Learning Objectives
At the end of this module, students should be able to:
1. Identify the primary natural hazards that impacts humans, particularly in the western US and Idaho.
2. Describe the process by which tornadoes form and how their intensity is measured.
3. Describe the process by which hurricanes form and how their intensity is measured.
4. Identify the factors that control water supply to produce flooding and severe drought conditions.
5. Identify the conditions that are conducive to wildfire ignition and growth.
6. Identify the conditions that trigger landslides and mass wasting events.
7. Identify the driving forces behind earthquakes, how they are measured, and where they occur.
8. Map the distribution of natural hazard events across Idaho and North America.
9. Identify the mitigation efforts humans employ to reduce our vulnerability to natural hazards.
1. Identify the primary natural hazards that impacts humans, particularly in the western US and Idaho.
2. Describe the process by which tornadoes form and how their intensity is measured.
3. Describe the process by which hurricanes form and how their intensity is measured.
4. Identify the factors that control water supply to produce flooding and severe drought conditions.
5. Identify the conditions that are conducive to wildfire ignition and growth.
6. Identify the conditions that trigger landslides and mass wasting events.
7. Identify the driving forces behind earthquakes, how they are measured, and where they occur.
8. Map the distribution of natural hazard events across Idaho and North America.
9. Identify the mitigation efforts humans employ to reduce our vulnerability to natural hazards.
Before You Begin
Before you begin the module you must:
1. Read the following chapters and pages in the textbook McKnight's Physical Geography; A Landscape Appreciation:
1. Read the following chapters and pages in the textbook McKnight's Physical Geography; A Landscape Appreciation:
- Chapter 7: (pages 190-203) Atmospheric Disturbances
- Chapter 14: (pages 426-445) The Internal Process
- Chapter 15: Weathering and Mass Wasting
- Chapter 16: (pages 486-492) Fluvial Processes
- Chapter 20: Coastal Processes and Terrain
Once you complete the pre-module quiz, click the button below to begin the module.