Briefly summarize at least 4 major volcanic hazards. Describe the level of risk from most dangerous to least dangerous to human life
For each hazard indicate where the hazard is located relative to the volcano (on the volcano slopes, anywhere within several km of the volcano, anywhere within thousands of km of the volcano, in river valleys near the volcano, near bodies of water near the volcano, etc.) and consider if the probability of the hazard is very low, low, medium, high, or high, within the danger zone of the hazard.
Question undoubtedly has range of answers that could be acceptable in this question, but the question is meant for students to analyze the hazard from what they have learned in this chapter. Question would best be answered with a matrix, similar to below (question might even be worded that way, telling students to answer in a matrix)
Hazard danger location probability
Supervolcano caldera extreme continental scale very low
Pyroclastic flow very high volcano slopes high (on comp. volc)
Explosion/rock aval very high volcano slopes high (on comp. volc)
Lahars and mudflows high river valleys near volc high (on comp. volc)
Tsunami high coastal zone near volc low to moderate
ash inhalation moderate 10s to 100's km from volc modest
lava flows low volcano slopes modest
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