Mapping Volcanic Islands

Geography · 10 questions

Ten multiple-choice questions about volcanic islands, archipelagos and their geological context.

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1. Which island emerged from submarine eruptions off Iceland beginning in 1963?

   1. Heimaey
   2. Deception Island
   3. Surtsey
   4. Anak Krakatau
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   C) Surtsey

2. Which island experienced a major eruption and lava flow in 1973?

   1. Surtsey
   2. Heimaey
   3. Flatey
   4. Grímsey
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   B) Heimaey

3. Which volcanic cone rose within the caldera after the 1883 Krakatau eruption?

   1. Surtsey
   2. Santorini
   3. Réunion
   4. Anak Krakatau
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   D) Anak Krakatau

4. Which island arc formed as a result of subduction?

   1. Galápagos Islands
   2. Hawaiian Islands
   3. Canary Islands
   4. Aleutian Islands
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   D) Aleutian Islands

5. Which major volcanic island lies on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

   1. Galápagos
   2. Iceland
   3. Madeira
   4. Tonga
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   B) Iceland

6. Which chain has islands that generally get older farther from the active hotspot?

   1. Aleutian island chain
   2. Hawaiian-Emperor chain
   3. Kuril island chain
   4. Mariana island chain
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   B) Hawaiian-Emperor chain

7. Which Aegean island is associated with the Late Bronze Age Minoan eruption?

   1. Mykonos
   2. Rhodes
   3. Naxos
   4. Santorini
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   D) Santorini

8. On which main Japanese island is Mount Fuji located?

   1. Hokkaido
   2. Kyushu
   3. Honshu
   4. Shikoku
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   C) Honshu

9. Assuming a chain formed over a stationary hotspot, if island ages increase northwestward, which way did the plate move?

   1. Northwest
   2. Southwest
   3. Northeast
   4. Southeast
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   A) Northwest

10. Which archipelago straddles the equator and is known for its volcanic islands?

    1. Galápagos Islands
    2. Azores
    3. Canary Islands
    4. Socotra Archipelago
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    A) Galápagos Islands