1. Specialtopic in Geography by Bernhard Marte

2. Contents 1. Plate Boundaries 2. Driving forces of plate motion 3. Major Plates 4. Plate tectonics & Hotspots 5. Volcanic Features 6. Volcanic activity 7. Effects of Volcanoes & Plate tectonics 8. Predictions for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

3. 1. Plate Boundaries  Transfrom boundaries  Divergent boundaries  Convergent boundaries

4. 2. Driving forces of plate motion  Friction  External forces  Relative significance of each mechanism  Gravitation

5. 3. Major Plates

6. 5. Hotspots  Divergent plate boundaries  Convergent plate boundaries  Hotspots

7. 6. Volcanic Features  Shield volcanoes  Lava domes  Volcanic cones  Stratovolcanoes  Supervolcanoes  Submarine volcanoes  Subglacial volcanoes  Mud volcanoes

8. 7. Volcanic activity  Active  Extinct

9. 8. Effects of Volcanoes & Plate tectonics  On the climate change

10. 9. Prediction for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions  Earthquakes  Volcanic eruptions