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Matching

Matching

This activity contains 2 questions.

Match each term with the appropriate definition.

Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.


	shield volcano

	lava

	crater

	cinder cone

	composite volcano

	caldera

1.1 molten rock material

1.2 basin-shaped depression associated with the collapse of a volcanic mountain

1.3 circular surface depression near the summit of a volcano

1.4 cone-shaped hill formed from pyroclastic material and scoria

1.5 steep-sided mountain formed from an explosive eruption

1.6 gently-sloping mountain formed from an effusive eruption

Match each process or landform with the region in which it occurs.

Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.


	faulting

	composite volcanoes

	horsts and grabens

	continental plate collision orogenesis

	folding

	shield volcanoes

2.1 The Appalachian Mountains

2.2 The Himalayas

2.3 The Rift Valley, Africa

2.4 The Big Island, Hawaii

2.5 southern California

2.6 The Cascade Mountains

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