Mt. Tambora Eruption Impacts
OERPROJECT: CLIMATE/ LESSON 2.1 ACTIVITYMT. TAMBORA ERUPTION IMPACTS1Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Mt. Tambora Eruption Impacts,” OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/PurposeUse evidence from the video The Year Without a Summerto deepen your understanding of human-environmental interactions. Process1.Watch the video The Year Without a Summer.2.Use what you learned in the video to mark on the map below all the areas that felt impacts from the eruption of Mt. Tambora.Addlabels or drawings to show the specific impacts in each area, including a key if neccesary.
OERPROJECT: CLIMATE/ LESSON 2.1 ACTIVITYMT. TAMBORA ERUPTION IMPACTS23.Fillin the blank boxes of the cause-and-effect chain below with the correct event from the Event Bank. Mt. Tambora erupts on April 5, 1815Massive amounts of ash and gases enter the atmosphereWeather patterns become extreme and unpredictableEconomic hardship increasesSocial tensions and conflict increaseEvent BankFood shortages lead to rising food pricesPeople migrate in search of food and workFamine spreads across multiple regionsCommunities use social media to share informationGlobal temperatures dropParticles form a layer that blocks sunlightOverfished species recoverCrops fail around the world
OERPROJECT: CLIMATE/ LESSON 2.1 ACTIVITYMT. TAMBORA ERUPTION IMPACTS34.Imagine that Mt. Tambora erupts today with the same magnitude as in 1815. Write a creativeaccountthat traces the chain of cause-and-effect events that might follow. As you write, consider:•What technologies might be used to monitor, respond to, or adapt to the impacts?•How might global communication (for example: news, social media) shape people’s awareness and reactions?•How mighttransportation and trade systems be affected? •What actions might governments or international organizations take?•How might people’s daily lives change in the short and long term?