Natural+Disasters

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This space is for the Human and Natural Disasters Study.
We are learning about bodies of water, such as rivers and creeks. A natural disaster can occur when rain floods a body of water. A natural disaster can also happen when there is a lack of rain, such as the recent drought in our area.

=You are becoming an historian!=

First we will discuss types of natural disasters. There are several examples in the news. Here is a page with recent news articles about Natural Disasters. We will view photographs and discuss how the picture tells the story without words. We will read a news article with a map to learn about geography's impact on weather. We will learn about a natural disaster that happened in our city and compare it to a natural disaster in a Mexican city ([|Villahermosa]). We will learn what makes a creek different from a river. We will learn about human impact on bodies of water during a historical period of American history. We will create a digital [|timeline] about the health of a river resulting from human and technological influence. A [|graphic organizer] will help. We will have written conversations about what we learn every day, so prepare to think critically and make connections to your own life!

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Here are a few good places to find information about other **Natural Disasters**.

Looking for information about the Dust Bowl?

Looking for information about Native Americans?

[|The Disaster Area] from FEMA

[|What is a River?]

[|Does Raleigh have a river]?

[|What is a flood plain?]

[|NASA's Earth Observatory of Natural Hazards]

[|Find out about Floods by Entering the term in the search at Bartleby.com] Downloads of photos from NC Hurricanes from the [|NC Emergency Management department].

[|Natural Disasters] from PBS

[|Hurricane] information from The Why? Files

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