Active Volcano Dbq Essay

Would people recognize the difference between “active volcano” and “Holocene volcano?” Well there is no difference, people just use the term “active” wrong. Scientist say that, “...it is misleading to restrict “active volcano” to recorded human memories: we prefer to add another identifying word (“historically active” or “Holocene volcano”).” People are probably confused on what these terms actually mean because no one would see the difference or wouldn’t care. Volcanoes are very old, they been around for thousands of years. Only a few (about) 500 or more has been recorded because scientist say that “At least 20 volcanoes will probably be erupting as you read these words…” And when 20 or more volcanoes are erupting at once, scientist can’t all be around the world when 20 volcanoes are erupting all at the same time! That is why scientist only have a few (about 500 …show more content…
These deposits are rich in minerals and these minerals are not available for all plants around the world. The ash and rock minerals can form into rich soil, but that depends on the location of the volcano and the weather. It can take, “...thousands of years of weathering for the ash and rock deposits to form a rich soil.”(Source 2: Volcanic Soils) The rich soil is called “volcanic loam.” When the volcanic loam is forming it all depends on the weather. Source 2, “Volcanic Soils” says, “In Hawaii, for example, weathering from wind and rain occurs quickly because of the tropical climate. Hawaii’s lush vegetation is due to the rapid formation of soil from volcanic deposits.” In that piece of text it says, that volcanic loam helps farming and crops. When the loam breaks down it gives important nutrients to plants and provides wonderful drainage. Italy has very poor soil, except Naples. Mount Vesuvius is located in the same region of Italy, Naples and caused two abundant eruptions that happened about ten thousands of years