Nevado del Huila

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/nevado-del-huila

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How high is Nevado del Huila?5,364 meters (17,598 feet)
2. What is the volcanic composition?Andesitic
3. What is the geological underpinning?Rests upon the Ibagué Batholith
4. Where is Nevado del Huila located?It sits where the Huila, Tolima, and Cauca departments meet, and you can even see it from the city of Cali.
5. Why did Nevado del Huila erupt in 2007 and 2008?After more than 500 years of calm, thousands of small earthquakes showed magma moving beneath the mountain, which caused the eruptions.

Stratovolcano: A large, conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava and ash.
Pyroclastic Material: Fragments of rock, minerals, and volcanic glass that are ejected during a volcanic eruption.
Quiescence: A period of inactivity or stillness, especially in relation to volcanic or seismic activity.
Lahar: A destructive mudflow or debris flow composed of volcanic material and water.