Annual Hazards and Disasters Paper Competition Submission Form Colorado

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We’ve visited a lot of wondrous places here on Crash Course Geography. So as we wrap up the physical geography half of our series, let’s play a little game -- if you could pick anywhere, where would you live? Not where would you visit, but where would you live. Like we’ve learned on our virtual Earth tour, no matter where we are, we’re embedded in a natural landscape. And that comes with opportunities -- and risks. Like if I was looking for my dream home in the US, I’d have lots of climate and topography choices because the US is big and spans multiple latitudes. But its western rim is on the edge of the tectonic plate collision zone called the Pacific Ring of Fire. Which means the Pacific coast sees lots of earthquakes and volcanoes and even tsunamis. And hurricanes periodically batter the East coast and Gulf of Mexico along with storm surges, coastal flooding, and wind damage. The middle’s not any safer -- lots of interior states are within what’s known as “Tornado A