Plate Tectonics Basic
The Earth's outer shell, made of large, rigid plates, is known as this.
What is the lithosphere?
This Caribbean country was struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in 2010.
What is Haiti?
This Caribbean island experienced the 1995 eruption of Soufrière Hills, which destroyed its capital/
What is Montserrat?
The 7.5 magnitude earthquake of 1974 affected multiple islands in this region.
What is the Lesser Antilles?
Volcanic eruptions create this type of soil, which is ideal for farming.
What is fertile soil?
This semi-fluid layer beneath the Earth's crust allows tectonic plates to float and move.
What is the asthenosphere?
What is Port Royal?
The 1902 eruption of La Soufrière on this island killed 1,600 people.
What is Saint Vincent?
The 1907 earthquake in this country improved building codes in its capital, Kingston.
What is Jamaica?
This type of structure is designed to reduce damage during earthquakes.
What is an earthquake-resistant building?
The type of plate boundary where plates slide past each other.
What is a transform boundary?
What is Mount Pelée?
This island features the famous Boiling Lake, a result of volcanic activity.
What is Dominica?
The 1946 earthquake in this country triggered a tsunami that affected the Samana Peninsula.
What is the Dominican Republic?
Caribbean tourism benefits from this type of volcanic feature, like the Sulphur Springs in Saint Lucia.
What are geothermal attractions?
Convection currents in this part of the Earth drive the movement of tectonic plates.
What is the mantle?
Over 18,000 people were evacuated during this 2021 eruption in Saint Vincent.
What is La Soufrière?
The Soufrière Hills eruptions in Montserrat caused this major impact on the economy.
What is the destruction of the capital and economy?
In 2021, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake devastated this southern region of Haiti.
What is the southern peninsula>
This institution helps Caribbean nations prepare for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
What is the UWI Seismic Research Centre?
The process where one tectonic plate is forced under another, often creating volcanoes.
What is subduction?
This 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck Guadeloupe in 1843, causing widespread damage.
What is the Guadeloupe Earthquake?
The 1976-1977 eruption of Soufrière in this island had no casualties but cost over $1 billion.
What is Guadeloupe?
This Caribbean island felt the effects of a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in 2018, causing structural damage.
What is Trinidad and Tobago.
After the Soufrière Hills eruption, many Montserratians migrated to this country, spreading Caribbean culture.
What is the United Kingdom?