Getting to know your group

Eman IssaghiKevork Boyadjian

Alfred KachowAlex Elizalde

Armenia

Geologic Feature

• Mount Ararat is a mountain in Ancient Armenia that is 11,847 ft tall

• It has a smaller peak called Mases

• It has no volcanic center

Geologic EventThe 1988 Spitak Earthquake

• Had a magnitude of 6.9

• Took 25,000 lives• Cost 3 billion to

repair• It also hit other

parts of Armenia like Gyumri and Vanadzor

Effects on the People

• It hit these people tremendously because it showed how powerful the earth could be and in a second everything could change

Iran

Geologic Feature

• This is the Damavand volcano in Iran.

• It is a potentially active volcano and is the highest peak in Iran.

• It is located in the middle of the Alborz Range.

Geologic Event: Manjil-Rudbar earthquake

• Left 500000 people homeless.

• It was a 6.6 on the rictor scale.

• It destroyed 700 villages.

• It occurred near the capital, Theran.

Effects on the people

• It effects many people and left thousands homeless.

• Many people were shocked when it occurred and no one say it happen.

• No one had any time to prepare for the impact.

Iraq

Bahr al Milh

• This is a sea of salt located in central Iraq.

• It was created in the 1920’s as a second storage reservoir to control floods in the river Euphrates.

Sandstorm

• When my parents used to live in Iraq a sandstorm occurred and covered everything. Some people were lost in the storm

Impact

• This event caused severe damage to buildings and things in the area.

• It killed people and destroyed the surrounding land.

Mexico

Pico de Orizaba

• This is the third highest peak in in north America and the highest in Mexico

• It has 5636 meters above sea level and 18 490 feet it erupted in numerous years.

Geologic Event

• When me and my family went to visit our family in Mexico during the 07 year, we experienced a small part of the tornado. The tornado occurred by Eagle pass, Texas, but the strong winds near Mexico effected us. It killed 7 in Texas and 3 in Mexico. We were lucky that nothing happened to us.

Impact on the people

In 1985 an earthquake hit Mexico City. It was a magnitude of 8.1.

The disaster caused 3 to 4 billion dollars in damage.

412 buildings collapsed and 3,124 were seriously damaged. in the city. About 10,000 people died.

The nations capital was seriously damaged.

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