BlizzardsJoshua FinchMrs. Fisher 5th grade

What is a blizzard?

A blizzard is a snow storm that covers the earth in a blanket of snow.

How does a blizzard form?

Polar air is very cold. When it blows over land during the winter it’s common for a blizzard to get stirred up.

How does it relate to the 5 themes?

MovementRegion

Location

Interaction-Human/EnvironmentPlace

Where do blizzards happen?[Place/Region]

Blizzards occur in Canada, Russia or the north-central or

northeastern parts of the United States.

Where was the worst blizzard recorded? [Location]

Location: Carribean, Easter Island and central United States, and Eastern Canada.Date: March 12-14 1993.Impact: Over 300 people killed and 2.5 million without power.

How does it affect transportation? [Movement]

A car or a road will be covered in snow so that it makes it hard to drive through. Planes also get delayed during blizzards.

What affect does it have on people and how they interact with theenvironment? [Human/Environment Interaction]

The snow could freeze plants and they could die or get frost bite. Blizzards can affect live stock and cause losses too.

Interesting fact 1

During the Terra Nova Expedition, blizzards caused them trouble like getting frost bite.

Interesting fact 2

The worst northeast blizzard was in 1978 and it killed over 60 people.

Interesting fact 3

In the 2007 Oklahoma ice storm, it knocked down trees and cars. It killed over 27 people.

Works Cited

Burdy, Liza. Blizzards. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 1999. Print.

Erlbach, Arlene. Blizzards. USA: Childrens Press@, Inc., 1995. Print.

Stewart, Mark. Blizzards and Winter Storms. Pleasantville, NY: Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2009. Print.