Youwill chosen city to identify the most dangerous geologic hazardto the residents in your city. You will first choose a city. You can choose any city here in California or anywhere in the world. Each person in your group will be a Professional Geologist with a sub-profession.
GEOL 101 Class Project: “The Most Dangerous Geologic Hazard”
Instructor: Dr. Dayanthie Weeraratne
Final Project Due Date: Submit to CANVAS on Class Final Exam Date by 11:00 pm (on Canvas)
Final report (8 pages): Total 100 points
(See Grading Rubric on last page)
You will work together with a group of 3-5 students on a chosen city to identify the most dangerous
geologic hazard to the residents in your city. As a group you will first choose a city. You can choose
any city here in California or anywhere in the world. Each person in your group will be a Professional
Geologist with a sub-profession. Choose your profession! (See choices below) . You will write Part I
together as a group and share it. You will write Part II and Part III as an individual. Each individual will
submit the final report (combining Part I, Part II & Part III) as an individual on Canvas. (Note: Part I will
be the same for everyone in your group but Part II and Part III will be different for each person.)
Part I. Motivation (2 pages). You will research and write Part I together as a group
to find 3 geologic hazards in your city. Compare and contrast the 3 hazards to find
the one that is the most dangerous geologic hazard. Give arguments and evidence for
why one hazard is more dangerous than the others (consider city environment,
location susceptibility, population near hazard, etc.)
Part II. Describe Geologic Hazard (2 pages). You will write individually a physical
description of the geologic hazard from the point of view of your individual profession
Part III. Recommend How to Prepare (2 pages). You will write individually a
recommendation to the mayor and the residents of your city about how to
prepare for this hazard from the perspective of your professional expertise.
EACH PERSON must submit a Final Project with team writing (Part I), and individual writing for
Part II, and Part III. (Your final 6 pages of text will each be unique except for Part I).
(Note: If you are late finding a group – you can write all of this activity, Part I, II, & III yourself.)
STEPS TO GET STARTED:
Step 1.) Meet with your team and choose a city to study. This can be a local city in
California, U.S., or anywhere in the world!
Step 2.) Choose your individual Profession. Choose geology sub-field to be an expert
(see list below) Step 3.) Submit these choices for your group on Canvas.
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List the city your group chose
List the members in your group with expertize next to each name.
Step 4.) : Start your research! Find the most dangerous hazards (see possible list below)
• Research, explore, and find geologic hazards in your city!
◦ Use ONE SEARCH in CSUN Library (FREE journals for CSUN students)
▪ https://library.csun.edu/
▪ One reference from CSUN ONE SEARCH is Required
◦ Use Google Scholar (most scientific journals are NOT free)
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▪ https://scholar.google.com/
Decide which is the most dangerous hazard to the city residents
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Write a motivation & introduction as a group (see “How to Write a Motivation” below)
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Describe and compare 3 dangerous geologic hazards in your city
Explain why one of these hazards is more dangerous than the other hazards
PART I. How to Write a Motivation Statement (Write together as a team)
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Write the Motivation as a group
Motivation text (2 pages of text plus any figures & maps)
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Discuss why the geologic hazard you chose is the most dangerous (compared to others)
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Motivate your reader!
• Why is this city important ? (maybe note population, location, popularity)
• Why is your hazard important to the city residents ?
• What are the risks if they do not prepare ?
• Explain these concepts explicitly!
Include a map of the relevant area effected by the geologic hazard in your city
(see list of maps below) – 3 -4 maps total
▪ REQUIRED MAP 1: Geologic mineral map of your city (google image this)
▪ REQUIRED MAP 2: Map of how the geologic hazard effects your city. Try
searching in google images for these maps. For example:
• Map of earthquakes in your city (search google images for “earthquake
history map in ”. Look for a map with dots which represent the
earthquakes ) If you chose “earthquakes” as one of your geologic hazards.
• Map of faults in your city (if you chose earthquakes)
• Map of volcanoes in your city (if you chose “volcanoes)
• Map of landslides in your city (if you chose “landslides”)
• Map of flooding area (if you chose “floods”)
• Map of Tsunami travel in past (if you chose “tsunami’s”)
• Map of fires in your city (if you chose “fires”)
• Map of natural resources (if you chose “natural resources”)
Describe each map briefly. Discuss whether the location of geologic minerals correlate or
impact the location of the most dangerous geologic hazard. Are minerals & hazards related ?
