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Theme 1 Tectonic Activity
Theme 1 Tectonic Activity
Tectonic Activity
Plate tectonics
The Alpide Belt, passes through the
Mediterranean region eastward through Asia
and joins the Circum-Pacific Belt in the East
Indies.
Hazards
• Eruptions pose a direct & indirect threat to people.
• Pyroclastic flows, lava flows, falling ash & gas are deadly due to high
temperature & damage to property.
• Earthquakes, tsunamis, rainfall-caused debris flow are indirect hazards.
Benefits
• Fertile soils
• Pollution free source of thermal & electric energy.
• Tourism
• Volcanic rocks & magmatic rocks contain valuable ore deposits, pumice,
cinders & raw materials for the road-building, constructing, manufacturing &
landscaping industries.