1. Classification Alejandro Castillo Denisse Ceniceros

2. Classification  “Classification is a means of grouping items into categories” (Sims, 2009, p. 155).  The purpose of classification, aside from grouping like items, is to organize broad concepts/things and be able to clearly distinguish one category from another.

3. HAZMAT

4.  Class 1 – Explosives  Class 2 – Gases  Class 3 – Flammable Liquids  Class 4 – Flammable Solids  Class 5 – Oxidizer and Organic Peroxides  Class 6 – Toxic and Infectious Substances  Class 7 – Radioactive Substances  Class 8 – Corrosive Substances  Class 9 – Misc.

5. Hurricanes  NOAA Historical Hurricane Tracks, Gulf of Mexico, 2000-2010

6. Hurricane  Category 1  74-95 mph  No real damage except to mobile homes and piers  Category 2  96-110 mph  Minor damage to houses and considerable damage to vegetation and mobile homes  Category 3  111-130 mph  Structural damage to houses, mobile homes completely destroyed. Flooding reaches inland.  Category 4  131-155 mph  House roofs destroyed. Land erosion and major flooding inland.  Category 5  155+ mph  Complete destruction of residences and industrial buildings. Lower level damage caused by severe flooding. Massive evacuation.

7. Sources . "Hazardous Materials Classifications Visor Card." U.S. Department of Transportation. N.p., Jun 2005. Web. 11 Sep 2012..  Historical Hurricanes of Gulf of Mexico 2000-2010. 2010. Photograph. n.p. Web. 11 Sep 2012..  “Hurricane Categories." Louisiana Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness. N.p., 13 Nov 2009. Web. 11 Sep 2012..