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Physical or Human Impact?
There are more than 1800 confirmed fatalities as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Correct! The deaths that resulted from the hurricane are the human impact of the storm.
Think about what the word fatalities mean and try again.
There was more than $100 billion in property damage to the Gulf Coast as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Correct! Property damages reflect the physical impact of the storm.
Try again. Property damage is not a direct human impact.
Hurricane Katrina damaged many of the beaches, islands, and wetlands of the Gulf Coast.
Correct! The destruction of beaches and other geographic features reflects a physical impact from the storm.
Try Again. The destruction of these geographic features is not a human impact.
Hurricane Katrina severely damaged the tourism industry which, in turn, caused a rise in unemployment rates in the area.
Correct! Many places where people worked in the tourism industry were destroyed causing many people to lose their jobs.
Try Again. Unemployment rates directly impacts the people of the area.
The price for oil increased worldwide after oil production and refining were stopped in the Gulf.
Correct! After oil production was halted as a result of the hurricane, oil prices around the world increased, affecting the wallets of people everywhere.
Try again. The price of oil made a human impact.
Debris from the floods polluted wetlands and other waterways, which caused much of the marine life in the area to suffer.
Correct! This statement reflects how the waterways of the Gulf Coast were impacted.
Try again. The statement reflects a change to the physical features of the region.
