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Do people and volcanoes mix?
List two or three advantages of living in a volcanically active area.
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True or False?
Iceland’s volcanic areas provide cheap, clean electricity and water.
True or False?
Iceland’s volcanic areas provide cheap, clean electricity and water.TRUE
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True or False?
Volcanic ash is very fertile.
True or False?
Volcanic ash is very fertile. TRUE
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True or False?
Local people like to surf the glacial outburst floods.
True or False?
Local people like to surf the glacial outburst floods.FALSE
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True or False?
Volcanoes are a useful source of fire.
True or False?
Volcanoes are a useful source of fire.FALSE
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True or False?
Iceland mines volcanic rocks and pumice.
True or False?
Iceland mines volcanic rocks and pumice.TRUE
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True or False?
The volcanic areas allow Iceland to grow Bananas.
True or False?
The volcanic areas allow Iceland to grow Bananas.TRUE
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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 This allowed farmers to increase crop productivity
Iceland mines volcanic rocks and pumice
The volcanic areas allow Iceland to grow Bananas
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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 self-sufficient and reduces the cost of food imports
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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
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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