Geological Disaster Paper
Directions: Find three Internet or written or television accounts of ONE recent or historical geological disaster (e.g. deadly tsunami, killer earthquake, destructive volcanic eruption, devastating landslide, terrible flooding event, etc.) and write about it. Please note: A hurricane or tornado is not a “geological” disaster
Paper should be typed, double-spaced with one-inch margins and no smaller than 12-point font.
Things that should be included in the paper are:
- Introduction
- Description of geographic location of the disaster including maps, etc. (Note: maps and other figures should be labeled as Figure 1, Figure 2, etc, with titles and should be referenced in the text just above the Figure)
- Details of destruction (i.e. lives lost, property destruction, etc.)
- Geologic setting for disaster (e.g. tectonic setting)[unique_solution]
- The specific causes of the disaster
- Expectations of something similar happening in the area in the future
- Speculation about how, using the science of geology, destruction could have been avoided or could be avoided in the future (e.g. relocation of town, installation of monitoring equipment, etc.)
- References page using APA citation guidelines – see website for examples –http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/
If you have any questions, please contact Bruce Low, blow@schoolcraft.edu
Rubric: Possible Points: Actual Points:
Introduction 2
Geographic location & maps 4
Destruction details 4
Geologic/tectonic setting 4
Causes of the disaster 2
Future expectations/how to avoid 2
References and formatting 2
TOTAL 20
NOTE: THE PAPER SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO ME ELECTRONICALLY VIA BLACKBOARD ON OR BEFORE THE DUE DATE LISTED IN THE SYLLABUS!