ACTIVITY #2

GROUP 5
10- RIZAL
 I. TITLE

“LET’S MARK THE

BOUNDARIES”
 II. OBJECTIVES
• Describe the distribution of active volcanoes,
earthquake epicenters, and major mountain belts.

• Determine the scientific basis for dividing

Lithospheric plates.
 III. MATERIALS
• Figure 5: Map of earthquake distribution

• Figure 6: Map of active volcanoes of the world

• Figure 7: Mountain rangers of the world

 III. MATERIALS
• 2 pieces plastic sheets used for book cover, same
size as a book page

• Marking pens (two different colors)

 IV. 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.
IV. PROCEDURE
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.
 IV. PROCEDURE
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: Map of Plate boundaries once more.
V. TABLE
 VI. 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?
 VI. QUESTIONS
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.
 VI. QUESTIONS
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 earthquake epicenters and volcanoes?

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

Earth’s lithosphere into several plates?
 VII. ANSWERS
5. Earthquakes epicenter are scattered but are not randomly
distributed over the earth’s surface. They tend to be
concentrated in narrow zones along plate boundaries.

6. Some are located near the edges of the continents of

Western North and South America, some are mid continents,
some surround the Pacific Ocean.
 VII. ANSWERS
7. Large part of the Pacific Ocean, Northern most Asia, most
areas in Europe, Eastern region of North and South America
and Western Africa.

8. Identifying areas which are prone to earthquakes are

important so that necesarry precautions could be done to
prevent lose of life and other casualties
 VII. ANSWERS
9. Volcanoes are not randomly distributed majority of them
are found along the edges of Western North and South
America and also it surrounds the Pacific Ocean.

10. Majority are found along the edges particularly in the

Western Coast of North and South America, some are
located
at East and South Eastern Asia.
 VII. ANSWERS
11. Eastern North and South America, Russia, in the middle
of Australian, majority of Europe and Africa and Western
Asia will not experience volcanic eruption

12. All areas with volcanoes and mountain ranges have

earthquake epicenter, but not all areas with earthquake
epicenter have active volcanoes and mountain ranges
 VII. ANSWERS
13. Mountain ranges are situated in areas with volcanoes and
earthquake epicenter are also located

14. The distribution of earthquake epicenter, active volcanoes

and mountain ranges are the basis of the scientists in dividing
the Earth’s lithosphere.
 VIII. CONCLUSION
Therefore we can conclude that the majority of
earthquake epicenters are located in the area where
volcanoes and mountain ranges are found. These are also
the basis of the scientists in marking the boundaries of
each lithospheric plates. Knowing this will help people
understand the geological events occur in their vicinity
and prepare for possible disasters.
THANK YOU!
JOB WELL DONE