PLACES+AROUND+THE+WORLD

__** INVESTIGATION OF PLACES AROUND THE WORLD **__

__** Here is the packet for this activity **__

1. Select 2 calendar pages from collection on your table (each page has a front and back photo) 2. Record your four chosen locations on the top front page of your packet (handed out) 3. Use the Dynamic Planet map for Part 1 - the symbols and key. 4. Locate each place using Google Earth and determine what plate it is on and what plate boundary it is on or near. Use the Dynamic Planet map or the map below to determine this information. Fill in this information in Part 2 of the packet. 5. Use the Dynamic Planet map to fill out the information in Part 3. 6. Examine each site on Google Earth for Part 4. Determine the average slope. Find the highest and lowest elevations. What is the distance between them? Change in elevation divided by distance equals slope. Your answer should be in feet / mile (feet per mile). 7. Use the links provided below for Parts 5 through 7 on the packet.
 * Instructions **



http://nhb-arcims.si.edu/ThisDynamicPlanet/index.html
 * DYNAMIC PLANET MAP **

http://www.climate-charts.com/World-Climate-Index-Map.html []
 * WEATHER AND CLIMATE DATA **
 * The largest accessible collection of climate data on the Web **

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2111.html http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-mineral-map.htm http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Global_Vegetation_map_-_GPN-2003-00029.jpg
 * NATURAL RESOURCES **
 * The World Factbook**
 * World Mineral Map**
 * Global Vegetation Map**

https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/GlobalMarine http://www.trashpatch.org/_/interactive_map_-_overfishing.html http://earthenginepartners.appspot.com/science-2013-global-forest?_sm_au_=iVVh7FMJnDBhPq1F http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~205386~3002394:Types-of-Agriculture--Pergamon-Worl http://growingblue.com/the-growing-blue-tool/ http://www.wri.org/applications/maps/agriculturemap/#x=0.00&y=0.00&l=2&v=home&d=cocoa //For each place click on: "Click here to view the full report"// http://waqi.info/ or http://aqicn.org/map/world/
 * HUMAN IMPACTS **
 * A Global Map of Human Impacts on Marine Ecosystems**
 * World Overfishing Map**
 * Global Forestry Change**
 * Types of Agriculture throughout the World**
 * Global Water Stress Level**
 * Agriculture Exposure to Water Stress**
 * World Air Quality Index**