS DISTRIBUTION
MAP 1 over MAP 2, and MAP 2 over MAP 3
h. How will
i. How do you
youcompare the
relate the location ofofmajority
distribution mountainof
j. What do you think is the basis of scientists in
earthquake
ranges withepicenters with the
the distribution location of
of earthquake
dividing Earth’s Lithosphere into several plates?
volcanoes
epicentersaround the world?
and volcanoes?
j. Geologic Activities such as seismicity
i. Mountain ranges are found in places where
(Occurrence of earthquake), volcanism, and
volcanoes and/or earthquake epicenters are also
mountain formation are the basis of scientists in
located.
dividing Earth’s lithosphere.
7 Major Tectonic Plates
2 3
Philippine Plate
1 4 Pacific Plate
7 6
5
MOUNTAIN RANGES
b.a.Why
Which
is this
volcanoes
area called
are familiar
the Pacific
to you?
Ring of
Why?
Fire?
b. Active Volcanoes, faults, and earthquake
epicenters almost surround the Pacific Region.
Activity
POLITICAL
2: Rethink
MAP the
OFRisks
THEpp
13-19
PHILIPPINES
Figure 3. Risks to Earthquakes
Figure 4. Risks to Landslides Induced by Earthquakes
Figure 5. Risks to Volcanic Eruptions
Figure 6. Risks to Tsunamis
4.d What do you think those areas are
4.b Are
4.c If there
you will regions
choose awhere all the
province four
to live,
high-risk for earthquakes, landslides,
risks are highly
wherepresent?
will it be?List them down.
Why?
volcanic eruptions and tsunamis?
4.d This is due to its location along the
Ring of Fire, or4.b
4.c PALAWAN typhoon
(NONONE belt – aRISK)
GEOLOGIC large
Pacific Ocean region where many of
Earth’s volcanic eruptions and
earthquakes occur.
B. Above the Subduction Zone
EARTHQUAKE
EPICENTERS
