ClassificationAlejandro Castillo

Denisse Ceniceros

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.

HAZMAT

HAZMATClass 1 – ExplosivesClass 2 – GasesClass 3 – Flammable

LiquidsClass 4 – Flammable

SolidsClass 5 – Oxidizer and

Organic Peroxides

Class 6 – Toxic and Infectious Substances

Class 7 – Radioactive Substances

Class 8 – Corrosive Substances

Class 9 – Misc.

Hurricanes

NOAA Historical Hurricane Tracks, Gulf of Mexico, 2000-2010

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.

Sources . "Hazardous Materials Classifications Visor Card." U.S.

Department of Transportation. N.p., Jun 2005. Web. 11 Sep 2012. <http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/research-technology/visorcards/yellowcard.pdf>.

Historical Hurricanes of Gulf of Mexico 2000-2010. 2010. Photograph. n.p. Web. 11 Sep 2012. <http://blog.cleanenergy.org/files/2011/08/noaa-historical-hurricane-gom-chart-2000-20101.png>.

“Hurricane Categories." Louisiana Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness. N.p., 13 Nov 2009. Web. 11 Sep 2012. <http://gohsep.la.gov/hurricanerelated/HURRICANECATEGORIES.htm>.