CW5-0323

From Environmental Technology

Contents 1 Looking at Maps -- Due Sunday March 5, 5pm 1.1 Click "Major Habitat types" 1.1.1 1) Do these major ecosystems of the world match what you have already learned so far about biomes? 1.1.2 2) What does National Geographic call these regions? What region(s) are in Southern Illinois? 1.2 Click "Vegetation" 1.2.1 3) What vegetation types are in Southern Illinois? 1.3 Click "Natural Landscapes" 1.3.1 4) What landscape types are in Southern Illinois? 1.4 Click "Soil Types" 1.4.1 5) What soil types are in Southern Illinois? 1.5 Click "Population Density" 1.5.1 6) What are the population densities in Southern Illinois? 1.5.2 7) What are the population densities in the Everglades region? 1.5.3 8) What are the population densities Near New Orleans? 1.5.4 9) How do each of these poulation densities compare? Do you think they correctly depict the poulations in those areas? 1.6 Click "Flood Regions" 1.6.1 10) Near New Orleans, compare this map to the population densities and explain what you find. 1.6.2 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.

Looking at Maps -- Due Sunday March 5, 5pm

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?

Yes, by looking at the map of the United States there was the same biomes as we learned about in the book. Some names have changed slightly such as temperate broad leaf and mixed forest instead of temperate deciduous but are basically the same thing.

2) What does National Geographic call these regions? What region(s) are in Southern Illinois?

They call temperate deciduous forests temperate broad leaf and mixed forest, temperate rain forest is called temperate coniferous forests, they call the deserts deserts and xeric shrublands, the grasslands are called temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands. There is mostly temperate broadleaf and mixed forest and some temperate grasslands, shrublands, and savannas in southern Illinois.

Click "Vegetation"

3) What vegetation types are in Southern Illinois?

There is forest steppe and steppe with subtropical elements, broadleafed deciduous forests with evergreen elements,and sclerophyllous evergreen forests and shrubland but it was hard to tell cause the map sucks! P.S. Africa is pretty!

Click "Natural Landscapes"

4) What landscape types are in Southern Illinois?

There is forest steppe, mixed and broad leafed forests, and intrazonal areas.

Click "Soil Types"

5) What soil types are in Southern Illinois?

There is moderate humid, moderate various, warm very humid, and warm various. P.S. We have pretty soil!

Click "Population Density"

6) What are the population densities in Southern Illinois?

There is 1 to 10, 10 to 25, 25 to 50, and 100 to 200 people per sq km. It is mostly 10 to 25.

7) What are the population densities in the Everglades region?

8) What are the population densities Near New Orleans?

9) How do each of these poulation densities compare? Do you think they correctly depict the poulations in those areas?

Click "Flood Regions"

10) Near New Orleans, compare this map to the population densities and explain what you find.

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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