What, if anything, do you think the city of Galveston could have done
to prevent the high death toll and property damage caused by the 1900
hurricane? What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. Eff ective evacuation would have saved many thousands of lives.
Building a seawall may have prevented much of the property damage. Most of
the damaged buildings were of wood frame construction, so requiring masonry
construction may have produced more damage-resistant buildings.
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b. wind and temperature. c. wind and pressure. d. temperature and moisture.
How did European colonization influence the development of the modern countries of Southeast Asia, and how did that process differ in the insular and the mainland regions?
What will be an ideal response?
Explain why an observer can experience two unequal high tides during one day
What will be an ideal response?