Term Project Overview

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Term Project Overview

• GEO 207
• Natural Disasters

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Introduction

• Description of the hazard and area you are
  discussing.
• The area should be a community (town, city, or
  county) where you live or where you might like to
  live.
  
• Explain why you choose this hazard
• Use pictures maps

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Body of the report

• Description history of hazard
• Likelihood hazard will occur
• Consequences of hazard
• How hazard is currently being addressed
• How you think the hazard should be addressed

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Description of hazard

• What is it?
• Linkages to other hazards
• Historical occurrences
• Use pictures maps charts

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Probability

• What is the likelihood that this hazard will
  impact your community?
• Include several different magnitudes and the
  probability of each.
• May include a worst case scenario
• Include maps, charts, graphs, etc.,

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Consequences

• Explain what would happen if the hazard hit your
  community.
• Use examples from past events.
• Describe vulnerable areas.
• Describe how the hazard is linked to other
  hazards in the area.
• Illustrate with maps, photos, etc.

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Describe how the hazard is currently addressed

• Describe the current plans in place should this
  hazard take place.
• Contact the local emergency response agencies to
  see what they plan to do.
• Describe structures, planning maps, and other
  responses to the hazard.
• Explain what you think are the good and bad
  points of the current plan.
  

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How should the hazard be addressed?

• What else could/should the community do to
  address the hazard.
• Explain why you think this would be an
  improvement.
• Relate your recommendations to what you have
  learned in the class.
  

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Summary

• Describe you lost important most interesting
  findings
• Describe the impact this report has had on you.

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Depth of information presented

• More than a cursory examination of the topic
• Research provided interesting information beyond
  that of the textbook
• Exploration means that you have looked into all
  of the areas relevant to your project area
• The project must be focused on a community (city,
  town, or rural area of a county).

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References present

• All facts must be referenced
• References must support the information presented
• References must be called out from the text.
• References cited page
• Should use a common format (ie. MLA or APA)

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Visual elements

• Support the presentation
• Called out from the text
• Clear and easy to understand
• Pictures, maps, charts graphs are all useful

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Presentation

• Eight slides maximum!
• Location
• Description of hazard
• Your most important findings
• Conclusions
• Inlcude pictures, maps, charts, etc.