Geography/Essay task
N.B
4
Grade 10
Remember to use evidence to support your claims and to cite your
sources properly.
OR
TOPIC 2: Volcanoes
Introduction
Body:
Briefly introduce the topic of volcanoes and their geographic importance.
State your thesis, which will be the main point you'll be arguing in your essay.
1. Background information on volcanoes
Explain what volcanoes are and how they are form.
Describe the different types of volcanoes and how they occur.
Mapping of the study area affected by volcanoes (map of the study area)
II. The impacts of volcanoes and strategies
Discuss the physical impacts of volcanoes.
Describe the human impacts of volcanoes, such as injury and death,
displacement, and economic disruption.
Explain the strategies to be used to reduce the impact of volcanoes.
III. The role of geography in understanding volcanoes
Explain how geography is important in understanding the causes and impacts
of volcanoes,
Describe the tools and techniques geographers use to study volcanoes, such
as satellite imagery, mapping, and computer modelling.
IV. Case studies
Choose one or two case studies of major volcanoes in different parts of the
world not older than five years.
Describe the causes and impacts of each volcano.
Explain how geography played a role in the outcome of each volcano.
V. Conclusion
Summarize the main points you've made in your essay.
Reiterate your thesis and its significance.
Offer some final thoughts on the importance of understanding volcanoes in
geography.