How is visual hierarchy used on this map

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Assignment:

Under 'Maps' filter/search for these events

Try looking for 'fires', wildfire', 'hurricanes', 'typhoons', 'earthquakes', 'mudslides', 'drought', 'Tsunamis'

Find a map (could be anywhere in the world - one of the great things about Living Atlas is that it's international!!!! - just search for the U.S. if you are frustrated by other languages such as the map being in Japanese and explore the following questions:

1. How is visual hierarchy used on this map? Do you think the author did a good job? What are you seeing? Do you think it's different or the same from what the author intended to communicate?

Read this article : new tools map flood risk will help bring disaster planning date

and this article: haiti 10 years later growth of a crisis mapping community

2. How do maps and GIS help prevent/lessen catastrophe in regards to natural disasters or as they are sometimes called 'natural hazards'?

3. How does the map you selected help save lives/property etc?

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