- Provide pupils with a large world map showing population distribution (with a key) and a world map showing active zones. Ask them to label the map,
eg 'very dense population in an active zone', 'fairly dense population in an active zone'. Ask them to stick these on appropriate locations on the world population map.
- Provide a further set of labels giving 'positive' and 'negative' factors for living in specific locations,
eg 'Ash and lava from earlier eruptions of Mount Pinatubo had provided a deep and fertile soil, ideal for rice growing';
'In 1985 Nevada del Ruiz in Colombia erupted. This caused the ice and snow on the volcano to melt and created a mudflow that hit the town of Armero, killing 21,000 of the 22,000 inhabitants'. Ask pupils to use an atlas to stick these labels in the correct locations on the world map. Ask them to colour the 'positive factors' in one colour and the 'negative factors' in another colour. Encourage discussion if statements are ambiguous.
- Ask pupils to use this information to consider their own and others' values and attitudes about living in active zones.
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- identify and compare global distribution patterns of population and active zones
- identify factors influencing people's decisions about where to live
- clarify and develop their own values and attitudes about issues
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