Now that you have learned about two events that tremendously impacted the Gulf Coast, you will have the opportunity to compare them to see what they have in common and how they are different.

Read the statements below and decide if the statement reflects events related to Hurricane Katrina or the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and place the term on the correct side of the Venn diagram. If the statement reflects both, place it in the space in the middle.

→ Before you go, think about this: What did the two events have in common? Did they each have a physical impact on the Gulf Coast? Did they each have an impact on human life along the Gulf Coast?

In summary, natural and manmade disasters have an impact on the physical environment and the human life in the affected region. The two events, Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, impacted the Gulf Coast greatly. The region is still feeling the impact of these events. In fact, some events have the ability to impact a region forever.