Instructions
Step 1 (green cloud): In your group, choose a landform or important area in your community (e.g., a park, riverbank, or hill).
Step 2: Think about how this landform might be affected by natural processes (like erosion) and/or human activities (like littering or construction).
Step 3: Come up with ideas to protect this landform. How can you reduce harm or repair damage?
Step 4: Create a simple plan. You can include:
- What needs to be done (e.g., plant trees to stop erosion, pick up litter to keep the area clean).
- Who can help (e.g., classmates, family, community groups).
- When it should happen (e.g., during the spring, after a big storm).
Step 5: Share your plan with the class.
Mindomo How To
Once selected, click the arrow in the top right to select text, image, emoji, etc.
To add a sub-topic, hit tab on keyboard.
To select a topic, click on it. It will outline in blue.
If you make a mistake, hit undo (ctrl Z).
Everyone will make their own mindomo to learn the program, but you can work with a partner
Niagara Falls
Human Impacts
in 1969, the American side of Niagara Falls was stopped by humans to permit geographical studies
This could've been bad for Ontario, as Niagara Falls electrically powers most of the province
After studies were commenced, the Falls was run again
billions of gallons of chemicals have been poured directly into the river over the years
Now would be a great time to start helping!
places near the falls that use a lot of chemicals could gradually be moved away from the falls
Try to limit the chemicals that enter the river
Visitors of Niagara Falls have been dumping their garbage into the falls for years
We can stop now!
All the visitors can try to not throw anything
Stop throwing garbage into the falls
Natural Processes
50,000 years from now, at the present rate of erosion, the remaining 20 miles to Lake Erie will have been undermined. There won’t be a falls anymore but there will still be a river at work.
There's nothing we can do to prevent this - maybe a solution will come in later years
No one
There's nothing we can do - no matter how long we try to prolong it, it's bound to happen either way
In 1848, Niagara Falls stopped flowing temporarily due to an ice jam
Again, this was a past event, so we can't do anything now
No one - as this was a past event
This was totally natural, and the ice melted on its own
A significant natural event in the history of Niagara Falls occurred in 1950, when the falls experienced a major erosion shift that dramatically altered their shape
Again, this event already happened.
Some people redirected the water into the American Falls, stopping them temporarily but benefiting the Canadian side
This event already happened, so we can't do anything about it now
