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Natural Disasters and the Five Themes of Geography

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Have your class do research on natural disasters and create a presentation using this resource. In completing this activity, learners apply the five geography themes to their research. They write a paper describing their results. It's a great way to provide a cross-curricular approach.

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environmental science, the environment, natural disasters

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Earth Science, environmental science, natural disasters, science
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7th - 8th
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Science
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