Year 8 Geography Assessment Task: Landscapes and Landforms

Geomorphic Hazard
Inquiry
Assessed outcomes

 exploring the geomorphology of the land and how this affects the liveability of a place (VCGGC099)
 investigating the natural causes and spatial distribution of a geomorphological hazard. For example, volcanic eruptions,
earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides and avalanches (VCGGC100)
 creating annotated diagrams to show a landscape and its landform (VCGGC103)
 interpreting topographic maps and digital terrain models, cross-sections or block diagrams to investigate landforms and their
features (VCGGC104)
 describing how the effects caused by geomorphological hazards are influenced by social, cultural and economic factors. For
example, where people choose to live, poverty, and lack of infrastructure and resources to prepare and respond (VCGGK121)
 researching how the application of principles of prevention, mitigation and preparedness minimises the harmful effects of
geomorphological hazards (VCGGK121)

Task

You are required to investigate one geomorphic hazard and associated geomorphic hazard event and
construct a poster of the chosen hazard to demonstrate an understanding of geomorphic processes and
impacts.

Assessment checklist
 PART A: Complete the investigation planner
 PART B: Record all media/websites and photo sources in the reference list
 PART C: Create a Poster
 Check the marking guidelines, review and revise

Due Dates:
2 lessons of class time – Research
1 lesson of class time – Poster creation
You will have 3 lessons of class time to complete this task and will need to complete the rest of the work at
home. You will have 2 weeks in total for this task.
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PART A

Use this planner to make sure you include all the information required to complete this task successfully:

Chosen geomorphic The geomorphic hazard that I woukd like to do my assement on is a tsunami.
hazard e.g.
1. Volcanic
eruption
2. Earthquake
3. Landslide

The nature and key A tsunami is caused by a series of waves caused by a large and sudden
characteristics of displacement of the ocean. Tsunamis discharge outwards in all directions from
type of geomorphic the disturbance and can move across whole entire ocean basins.
hazard being
investigated

The global spatial The great tsunami appeared along a highly stressed coastal segment of Chile's central
distribution of this seismic zone - extending from about 33oS to 37oS latitude It was where active, angled
diminution of the Nazca tectonic plate below South America took place at the high rate of
type of geomorphic up to 80 mm per year.
hazard. (You may
like to provide a
map here and
should use spatial
language).

Event being The event that I am studying is the chile tsunmai

investigated

Date/s occurred This event occurred on the 27th of febuary, 2010.

Location/s affected There were numerous areas that were impacted, such as Tirua to Pichilem and
damaged the port at Talcahuano. Unfortunately it also flooded areas of Llico.

Provide a map to
visually show the
impact of the event.
This should include
the ‘path’ or the
‘direction’ of travel
of the event, or the
destruction zone.
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Cause of the event What type of hazard led to this event?

The reason for this tsunami was because it was caused by an 8.8 magnitude
earthquake.

What caused this event?

The tsunami of south central chile started off as an earthquake then generated
as a tsunami. It had wave heights up to 29 metres and a coastal uplift of 2
metres. The earthquake was located in the centre of Conception- Constitution
area, identified as a mature seismic gap. The reason why the earthquake
occurred in the first place was becaus3 of the Nazca and the south American
plates converging

What ‘category / risk factor’ was the event estimated at?

This catorogory was estimated at a high risk area.

Impact of the event Immediate Term Short Term Long Term

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Economic: How Thirty billion dollars went

much damage was towards the rebuilding of
estimated to have the areas that were
occurred? Were devastated . Emergency
there any services responded
consequences e.g. to immediately to what
farming, tourism, could happen and the
other industry? outcomes .

Social: Who was Emergency services There were 156 deaths The loss of these people
impacted and how? responded immediately related to the tsunami has a huge impact on
How many lives to what could happen event. people long term
were lost (if any)? and the outcomes . wellbeing and can be
Have communities hard for people to get
recovered? this traumatic
experience. Although ten
years ago, people still
might be in the grieving
stage.

Environmental: How The areas were Unfortunately, 370,000

much land/space damaging straight away houses, 4013 schools,
was impacted? How because of how fast a and 79 hospitals were
was the natural area tsunami can happen damaged because of
and wildlife this tsunami.
affected? It took five years for the
environment or areas to
be rebuilt again.

it itt It toWhat was Before During After

the human response (preparation) (emergency response) (recover)
to the event?
They place building The Chilean army sent After the traumatic
codes in chile which are of ten thousand troops experience, the
designed to ensure that to the damaged areas American red ross spent
new structures can around the epicentre to 1.3 million dollars to
survive even a m9.0 direct recovery support emergency relief
earthquake. operation. It was also to for more than ninety
keep peace after the day thousand people.
of the
earthquake/tsunami.
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How did the event Th tsunami lasted for three minutes and It seems as though it did dissipate
dissipate? naturally.
- when
- naturally or Note: I did struggle to find an answer to the question so I did the best I could to
human give as much information as I could.
intervention?

Risk mitigation Red cross advises that when in a tsunami take immediate action by moving to
higher ground or inland (which is away from water). If you are near the coast
Provide advice to and are experiencing shaking from an earthquake, drop, cover and protect
residents in hazard- yourself .
prone areas, about
how to be prepared
and decrease the
impact of your
chosen natural
hazard.
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Supporting images: Choose images that ‘speak a thousand words’! (Images that provide lots of extra
- at least 4 information that supports your information above and that you may use in your poster.)
- descriptive
caption
- image source
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PART B
References:

Date and/or Year of

Author surname, author first publication (in
brackets) Title of page (italicised). Website name. URL
initial.
If no date: (n.d).
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Reference list Choose imag

information tha
Keep track of all the https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Spatial-distribution-of-aftershocks-of-
resources you used, the-2010-earthquake_fig13_46194430 https://www
by pasting websites https://sos.noaa.gov/catalog/datasets/tsunami-historical-series-chile-2010/ the-2010-ear
here. #:~:text=This%20tsunami%20was%20generated%20by,per%20hour%20or https://sos.n
%20500%20mi. #:~:text=This
https://www.kids-fun-science.com/chilean-earthquake.html#:~:text=The %20500%20m
%20Chilean%20earthquake%20occurred%20on,Plate%20created%20the
%20megathrust%20earthquake.
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/feb/23/rebuilding-chile-
constitucion-earthquake-tsunami
https://www.air-worldwide.com/blog/posts/2022/01/chile-earthquake-
resilience-process/#:~:text=Today's%20building%20codes%20in
%20Chile,measures%20have%20saved%20countless%20lives.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Chile-earthquake-of-2010/
Reconstruction#:~:text=The%20Chilean%20army%20dispatched%20more,the
%20day%20after%20the%20quake.

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/severe/this-day-in-
weather-history-february-27-2010-chile-earthquake

PART C

Using your planning from Part A, you must now collate this information to create an informative poster on
your selected geomorphic hazard. Your poster must include all the key information below and should also be
engaging for audiences. You may include images/diagrams/3D aspects to your poster also.

Key characteristics
Event name and key dates
Map of the location event occurred including BOLTSS
Causes
Impacts – immediate/short/long term (SEE criteria)
Human responses
Risk mitigation strategies
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Rubric Option 1: