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Introduction: For this assignment, you will research and discuss a geologic event and the impact it had on the environment, people, and/or society.

Topic: Tonga eruption

• Your Paper will be ~1200-1600 words, double-spaced, 12-pt Font, 1 ” margins.  It should include a brief introduction and conclusion as well as body paragraphs with headings. Include a title page and an abstract (see the APA guidelines link for more info on how to write an abstract).  The word count does not include the abstract.
• You will be discussing all important aspects of the event including geologic/tectonic setting, the event itself, hazards, damage, what was learned, etc. What you write about will, of course, depend on the topic you choose, so what you write about will be dictated by what the research turns up.
• ***You need a minimum of 5 different sources for the assignment.   Pretty Straightforward- 5 different media sources or Journal Articles, or reliable websites that describe the geologic setting (no Wikipedia).  You will use APA in-text citations and include your references at the end. If you aren’t familiar with APA-style, visit one of the links below (or do a search on your own).
• ***It is required that you have both a reference page and in-text citations in your paper.   Without them, the paper is considered plagiarized as you are not crediting your sources for the information.

Purpose:  To investigate real-world geologic processes and the effects they have on humans and society. The secondary purpose is to familiarize you with scientific writing and the use of APA-style.