Disaster Risk Reduction
Investigating geographic strategies to reduce vulnerability and enhance resilience to natural hazards.
Key Questions
- Analyze the geographic factors that increase a community's vulnerability to natural disasters.
- Design a disaster preparedness plan for a specific hazard-prone region.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of different disaster mitigation strategies.
Common Core State Standards
Suggested Methodologies
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