1. Article #3
Ring of fire
Speaking and Writing -3
Dr.Roy
S1180042 Ryoko Aoki

2. What Ring of Fire?
— It of the Pacific, a series of oceanic
trenches and volcanoes around the Pacific
Ocean.
— It is an area where large numbers of
earthquake and volcanic eruptions occur
in the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
— It of the Northern, a geographic
formation and mining exploration area in
Canada.

3. Seismic region
— About 90% of the world’s earthquakes
occur along the Ring of Fire.
— About 80% of the world’s largest
earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire.

4. Active volcanoes in Japan
— Ten Percent of the world’s active
volcanoes are found in Japan.
— They lies in a zone of extreme crustal
instability.
— They are formed by subduction of the
Pacific Plate and the Philippine Sea Plate.

5. Earthquake in Japan
— As many as 1,500 earthquakes are
recorded every year.
— Magnitudes of four to six on the Richter
scale are not uncommon.
— Major earthquakes occur infrequently.

6. The most famous in the 20th
— The Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
— 130,000 people died
— The Great Hanshin earthquake
— 6,434 people died

7. Mount Bandai
— It is one of Jaoan’s most noted volcanoes.
— It is formed of several overlapping
stratovolcanoes.
— It forming a complex volcano.
— Scientists expect that there are some
volcanic activity in the next few years.

8. Conclusion
— All Japan is included in Ring of Fire.
— The earthquake increase compared with
another country.
— It is necessary to make efforts form
another country to the earthquake and
the disaster of the tsunami.