Cumbre Vieja – Canary Islands (Spain)
Eyjafjallajökull – Iceland
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai – Kingdom of Tonga
Mount Etna – Italy
Mount Pinatubo – Philippines
Mount St Helen’s – United States of America
Mount Unzen – Japan
Nevado del Ruiz – Colombia
Piton de la fournaise – Reunion Island (France)
White Island – New Zealand *Please be aware that there are some upsetting videos about this. Avoid if sensitive to this.
Write a minimum 400-word news report.
This must include:
Headlines and subheadings
A map of the world, showing the locations of the volcanoes, plate tectonics, using BOLTSS and annotations
Dates of the eruption periods
Names of locations and areas affected
Reasons why people may be connected to the volcano and/or the area
People involved including victims, rescue teams and Geographers
Any statistics about the eruption (length of eruption, distance it travelled, injuries)
Type of eruption and details of what makes it that type of eruption
Geographical keywords that explain volcanic activity – you must use words we have studied
A comparison between the two eruptions – what are the differences and/or similarities?
Score: 24 points