Assignment:
Instructions:
1. Using 2 Natural Disasters (earthquake, volcano, flood, etc) discussed in your text,
Write an essay that describes each disaster in terms of how humans predicted thedisaster 100 years ago, today, and expectations of future predictions.
1. Discuss precursors, the use of technology, and the ability to determine exact locations or the expected scale of the event.
1. Take it to the next step using the same 2 Natural Disasters locate 2 different countries that have been affected by each disaster. (Pick ONE disaster for each ofthe 2 countries). For example, If you choose hurricanes and earthquakes foryour 2 disasters and you may choose 2 countries like Puerto Rico and USA and describe the points a-d separately for each country and the chosen disaster. For example, you can describe a specific hurricane event in PR and an earthquake event in USA. If you find more than one event in each country you are welcome to include them.
1. Background of countries
For each the 3 countries answer the following:
• What is their current population?
• What other Natural Disasters have commonly impacted these countries.
• Identify the most likely type of natural disaster to occur in the present.
• What was the approximate population of the country when those disasters hit the country?
• What are the projected population levels for these countries for the future,
• such as 2050?
5. Summarize a specific event of each natural disaster for each of the chosen countries.
• Be sure to discuss the recovery of event by detailing how these cities/countries rebounded.
• Be sure to include if the country never fully recovered, recovered somewhat, or completely recovered.
• Be sure to include details on how long recovery took.
• Include recovery costs in terms of life, physical possessions, money, etc.
6. You must have citations within the paragraphs as well as figures that explain your findings.7. Use examples, real data, etc. to support your answers along with a reference list and citations.8. Assignments that are cut and paste (more than 5 % even with citations and quotation marks) will not be accepted.9. Wikipedia is not a scholarly resource and cannot be used as a source on this assignment.10. Make sure that you have saved the file as your name and "Homework 1" ( e.g. JohnSmithHomework1). Then submit your Word document in the "Homework 1" basket in the course Submission Link.11. Essay must be thoughtful, provocative and show your analytical understanding of natural disasters not just list facts.(You may NOT type your paper into the submission comments; it must be in .doc, .rtf, .docx. Any other formats, please contact your instructor)Examples of Events: You MAY choose one of these events or any other not on the list. These are just examples to offer ideas.1755 - Lisbon, Portugal1900 - Galveston Hurricane1906 - San Francisco1923 - Great Tokyo Fire1976 - Tangshan China2005 - Hurricane KatrinaWriting Resources:
1. OWL (Online Writing Lab) found in your list of special courses
2. www.plagiarism.org (Links to an external site.) offers great information on plagiarism and how to avoid it
Every source used (including the textbook) must be properly cited using MLA formatting(https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/13/). You must include a Works Cited section as well as in-text citations of sources used. Assignments with more than 5 % direct quotations from other sources will not receive any credit.Once you are ready to submit your assignment, go to SUBMISSION LINKon the top right hand corner and submit it in the unit the assignment is due.