How Has Geography Affected People's Life

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Geography is the study of the world, its people and the landscapes they create. Geography is also assosciated with climate and culture In Geography there have been many diasters. But there have been many achievements aswell. Geography has affected peoples life for the better or worse. An example that Geography has affected peoples live for the worse is the diaster that happened in 49A.D when Mount Vesuvius erupted and killed thousands of people and completely wiped Pompeii of the face of the earth. In Pompeii the language they spoke was Latin, there was not even a word for volcano. They thought that that Mount Vesuvius was a regular Mountain. On page 14 of the artivle ‘MT.Vesuvuis’ it stated “People hide in their homes. They think this strange…show more content…
Huricane Katrina was one of he worst Hurricanes r Cyclones to ever occur in the United States history. Its maine point was New Orleans on August 29,2015. It was a deadly hurricane killing over 1.00 people and damages up to more than 100 billion dollars. Though now a syas its different then thousands of years ago. There was a warning. But most people did not leave not knowing how serious it was . Many peoe fleed but also many stayed some in a Superdome. A superdome was a the stadium located on relatively high ground and would serve as a shelter for people who could not escape the city in time. Like every hurricane before the storm there are mainy floods and heavy rain such as what we are experiencng now. The flooding was so bad that more than 80% of the city was flodded. After the storm where many many peole were killed people from around the coast and the Us started bringing food and shelter to save people affter this disaster. New Orleans was declared a total disaster zone. Many people started stepping up not just in the Usa. A man named Emir from Qatar donated 100 million dollars to New Orleans to help rebuild the city after the hurricane. After the disaster people started stepping, the disaster was tragic but peole stepping up helping people who were homeless and starving it brought people closer together. A natrual istinct for people was to help each other out. When a disaster happens people all around the

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