Transcript living with volcanoes

Do people and volcanoes mix?
List two or three advantages of living in a volcanically active area.
True or False?
Iceland’s volcanic areas provide cheap, clean electricity and water.
TRUE
True or False?
Volcanic ash is very fertile.
TRUE
True or False?
Local people like to surf the glacial outburst floods.
FALSE
True or False?
Volcanoes are a useful source of fire.
FALSE
True or False?
Iceland mines volcanic rocks and pumice.
TRUE
True or False?
The volcanic areas allow Iceland to grow Bananas.
TRUE
So what?
For each true statement, explain why it is an
advantage to Iceland.
Advantage
So What?
Iceland’s volcanic areas provide
cheap, clean electricity and water
Volcanic ash is very fertile
Iceland mines volcanic rocks and
pumice
The volcanic areas allow Iceland to
grow Bananas
This allowed farmers to increase crop
productivity
So what?
For each true statement, explain why it is
an advantage to Iceland.
Advantage
So What?
Iceland’s volcanic areas provide
cheap, clean electricity and water
Icelandic people save money on their
household bills and CO2 emissions
are lower. Foreign companies build
factories in Iceland because of the
cheap electricity
Volcanic ash is very fertile
This allowed farmers to increase crop
productivity
Iceland mines volcanic rocks and
pumice
This can be sold to the building and
construction trade and is a good
source of income
The volcanic areas allow Iceland to
grow Bananas
This makes Iceland almost selfsufficient and reduces the cost of food
imports
Look at the statements as a group. Rank them in order of effectiveness.
Which is the most important at keeping Icelanders safe from eruptions?
Most effective
Least effective
Using the information from this lesson, design a poster
that reassures school groups that Iceland is a safe place
to visit. Include details of the emergency plans. You can
visit the Iceland Met Office website and also that of
Discover the World for additional information