Upload and use the sheet below to help you complete the Mount St Helens case study.

Mt St Helens case study sheet 2

Also if you find the post for January 30th 2008 (look in the archives or click on the ‘volcano’ categories tag) there is an alternative case study sheet and a video you can watch.

Pinatubo was one of the largest eruptions in the 20th century. It was also one of the loudest noises! We are going to do some work in class on Pinatubo. You will need some information to help you. I want you to do some research on the eruption in 1991. Can you find out how the volcano effected the surrounding land and people. Produce one page that describes one effect in detail. You may paste in pictures, but you must describe the effect in YOUR OWN words. The links below may help:

Wikipedia Pinatubo page

USGS Pinatubo page

Georesources Pinatubo page

Explain what is happening at the following tectonic boundaries:

Collision Margin

Conservative Margin

Produce a picture and explanation for each. Try these links to get you started:

Collision Margin

Conservative Margin

What happens at a:

Constructive Plate boundary/margin?

Destructive Plate boundary/margin?

Use diagrams to help explain.

Click on the link below to upload the assessment instruction/guide sheet. I have also put a link to the NC level guide for this assessment – use these to help you aim for a good level.

Yr 9 Kobe assessment instructions

NC levels for Kobe assessment

Make sure that you have completed the case study sheet on the 1980 eruption of Mt St Helens by next wednesday. The sheet is available to download below for those of you who have lost it…

Mt St Helens case study sheet

Useful links: good old Wikipedia; an interesting virtual tour of the current crater.

I have also embedded a decent Youtube clip below (sounds like somebody’s school project… take note you lot.)

Your HW this week is to compare and contrast the two earthquake case studies we have investigated: Kobe (1995) and Kashmir (2005). If you did not complete the case study sheet, have lost it or were away, you can upload both below.

Kobe Case Study Table

Kashmir EQ Case Study Table

You can use the PPT text book for information anbout Kobe. For Kashmir, follow this link to a useful Wikipedia page, or this one to the BBC.

The homework itself was to compare the imapct of earthquake hazards in MEDCs and LEDCs. You need to answer the following questions in detail (remember to EXPLAIN/GIVE REASONS):

1. Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between, causes, primary and secondary effects, and responses to the earthquakes in Kobe and Kashmir.

2. Where are the effects of earthquakes greatest, MEDCs or LEDCs?

Your homework this week was to ensure that you had labelled diagrams of each of the 4 main tectonic plate margins – Constructive, Destructive (subduction and collision) and Conservative. You also needed to explain for each the associated landforms and hazards. The work can be completed on the downloadable sheet below:

plate margins