medc/ledc volcano 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Gabi ChaseCreated on: 16-04-14 15:08 ledc volcanic eruption Montserrat 1 of 25 where? situated within the northern part of the Lesser Antilles 2 of 25 what is it? an island arc formed where the Atlantic plate subducts beneath the caribean plate 3 of 25 what is montserrat built from? almost entirely from volcanic rock 4 of 25 when did chances peak begin erupting? 1995 5 of 25 what happened in april 1996? the entire population was forced to leave the capital city of Plymouth 6 of 25 what happened in early 1997 continued dome growth with small eruptions and ballistic projectiles 7 of 25 what happened on 25th june chances peak volcano catastrophically erupted as the dome of the volcano collapsed 8 of 25 how many cubic metres if hot rock/gas did this send? 5 million cubic metres down the side of Soufriere Hills 9 of 25 where did most of this flow? down the northern flank which engulfed the capital city of Plymouth and destroyed industry and agri 10 of 25 how much of the island was considered safe? 40km2, plymouth buried in 10m of ash and mud 11 of 25 how many killed 19 due to fires associated with pyroclastic flows 12 of 25 how much of infrastructure destroyed 3/4 13 of 25 how many evacuated to antigua more than half pop 14 of 25 what did UK do to help? set up MVO, exclsuions zones, resettlement to safer north, temp shelters, sea/air access 15 of 25 what did NGOs do red cross set up temp schools and medical support 16 of 25 how much UK spend 100 million 17 of 25 Mr Nyiragongo, Congo, eruption? January 2002 18 of 25 where Virunga Mountains in the Democratic Republic of Congo 19 of 25 crater crater is 250m deep, 2km wide and often contains a lava lake 20 of 25 responsible for approx Africa’s recorded volcanic eruptions responsible for approx 40% of Africa’s recorded volcanic eruptions 21 of 25 eruption fissure 13km long on the southern flank of the volcano, spewing lava up to 2m deep, which flowed in the direction of Goma and Lake Kivu 22 of 25 Effects Destroyed at least 1/3 of Goma, a town with over 20,000 23 of 25 Effects lava covered the northern third of the runway at Goma airport. 24 of 25 Death toll Death toll reached 147 25 of 25
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