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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Erta Ale
Shield volcano in Ethiopia

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

  • My volcano is on a continent
  • My volcano is in Ethiopia in Africa
  • The tectonic plate my volcano is on the african plate
  • The boundary my volcano is on is the divergent boundary
  • The cause of my volcano is rifting
Photo by gnuckx

Classification of volcano

  • The type of volcano that erta ale is shield volcano
  • The type of eruption erta ale has is non-eruption
Photo by Ron Schott

BACKGROUND INFORMATION/FACTS

  • My volcano is 5,012 feet tall it is non- explosive it is located is Ethiopia.
  • The last time erta ale erupted was in 2009
  • It erupts pretty often the first time it ever erupted was in 1960
  • Erta ale is in a nature and wild life park it is a rural area
Photo by Karlbert

HAZARDS/RISKS

  • erta ale erupted and burned land
  • And it would happen again if it were to erupt
  • A Lot of animals would die

In conclusion
Based on what I've learned if my volcano was to erupted again it would burn down all the trees around it kill all the animals because the lava is so hot it would burn stuff up and burn animals alive

Photo by javier.losa