2. SPECIFICATION DETAIL
• 3.2a The reasons why people continue to live in
areas of volcanic and earthquake activity.
3. LEARNING OBJECTIVE
• Understand the economic, social
and environmental reasons why
people continue to live in areas of
volcanic and earthquake activity.
• Evaluate the benefits against the
risks.
4. SAN ANDREAS FAULT LINE CALIFORNIA
• What is the San Andreas fault line: Here
• Where does it go: Here
• Why do people live in California
• The Central Valley is California's agricultural heartland and
grows approximately one-third of the nation's food
• largest freshwater lake by area entirely in California.
• Home to the giant sequoia trees, the largest living organisms on
Earth, and the deep freshwater lake, Lake Tahow, the largest
lake in the state by volume.
• Relief rainfall due to the mountain range.
• Water from the Delta provides drinking water for nearly 23
million people
• About 45% of the state's total surface area is covered by forests
5. SOME REASONS WHY SETTLEMENT
ARE ON TECTONIC BOUNDARIES
• New Land
"Volcanoes build new land."
• Fertile Soils
"Volcanic materials ultimately break down and weather to form some of the most fertile
soils on Earth."
• Geothermal Energy
"The internal heat associated with young volcanic systems has been harnessed to produce
geothermal energy." ... includes Newberry Caldera, The Geysers Geothermal Field, Casa
Diablo, Salton Sea Geothermal Field
• Mineral Resources
"Most of the metallic minerals mined in the world, such as copper, gold, silver, lead, and
zinc, are associated with magmas found deep within the roots of extinct volcanoes
located above subduction zones."
• Industrial Products
"People use volcanic products as building materials, as abrasive and cleaning agents, and
as raw materials for many chemical and industrial uses."
• Business Opportunities
Advertisements, Arts and Crafts, Food and Lodging, etc.
• Spas and Resorts
Rotorua-Whakarawarewa, New Zealand
• Recreation and Tourism
America's National Parks and Monuments ... includes Yellowstone Caldera - First National
Park, Mount Rainier - Fifth National Park, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument,
etc.
7. LEARNING OBJECTIVE
• Understand the economic, social
and environmental reasons why
people continue to live in areas of
volcanic and earthquake activity.
• Evaluate the benefits against the
risks.
8. TASK
• Create a ‘stay’ or ‘go’ poster.
Outlining the key reasons why people
9. LEARNING OBJECTIVE
• Understand the economic, social
and environmental reasons why
people continue to live in areas of
volcanic and earthquake activity.
• Evaluate the benefits against the
risks.
