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Landslide Hazards

Alison Henning
Topic: Landslide hazards in the U.S.
Course Type:intro upper level

Description

The purpose of this activity is to introduce students to various maps related to landslide hazards in the United States, such as precipitation, river systems, slope, topography, recent faults, etc.

Goals

Students move around the classroom to view each map and make connections between the various displays.

Assessment

References

You can generate your own set of maps for printing at http://www.nationalatlas.gov/natlas/Natlasstart.asp.