lava reaches the surface due to constructive plate boundaries and create new land eg. Surtsey

tephra from volcano falls on land making fertilizer

blue lagoon spa in Iceland 600 000 visitors a year

cold water is pumped down the earths crust. Volcanic rock heat water. Steam and hot water is pumped back up. Generates 90% of homes in Iceland.

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Volcanoes

Positive effects of volcanoes

Term	Definition
creation of new land	lava reaches the surface due to constructive plate boundaries and create new land eg. Surtsey
fertile soils	tephra from volcano falls on land making fertilizer
tourism	blue lagoon spa in Iceland 600 000 visitors a year
geothermal energy	cold water is pumped down the earths crust. Volcanic rock heat water. Steam and hot water is pumped back up. Generates 90% of homes in Iceland.