EVERY group member can use the same intro page(s), but each member will write the
rest of the report as individuals – with input from the group. You will submit the final report
in 3 parts (I. Motivation II. Hazard Description III. Hazard Preparation) as an individual.
PART II. Describe the most dangerous geologic hazard in your city. (2 pages of text plus figures)
(Each expert writes individually)
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Find and Read peer reviewed articles on how this geologic hazard occurs
◦ Use CSUN ONE Search (Free journal access!)
https://library.csun.edu/
◦ Use Google Scholar (many journals are not free) https://scholar.google.com/
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What are the physics that causes this geologic hazard ? What is physically happening ?
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What physical conditions cause this hazard ?
Specific tectonic activity ? – describe geologic details
Surface temperature
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◦ Crustal rock types – are any rocks types more important than others ?
◦ Crustal rocks in your city
◦ Minerals types are any minerals more important to the hazard than others ?
◦ Ocean temperature
◦ Atmospheric composition
◦ Mantle interior temperature
What is the specific risk of this hazard to the residents of this city ?
◦ Consider city population
◦ Consider proximity (location) of residents to hazard
◦ Is there a reason this city is susceptible to this hazard in particular ?
Description of Professional Examples:
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Economic Geologist: How could the hazard effect the economy ? (rebuild costs, etc)
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Engineering Geologist: How could hazard effect buildings or bridges ?
Geo-Biologist: How could the hazard effect local animals, pets, farms, wildlife ?
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Earth Science Social Worker: How could the hazard effect families or homeless ?
Show evidence of geologic hazard dangers
◦ Show additional maps of relevant info such as (fault maps, geological
maps (rock types in the city), map of volcanoes, map of tectonics, etc.)
◦ Show pictures of past damage from this hazard
◦ Show data plots of any relevant research about past or future hazard risks etc.
◦ Remember to reference the author of all plots, picture, or data
PART III. Recommend a Plan to Prepare for residents of your city (2 pages of text plus figures)
(Each expert writes individually)
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Search and Read methods people can use to prepare for this geologic hazard.
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How should families and residents (homeless, low income, and upper income) prepare
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How can government help residents prepare ?
How can utility companies prepare ?
Describe the effects on transportation and recommend how the city can prepare
Recommend any scientific studies which might be helpful
Recommend any surveys of citizens which might be helpful
Recommendation Examples:
◦ The Engineering Geologist: How could building designs be improved
◦ The Earth Science Social worker can write a pamphlet to handout to residents
or LA times newspaper article on “How to prepare for an earthquake”
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Economic Geologist: Prepare for rebuilding economy ? (Save emergency funds ?)
Engineering Geologist: How to prepare, retrofit, or redesign buildings or bridges ?
Geo-Biologist: How to prepare animals, pets, farms, wildlife for hazards (Kits ?)
Earth Science Social Worker: How to prepare/educate families or homeless ?
Final Report FORMAT:
• All written text format should be
• Double spaced (continue double spacing between paragraphs also)
• 12 pt font
• 1 inch margins.
• Page Length (TOTAL page length: 6 pages of text excluding Title and Reference page)
◦ Title page:
(1 page)
• Title of your report (include city and most dangerous hazard)
• List the names and professional specialty of every person in your group
◦ PART I. Motivation
(write as a group together)
(2 pages)
• Describe and compare 3 geologic hazards
• Explain why one is more dangerous than the other hazards
• Show 1 Map of Geology of the City
• Show 1 Map of the Hazard effect on the City
◦ PART II. Expert Description of Geologic Hazard (write as an expert) (2 pages)
• Describe geology and physics of hazard.
• Describe specific dangers for city
◦ PART III. Expert Recommendation for preparation (write as an expert) (2 pages)
• Describes solutions and how to prepare
◦ References (last page)
(1 page)
• List at least 2 peer-reviewed references
◦ One reference MUST be from CSUN ONE SEARCH scientific journal.
Text book can be used as a 3rd reference but will NOT COUNT in the 2 references.
