Karma's Blog

Hello everyone! Welcome to my Week 2 Blog Post. :) This week we learned about tectonic plates, more specifically understanding their boundaries, which is vital in determining how they contribute to devastating natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.  For my chosen country, Jamaica, they are located on the boundary of two tectonic plates called the Gonave and the Carribbean. Due to the fact that these plates continuously converge, which means they move toward one another, uplifts occur in Jamaica. Moreover, this convergence is what makes Jamaica's beautiful, lush land so mountainous, but it also carries the inherent risk of frequent earthquakes.  Throughout history, Jamaica has experienced a number of deadly earthquakes, with the largest and most damaging one occurring on June 7, 1692 at a 6.2 magnitude. This earthquake is famously known as the Port Royal earthquake, which is a city in Jamaica where the highest number of people lost their lives due to a portion

 Hi everyone! Welcome to my first blog post. :)  Today I will be introducing you all to the country I chose to discuss throughout my blog this semester, which is Jamaica! The island country of Jamaica is the third-largest island in the Caribbean, with an area of 4,244 square miles. It has lush, mountainous land which is home to four major mountain ranges: Don Figuero, the Blue, John Crow, and Cockpit Country. Also, a couple more interesting facts are that Jamaica itself actually sits on the summit of an underwater mountain called the Jamaica Ridge, and it is home to one of the largest butterflies in the world as well as 250 species of birds!  Aside from introducing my chosen country, I will state the difference between hazards, disasters, and catastrophes that we learned from Chapter 1. Initially, a natural hazard is defined as a natural process or event that is a potential threat to human life and property. On the other hand, a disaster is a hazardous event that occurs over a limited