An Active Volcano is on record to have erupted in the past 10,000 years. There are two types of Active Volcanoes; Erupting volcanoes and Dormant Volcanoes.
Erupting volcanoes are those that are still erupting for instance the Langila in Papua New Guinea and the Raung in Indonesia.
Dormant Volcanoes on the other hand are not currently erupting but are expected to erupt again for instance Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Fuji in Japan.
