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In this topic you will discover more about volcanoes.
You will learn that volcanic activity has always taken place in our region.
You will also discover that volcanoes formed Mauritius and Rodrigues.
At the end of this topic, you will be able to:
•realise that Mauritius and Rodrigues form part of the Mascarene Islands and are of
volcanic origin;
•use scale to measure distances on a map;
•give the direction of one place from another;
•describe a volcano in eruption;
•draw and label the different parts of a volcano;
•differentiate between an active and a dormant volcano.
our natural environment
Topic 2 volcanoes in our region