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2025 Year 7 Geography

Geomorphic Hazards

Watch the Crash Course video below to give you a place to start your research. Which natural hazard were you most interested in?

Task timeline

Week 5A

Friday, 22nd August

Introducing and understanding the task.

Selecting the geomorphic hazard event.

Week 6B

 Thursday, 28th August

Library Research Session

On Canvas - Confirming the name (type of hazard, place, date) of the geomorphic hazard event.

Working on the oral component – causes, impacts (news report)

Week 7A

Wednesday, 3rd September

Friday, 5th September

On Canvas - uploading oral component by 3.30 pm

Working on the written component – responses and recommendations

Peer marking of the written component

Week 8B

Thursday, 11th September

WORK DUE - On Canvas - submitting written component by 3.30 pm

Learning Intention

  • To understand a geomorphic hazard

Success Criteria

  • I can describe the causes of a geomorphic hazard
  • I can explain the impacts of a geomorphic hazard
  • I can evaluate responses to a geomorphic hazard
  • I can propose relevant strategies to minimise damage of a future geomorphic hazard

The Task

The United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team is the international emergency response system for sudden-onset emergencies. UNDAC was created in 1993 and is designed to help the United Nations and governments of disaster-affected countries during the first phase of an emergency.

You have been asked by UNDAC to feedback on a recent geomorphic event (within the last 10 years) and suggest ways in which the emergency response could be improved so as to minimise loss of life, economic and environmental damage for similar hazard events in the future.  The task has two parts – a ‘live’ news report and a written component.

  • PART A - NEWS REPORT ON THE CAUSES AND IMPACTS - mp4 file upload to Canvas. Imagine you are on location at the hazard, reporting for the ABC on the event as it happens. Describe where you are, what caused the event and how people, the economy and the environment are impacted.

  • PART B - RESPONSES AND RECOMMENDATIONS – WRITTEN DOCUMENT – file upload to Canvas
    • 200-300 words - What was the response? – How did people/the government/organisations react and respond to the event?
    • 200-300 words - What recommendations could you make for similar hazard events which may happen in the future to minimise damage and loss of life?