Talk:Aleutian Arc

Wiki Education assignment: Introduction to Environmental Sciences
— Assignment last updated by MethanoJen (talk) 19:39, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

Article Evaluation and Editing Plans
Hello! My name is Sam, and I am excited to be working on Aleutian Arc as my Wikipedia project for my intro to Environmental Science class project!

I think that the article does a good job staying on topic relating to the Aleutian Arc. It introduces certain sub-topics that relate to the Aleutian Arc well, such as how its formed from the subduction of the pacific plate under the North American Plate. A list of volcanoes in the Aleutian Arc is also provided, which I found to be helpful due to each volcano's own Wikipedia page being linked. I noticed, however, that the article does not go into detail about some of the processes mentioned in the formation of the arc. In addition, the second paragraph contains some jargon that is not defined and could be hard to understand for someone that is not familiar with the topic. I think that this article is a good introduction to the topic, but that more information needs to be added about sub-topics such as the formation of the arc, a more precise definition of it's location, and some effects the arc has on the surrounding environment.

Information in the article is presented in an accurate, scientific manner with some definitions and links to Wikipedia articles that relate to the topic, but more definitions and links definitely need to be added to help the reader better understand some of the more complex terms and processes. I found no dead-end links within the article. Two sources are cited in the reference page that are scientific, but I believe more information needs to be pulled from and referenced to these sources. More pictures could also be very useful in further explaining the processes of how the arc is formed, as well as give a general idea about the location of the arc and what the topography of the area looks like.

As an editor, I plan to contribute to this article by using various sources to broaden the amount of information present about the Aleutian Arc. I plan to build on the first paragraph in order to create an introduction to the topic. The second paragraph will also be built up and refined to form the next section, which will focus on the formation of the arc and the geologic processes that occur from that formation. Then, I plan to add a third section based on how the environment is affected by the Aleutian Arc. I plan to add images, citations, and more links to related Wikipedia articles to help readers gain a better understanding of the topic.

I am looking forward to editing this article, and I am open to any suggestions from fellow editors!

Samuel Jabaley (talk) 20:47, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Sandbox Link
I moved my contributions over from my sandbox

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3ASamuel_Jabaley%2FAleutian_Arc&oldid=1185433529&action=edit

Samuel Jabaley (talk) 20:26, 17 November 2023 (UTC)