Use MLA format: (For help on reference formats see this helpful website from our
CSUN library https://libguides.csun.edu/research-strategies/MLA). Website URL’s
not accepted. MLA reference format requires these elements: Author, Article
Title, Journal Name, Volume, Page number (or doi number), Year.
Remember: Maps, Figures, and Data plots help illustrate concepts, but figures will NOT count in the
page count. The 6 page minimum requirement must all be text. Figures and maps can add to this. It’s
OK to go over the page limit. Many projects are longer than 8 pages because of added figures.
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EACH PERSON must submit a Final Project with team writing (Part I), and
individual writing for Part II, and Part III. (Your final 6 pages of text will each be
unique except for Part I).
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Dangerous Geologic Hazards
(Here are a few examples you may find in your city)
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Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Hurricanes
Typhoons
Fires
Floods
Volcanic eruptions
Land slides
Climate change
Sea level rise
Air quality problems
Meteorite impacts
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You are the Expert!
Choose a Geologic Profession
(List of possibilities. There may be more, ask me!)
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Environmental Geologist
◦ Climate change
◦ Atmosphere (quality, contamination effected by Geo-hazard)
◦ Ocean water quality
◦ Contamination of water, groundwater, ground effected by hazard where residents live
Engineering Geologist (may apply to earthquakes or any hazard)
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Geophysicist (seismology, seismic tomography of interior, numerical modeling, crust depth)
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Geophysical computer modeler / Computer science modeler (example: models of
earthquakes, water flow, ground water contamination, plate motion, or other risks)
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Hydrogeologist (Study of domestic or global water supply, clean water. Groundwater aquifers.
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Geologic Resources and Sustainability Expert
Statigrapher
Structural Geologist
Mineralogist
Petrologist
Geochemist
Volcanologist
Volcano Seismologist
Petroleum Geologist
Planetary Geologist
Nuclear Seismologist
Oceanographer
Economic Geologist (choose an emphasis below)
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Financial impact of geologic hazards (to families, businesses, city or federal governments)
◦ Impact of hazard on transportation (local or global)
◦ Historic evolution of population changes due to geologic hazards
Geo-Biologist
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Study how animals (domestic or wild) are effected by geologic hazards (& how to prepare)
◦ Study how humans effected by geologic hazard
Earth Science reporter/journalist
◦ Gather info, stories, write newspaper articles about hazards
◦ Communicate risk and how to prepare to local residents
• Earth Science Social Worker
◦ Help, communicate to families at all levels especially low income families to
learn about dangers of geologic hazard and preparation)
◦ Educate and communicate with homeless population effected by geologic hazard
• Geo-Psychologist (help residents deal with the fear and trauma of geologic
hazards such as dangerous earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunami’s, etc.)
• Others ? Ask me.
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See Grading Rubric on next page
GEOL 101 Class Project Grading Rubric
“Most Dangerous Geologic Hazard”
Title Page
States name of city and most dangerous hazard in title clearly
States all team member names with Geological Profession of each
Points
5
Part I. Motivation (25 pts)
Motivates the reader! (states clearly why this is a serious risk for residents)
Describes 3 Geologic Hazards
Compares and contrasts 3 hazards to show why one is most dangerous
Geological Map of City (rock types)
Map of geologic hazard within the City
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Part II. Description of Geologic Hazard (30 pts)
Clearly describes the nature of the geologic hazard and how it occurs
Describes the specific risk for the residents
Shows evidence of hazard (maps, pictures, data plots)
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12
6
Part III. Recommendation to Prepare (30 pts)
Makes clear recommendations for preparation
Recommendations for homeless, low and high income level residents
Make recommendation for government (mayor, utility company, etc.)
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References (10 pts)
2 peer reviewed references
Uses MLA format
Total Possible Points =
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100
Extra Credit points given for:
• Oral presentation of project ( + 5 pts)
Points will be taken OFF for:
• Plagiarism (Ranges from -5 to -100 pts depending on degree of plagiarism)
• Length. Too short if below 6 pages of written text (Ranges from -5 to -50)
◦ (Text length cannot include headings, titles, or names – best to use a Title page!)
EACH PERSON must submit a Final Project with team writing (Part I), and
individual writing for Part II, and Part III. (Your final 6 pages of text will each be
unique except for Part I).
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