Where do earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
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Where have earthquakes occurred?
• • • • • • • • • • • • • Alaska 1964 San Franscisco 1906,1989 Mexico City 1985 Guatemala 1976 Peru 1970 Italy 1980 Turkey 1983 Pakistan 1935 India 1993 Pakistan 1935 China 1976 Tokyo 1923 Philippines 1976
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Where have volcanoes erupted?
• • • • • • • • • • • • • Mount Etna, Italy Mount Fuji, Japan Heimaey, Iceland Pinatubu, Phillipines Mauna Loa. Hawaii Aconcagua, Chile Chimborazo, Ecuador Katmai, Alaska Krakatoa, Indonesia Popocatepetl, Mexico Mount St Helens, Washington State Vesuvius, Italy Unzen, Japan
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How can we explain the pattern?
What causes the plates to move?
What evidence is there that the plates have always been moving?