CW5-8722
From Environmental Technology
==Looking at Maps -- Due Sunday March 5, 5pm==|
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Using the online map source from National Geographic, found at MapMachine.
Answer the following questions about major ecosystems, soils, climates, and populations.
There are three zoom modes to use to answer these questions; world-view, US-view, and Southern Illinois view. You may copy this page's source to start your work if you like.
Click "Major Habitat types"
1) Do these major ecosystems of the world match what you have already learned so far about biomes?
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Yes, these ecosystems match what I have learned about biomes so far in class.
2) What does National Geographic call these regions? What region(s) are in Southern Illinois?
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National Geographic call these regions Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests. The regions in Southern Illinois are Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Temperate grasslands, savannas,and shrublands.
Click "Vegetation"
3) What vegetation types are in Southern Illinois?
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The vegetation types in Southern Illinois are Broad leaf decidious forest with evergreen elements, Forest-steppe with subtropical elements, and Sclerophyllus evergreen forest and shrubland.
Click "Natural Landscapes"
4) What landscape types are in Southern Illinois?
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The landscape types in Southern Illinois are Intrazonal and Forest- steppe.
Click "Soil Types"
5) What soil types are in Southern Illinois?
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The soil types of Southern illinois are moderate various, warm various,warm very humid, and moderate humid.
Click "Population Density"
6) What are the population densities in Southern Illinois?
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The population densities in Southern Illinois are 1-10, 10-25, 25-50,and 100-200.
7) What are the population densities in the Everglades region?
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The population densities in the Everglades region are 1-10, 10-25, 25-50.
8) What are the population densities Near New Orleans?
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The population densities Near New Orleans are 1-10, 10-25, 25-50.
9) How do each of these poulation densities compare? Do you think they correctly depict the poulations in those areas?
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The population densities are the same in each region. Yes, I do think the populations are depicted correctly because each of the region expressed has high populated cities and towns in the areas.
Click "Flood Regions"
10) Near New Orleans, compare this map to the population densities and explain what you find.
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The amount of people living is this region is extremely high compared to the fact the region has a high rate for flooding.
11) Overview: Pick a region-Southern Illinois, New Orleans, or Everglades and discuss the possible problems of assigning a single zone type to each of these smaller regions by comparing each of the map types above.
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The possible problem could be that
