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World tectonic activity map
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Location of the Araucanía Region
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Digital elevation model (DEM) of the Araucanía Region
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The elevation of the Andes is well displayed in the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) shown here.

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SPOT 4 vegetation image of the Araucanía Region
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This figure shows dark blue lakes associated with rivers that originate from the volcanoes of the Andes Mountains. Snow-capped volcanic cones are shown in white. The green native forest is found in the wet western Andes Mountains. To the far east you can see the dry zone of Argentina.

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Landsat TM sensor image
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Landsat TM sensor image. False colour composite RGB, bands 4, 5, 3 (2007).

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Andean Volcanic Belt
Introduction
Exercises
Exercise 1: Display of satellite imagesExercise 2: Possible disastersExercise 3: Land cover and land use classification
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