Who can help me with my social science homework?
Who can help me with my social science homework?
Natural hazards are dangerous and uncontrollable events that occur within nature such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes. In this assignment you will select one of the major types of natural hazards to research, and then you will create a presentation about that natural hazard.
Select one of the following natural hazards to explore in-depth, and then create a presentation about the hazard you select following the guidelines below.
- Tornado
- Hurricane
- Earthquake
- Mudslide
- Tsunami
- Volcanic eruption
Create a multimedia presentation explaining how and why the natural hazard you selected occurs in nature.
- In what regions do these types of natural hazards typically occur?
- What conditions need to be present for their occurrence?
- How dangerous or damaging are they typically for humans?
- How have humans adapted to these hazards in various regions around the world?
Please provide examples to support your presentation, including images, graphics, and audio (optional). Finally, you will discuss one significant historical event in which a region was dramatically impacted by this hazard.
- What happened to the physical region after the incident?
- How were the people living there affected?
- Is there a risk of this type of event happening again in the future?
- How have the people living there prepared themselves against another similar event?
Please structure your multimedia presentation as follows:
# of Slides | Required Content | Possible Points |
1 |
Title of the presentation, your name, date |
5 |
1-3 |
Describe the natural hazard you selected.
|
10 |
1-3 |
Describe where the natural hazard typically occurs.
|
10 |
1-3 |
Describe how the natural hazard is created.
|
10 |
1-3 |
Describe the impact the natural hazard has on the environment.
|
10 |
1-3 |
Describe the impact the natural hazard has on humans.
|
|
10 |
|
3-5 |
Describe one major historical occurrence of this natural hazard, along with the impact it had on the physical environment and the humans living there.
|
10 |
1 |
Reference slide: List of websites used for your information and graphics. (Minimum of 3 sources.) Each listing must include:
|
5 |
All slides |
1 graphic per slide to illustrate what you discuss on that slide.
Please provide the source for each graphic. |
10 |
Total Points |
80 |
Each section will be graded according to relevance of the content, accuracy of the content, neatness of the presentation, and thoroughness. Please be sure that you thoroughly answer all questions presented in the assignment to the best of your ability and support your answers with informative graphics.
Suggested websites to get your project started: