EarthquakeOn the 2nd of September, 2009 an earthquake hit Java. This gives me another opportunity to mention nature's balance with humans (see Taiwan Environment).
Jakarta is in the ring of fire and so is likely to have an earthquake. The earthquake was weak in Jakarta but a bit outside of the city, there has been reports of at least 44 people dead. Some houses in Jakarta are weak and fell down during the earthquake.
This earthquake did not cause mudslides, such as typhoon morocat did because the ground in Jakarta is flat, not hill-covered like Taiwan. This shows how natural disasters work in different areas. I also mentioned that many people died. This shows how people work with the natural disasters. But not as many people died as in Taiwan due to the lack of mountains.
All this shows how the environment, natural disasters and people work together in different ways.
1 comment:
Matthew, I think this posting wandered around a bit, came close to the standards, then ended by including some inaccurate information such as more died in the earthquake than in the typhoon. This looks a little rushed and not your best work. It's not terrible or anything, but you are very capable of doing fine, fine work, and this comes up a little short.
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