ATM 200
Ch 1 -
Natural Disasters
and the Human
Population
Friday, 28
August 2015
Daily Announcements:
1) There are still seats available for
this class.
2)
Students with disabilities:
please make your appointment for each exam
at the Disability Resource Center
(DRC) and hand in your form to me.
3) Athletes are to provide proper
documentation as soon as possible.
4) Last day to drop any course (without
receiving a “W”) is Wednesday, Sep. 9.
5) Have your “Disaster
Mitigation Essay” written and with you on Wed., Sep. 2.
Song #1: “Viva
la Vida” by Coldplay
Text Source Today: Chapter 1
·
Great Natural
Disasters Notes Template
·
Human Response
& Economic Losses PDF DOC
·
Magnitude,
Frequency and Return Period
·
World Population
Growth
·
Carrying
Capacity: Easter Island (
Study Guide Material (Stacey’s Guide) :
1)
What is a “great
natural disaster?”
2)
What is the general
trend in the number of great natural disasters since 1950? Why?
3)
What are the two
leading great natural disaster “mega-killers?”
4)
What area of the
planet is the hardest hit with great natural disasters and why?
5)
What is meant by
the magnitude, frequency and return period of an event?
6)
Why did the world
population soar after 1800?
7)
What is the “Rule
of 70?”
8)
What is a
“population pyramid?” Identify rapid,
low and negative growth.
9)
What is meant by
“carrying capacity?”
10)What
implications do childbirth rates have on expected future population?