Cyclones

  





Activity 1: Answer the following questions
>  What is a cyclone?
>  How are they formed?
>  What time of year do they occur?
>  How are they categorized?
>  What are the parts of a cyclone?  

Activity 2: Research
-  Choose one of the following cyclones to research
* Cyclone Yasi
* Cyclone Tracy
-  During your research, answer the following questions:
> What year did the cyclone occur?
> What was its severity?
> Where did it hit?
> What was the damage?
> Could the impact have been worse if the infrastructure was different?
-  Include pictures and tables to support your information  

Useful Websites
 http://www.ema.gov.au/www/ema/schools.nsf/page/get_the_facts_cyclones
http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/yasi.shtml
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/cyclone-yasi-picutures/
http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/climate/levelthree/c20thclcyclone4.htm
http://www.enjoy-darwin.com/cyclone-tracy.html
http://www.ntl.nt-gov.au/online_resources/cyclone_tracy


Congratulations! You are now ready for the final task

---