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PLEASEEEEEEEE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QS 1. What are the names of the two famous volcanoes in the Bay of Naples and Sicily? 2. How many people live in Naples? 3. According to the official evacuation plan, how many people will be evacuated if Vesuvius threatens an eruption? 4. Why would such an evacuation be a challenge? 5. Outline the characteristics and effects of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79CE. 6. Explain the formation of Mt. Vesuvius. 7. When did the volcano last erupt and what happened? 8. Mt Vesuvius is carefully monitored by scientists. What are scientists measuring here? 9. How deep is the magma chamber beneath Mt. Vesuvius? 10. Why were the tunnels dug by the Greeks and then extended by the Romans? 11. What evidence is there that Solfatara volcano is still active? 12. In the past, minerals such as sulphur, realgar and alum have been mined from the crater. Why were these minerals valuable? 13. Why are there vineyards on the slopes of Mt. Vesuvius? 14. What have the Sicilians nicknamed Mt. Etna? 15. What does the volcano provide them with? 16. Describe the effects of the 2002 eruption of Mt. Etna. 17. What are the special design features of the new shops that have been constructed in the area destroyed by the eruption? |
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Answer» 1. Etna on Sicily, Vesuvius near Naples2. As of the census of 2010, there were 19,537 people3. Italian authorities are finalizing an emergency plan to evacuate 700,000 people after warnings of Mount Vesuvius's eruption risk were expanded earlier this year.4.evacuating the entire 'red zone' in just 72 hours, using 12 hours for organization, 48 hours for moving, and an extra 12-hour 'security margin' will be a challenge.5. the volcano buried the ancient Roman CITY of Pompeii under a THICK carpet of volcanic ash. The dust “poured across the land” like a flood, ONE witness wrote, and shrouded the city in “a darkness…like the black of closed and unlighted rooms.” Two thousand people died, and the city was abandoned for almost as many years. When a group of explorers REDISCOVERED the site in 1748, they were surprised to find that–underneath a thick layer of dust and debris–Pompeii was mostly intact. The buildings, artifacts and skeletons left behind in the buried city have taught us a great deal about everyday life in the ancient world.6. caused by the African plate sinking underneath the EURASIAN plate which therefore created a convergent boundary in the Bay of Naples, Italy. 7. Mount Vesuvius last erupted in March 1944, seven months after the Allied invasion of Italy.Explanation: |
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