Mapping the Ring of Fire (part 1)
Using a yellow pencil on a map of the world
make a prediction and shade the areas
where you think the most earthquakes
occur.
Using an orange pencil on a map of the
world make a prediction and shade the
areas where you think the most volcanoes
occur.
Label each of the following in brown:
o North America continent
o South America continent
o Australia continent
o Asia continent
o Pacific Ocean
o Sea of Japan
o Mt Rainier
o Mt Fuji
Outline and Label the following in green:
o United States of America
o Japan
Use the information in the data table on the
next page to mark the location of each
earthquake on the world map that follows the
data table.
Use a blue colored pencil to draw a circle
at each earthquake location.
Use a purple colored pencil to mark the
locations of the volcanoes on the map with
a triangle.
Earthquakes
Longitude
Latitude
Longitude
Latitude
120° W
40° N
125° E
23° N
110° E
5° S
30° E
35° N
77° W
4° S
140° E
35° N
88° E
23° N
12° E
46° N
121° E
14° S
75° E
28° N
34° E
7° N
150° W
61° N
74° W
44° N
68° W
47° S
70° W
30° S
175° E
41° S
10° E
45° N
121° E
17° N
85° W
13° N
Volcanoes
Longitude
Latitude
Longitude
Latitude
150° W
60° N
37° E
3° S
70° W
35° S
145° E
40° N
120° W
45° N
120° E
10° S
61° W
15° N
14° E
41° N
105° W
20° N
105° E
5° S
75° W
0°
35° E
15° N
122° W
40° N
70° W
30° S
30° E
40° N
175° E
39° S
60° E
30° N
123° E
38° N
160° E
55° N
Mapping the Ring of Fire (part 2)
View a map of seismic data from the Pacific
Northwest.
After viewing the data make
inferences and sketch the plate
boundaries in the Pacific Northwest
with a red pencil.
View a map of seismic data from Southeast Asia.
After viewing the data make
inferences and sketch the plate
boundaries in Southeast Asia with a
red pencil.
View a map of seismic data from the Pacific Rim.
After viewing the data make
inferences and sketch the plate
boundaries with a red pencil.
After you have sketched your inferred
boundaries compare your map to a map of the
plates of the Pacific Rim
Draw in and label the following plate tectonic
structures in black:
North American Plate
Pacific Plate
East Pacific Rise
Juan de Fuca Plate
Aleutian Trench
Philippine Plate
Cocos Plate
Nazca Plate
Eurasian Plate
Japan Trench
Australian Plate
Marianas Trench
Peruvian (Atacama) Trench
