Volcano Vesuvius Volcano Vesuvius‚ a famous volcano that changed itself and the land around it over the course of it’s time. Vesuvius is located in Southern Italy and is southeast of the Bay of Naples. It is on the plain of Campania. It was approximately 7 miles (11 kilometers) tall in AD 79‚ before it erupted and buried Pompeii and Stabiae in pumice and ash‚ and Herculaneum with mud flows. (The pumice and ash that had hardened covered the villages for over 28 feet tall‚ and plaster casts were found
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Mount Vesuvius is one of the most notoriously recognized volcanic eruptions known to man to date. As our text states‚ “this famous volcano erupted in the year 79 AD‚ ejecting a huge cauliflower-shaped cloud of ash and debris that rapidly settled to the Earth (Strahler 436).” After doing some outside research on this magnificent volcanic landform‚ I found quite a few things: “Mount Vesuvius is located in Italy‚ near the areas of the Tyrrhenian Sea and the capital of Italy. The volcano also buried
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MOUNT VESUVIUS FACTS Mount Vesuvius is probably the most famous volcano EVER! I wrote a couple of interesting facts that you can copy and paste freely for your term paper or geography project. * Situated in Naples‚ Italy‚ Mount Vesuvius which is 19‚ 000 years old is a stratovolcano. This volcano can be recognized even from a distance‚ due to its characteristic feature of a ’humpback’ mountain. Volcanoes are classified according to their shapes and Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano.
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CORE 1: CITIES OF VESUVIUS – POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM 1. Geographical content The physical environment: the geographical setting‚ natural features and resources of Pompeii and Herculaneum GEOGRAPHICAL SETTING/NATURAL FEATURES Located in the coastal plain known today as Campania – 200km south of Rome Known for its temperate climate and beautiful landscape Plain faces the Bay of Naples – Tyrrhenian sea to the west Mount Vesuvius dominates the Campania plain Pompeii and Herculaneum
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Vesuvius and St. Helens are volcanoes‚ they both erupted . Nonetheless‚ these volcanoes did damage to land and loss of life. Some people even lived by these volcanos‚ it may awesome to live by a volcano‚ or it may be terrifying. Nonetheless‚ if you were to live by a volcano while it was erupting‚ the event would be terrifying from the tremors of a volcano‚ moreover‚ many years ago St. Helens erupted‚ the tremors were horrific‚ people who lived by this volcano were terrified they probably had to
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cause craters that have collapsed called calderas. The lava flow from a stratovolcano normally cools before it has the chance to spread. This is due to the viscosity of the lava being extremely high. One of the most famous stratovolcanoes is Mount Vesuvius. This volcano is known for its huge explosion that had taken out the whole town of Pompeii. When a stratovolcano erupts the magma chamber builds up until the volcano explodes. Thus causing major destruction‚ including‚ ash fall‚ huge lava flows and
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written by Robert Harris. This book is about the cities around Mt. Vesuvius during the eruption. The book starts out in Pompeii during the eruption‚ but everyone assumes it’s just the weather heating up as summer ends. However‚ one man is curious to find out what is happening and after a few days of research‚ he finds out that the volcano and its ashes will destroy the Bay of Naples‚ Pompeii‚ and other cities surrounding Mt. Vesuvius. He and Pliny the Elder try to lead people to safety but the book
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volcanoes‚ Mount Vesuvius located on the Italian east coast and Mount Tambora located on the northern coast of Sumbawa island‚ Indonesia. Volcanoes are the most destructive natural disasters. Both Mount Vesuvius and Mount Tambora have caused great destruction in the past‚ killing many people and destroying entire cities. This poster will compare and contrast the volcanoes types/structure‚ the cause of the eruptions and the current levels of activity . Body Both Mount Vesuvius and Mount Tambora
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IGCSE London Examinations IGCSE Anthology for English Language (4355) For examination in May and November 2005‚ 2006‚ 2007 April 2003‚ Issue 1 delivered locally‚ recognised globally Anthology Anthology for English Language (4355) London Examinations IGCSE Edexcel is one of the leading examining and awarding bodies in the UK and throughout the world. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic‚ vocational‚ occupational and specific programmes for employers. Through
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IGCSE REVISION NOTES The basic economic problem: scarcity and exercise of choice . igcse economics - Scarce resources & unlimited wants This is the reason for the existence of this subject. In reality most resources are scarce. Similarly individuals and nations have unlimited wants. [pic] The Basics [pic] Scare Resources There are only a limited number of resources such as workers‚ machines‚ factories‚ raw materials etc. Yet there are a number of different ways in which they could
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