Volcanology | MCQs

Explanation

Indonesia is known as a volcano-rich country

Indonesia has a great number of volcanoes in the world

Indonesia has around 130 active volcanoes

In Indonesia, more than 70% of the population live within 100km of one or more of the country's 130 active volcanoes

Indonesia is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire

while 

Mauna Loa is still the largest ACTIVE volcano on Earth

Explanation

Mount Vesuvius is an active volcano located in Italy, near the city of Naples.

Last eruption: 17–23 March 1944

Additional information:

It is famous for its eruption in 79 AD,

which buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under a thick blanket of volcanic ash and pumice.

Explanation

• Mount Fuji
  • Mount Fuji, is the highest mountain in Japan.
  • It rises to 12,388 feet (3,776 meters) near the Pacific Ocean coast in Yamanashi and Shizuoka ken (prefectures) of central Honshu.
  • It is a volcano that has been dormant since its last eruption, in 1707, but is still generally classified as active by geologists.
  • The mountain is the major feature of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park (1936), and it is at the center of a UNESCO World Heritage site designated in 2013.