Pacific Ring of Fire

s1180203Chika Watanabe

What is the pacific ring of fire?

● Pacific Ring of Fire is a volcanic zone around the Pacific Ocean.

● Volcano Islands and volcanoes are mostly generic name. Another name for the Pacific ring of fire is Pacific ring of fire orogenic belt.

● Are said to be the world's two largest orogen.

Formation of the volcanic belt

1. Oceanic plates are moving around the plateand the Pacific Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

2. The plates move under the continental plates and　  oceanic plates.3. The plate was extruded minutes.4. Volcano Islands and volcanoes are formed.

Features of volcanoes

● Volcanic belt is seismically active and volcanic activity.

● Pacific Ring of Fire includes the Aleutian Islands and the Volcano Islands including Indonesia and the Philippines and the Japanese archipelago.

● Pacific Ring of Fire includes the Andes Mountains and the Rocky Mountains.

What is the Pacific Rim?

● Pacific Ocean or the surrounding area refers to Pacific Rim countries and cities located on the edge of the Pacific Ocean.

● Pacific Rim countries U.S. Japan Malaysia New Zealand China Canada Russia South Korea Thailand Taiwan and others

Earthquakes and Volcanoes of Japan

● Japan is a major volcanoes in the world. Japan is surrounded by four plates, and earthquake sand tsunamis and volcanic activity.

● Especially is the world's highest volcano of Mt.

● Japan has many earthquakes, the earthquake occurred and the eastern Great Hanshin Earthquake.

Earthquakes and volcanoes in New Zealand

● New Zealand is one of the great earthquakeprone country.

● New Zealand fall into the ring of fire, volcanic activity and is earthquake country.Because frequent earthquakes in New Zealand, is very strict building regulations.

Conclusion

● Volcanic ring of fire around the Pacific Ocean are (Volcano Islands and volcanoes) is a generic term for.

● Volcanic belt is seismically active, and volcanic activity.So, around the country must be careful volcanic earthquakes.