Map a Natural Disaster’s Impact on a Community

Build spatial awareness by analysing how disasters affect environments and human populations.

Teaching Context:
Great for Year 8 to Year 10 Geography when studying natural hazards.

Basic AI Prompt:
Map the impact of a recent flood in Australia.

Enhanced AI Prompt:
You are learning about the effects of natural disasters. Ask AI to explain how a recent flood, bushfire, cyclone, or earthquake affected a specific region. Ask it to describe the environmental, economic, and social impacts, including who was most affected and how the land changed. Then, ask AI to suggest three ways the community responded or rebuilt. Finally, create a labelled map highlighting the disaster zone, evacuation centres, and damaged areas.

Spice it Up (Optional Extension):
Ask AI to write an emergency broadcast message warning locals of the disaster.

Lesson Implementation:
Start by showing a short video clip of a recent disaster. Discuss the different types of impact. Students use AI to research a recent disaster, filling in a table: Disaster | Location | Impact | Response.

Using a mapping tool (e.g. Google Maps), students plot key locations affected by the disaster and overlay their findings.

Wrap up with a class discussion on how communities can prepare for future disasters. This develops spatial analysis and social awareness.

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