Scribd Logo
Hochladen

Willkommen bei Scribd!

  • Mapping Our Human Footprint: (Possible

    Hochgeladen von

    swalmsley3299
    7 Ansichten1 Seite
    Scientists mapped degrees of human influence over every square kilometer of Earth's surface. Four factors were evaluated: population, travel routes, land use, and lights. Green signifies areas least impacted by humans; Purple signifies areas most impacted.

    Originalbeschreibung:

    Originaltitel

    Human Footprint[

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Verfügbare Formate

    PDF, TXT oder online auf Scribd lesen

    Stufen Sie dieses Dokument als nützlich ein?

    Sind diese Inhalte unangemessen?

    Dieses Dokument melden
    Scientists mapped degrees of human influence over every square kilometer of Earth's surface. Four factors were evaluated: population, travel routes, land use, and lights. Green signifies areas least impacted by humans; Purple signifies areas most impacted.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Als PDF, TXT herunterladen oder online auf Scribd lesen
    Markieren Sie unangemessene Inhalte
    7 Ansichten1 Seite

    Mapping Our Human Footprint: (Possible

    Hochgeladen von

    swalmsley3299
    Scientists mapped degrees of human influence over every square kilometer of Earth's surface. Four factors were evaluated: population, travel routes, land use, and lights. Green signifies areas least impacted by humans; Purple signifies areas most impacted.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Als PDF, TXT herunterladen oder online auf Scribd lesen
    Markieren Sie unangemessene Inhalte
    von 1

    ThisisalessontitledMappingOurHumanFootprintbyNationalGeographic 1.Introducethedataset. TellstudentsthatscientistswiththeWildlifeConservationSocietyandColumbiaUniversity'sHuman FootprintProjectmappeddegreesofhumaninfluenceovereverysquarekilometerofEarth'ssurface(1 squarekilometer=.39squaremile).Fourfactorswereevaluated:population,travelroutes,landuse,and lights.WhilehumansaffectEarthinmanyways,thesefourhavethemostimmediateimpactonwildlifeand wildlands.Ask:Whydoyouthinkthesefourfactorshavethemostimmediateimpact? 2.DisplaytheHumanFootprintdatalayerontheinteractivemap. DisplaytheinteractivemapwiththeHumanFootprintlayerselected.Clickonthe"i"symbolandreviewthe legend.Explainthatgreensignifiesareasleastimpactedbyhumans.Purplesignifiesareasmostimpacted byhumans.Ask:WhatisthepredominantcolorinNorthAmerica?Whatlevelofimpactdoesitsignify? Invitevolunteerstopointoutanypatternstheynotice,suchasgreaterhumanimpactnearurbanareas. 3.Havestudentsmakeapersonalconnection. Askstudentstofindtheirhometown.Ask:Whatcolorisitonthemap?Howgreatisthehumanimpact? 4.Discussareasoflesserhumanimpact.

    Zoombackouttotheglobalscale.Ask:Whatareasarelessimpactedbyhumanactivity?(Possible answers:theAmazonRainforest,theSaharaDesert,NorthernCanada,NorthernRussia,andcentral Australia)Whatconnectionscanyoumakebetweenareasoflessimpactandgeographicfactorssuchas climateorphysicallandscape?Encouragestudentstonoticethattheseareastendtohaveaharshclimate andareremoteorinaccessibleduetophysicalfeatures.Forexample,theArcticCircle,theSaharaDesert, theHimalayas,andtheAmazonrainforestareallremoteand/orinaccessible.Ask:Willareaswithlower degreesofhumanimpactremainthisway?Remindstudentsthatthismapreflectsfourfactors:population, travelroutes,landuse,andlights.Ask:Whichfactorsarelikelytochangeovertime?(Eachfactorcould increase,decrease,orremainunchangedovertime.) 5.Discussareasofgreaterhumanimpact. Ask:Inwhichareasisthedegreeofhumanimpactgreater?(Possibleanswers:Europe,India,Southeast Asia,andtheeasterncoastofSouthAmerica.)Whatconnectionscanyoumakebetweenareasofgreater impactandgeographicfactorssuchasclimateorphysicallandscape?Encouragestudentstonoticethat theseareastendtohaveamoderateclimate,arableland,andproximitytooceans.Theyarealsocloseto sourcesoffreshwaterandareeasilyaccessible. 6.HavestudentscomparetheHumanFootprintdatalayerandthePopulationDensitydatalayer ontheinteractivemap. ClickonthesecondmapslideinthemediacarouseltoloadtheinteractivemapwiththePopulationDensity layerselected.ExplaintostudentsthattheHumanFootprintdatalayerdoesnotshowpopulationitshows areasthathavebeenaffectedbyhumanpopulations.Havestudentscomparethetwodatalayersonthe interactivemap.AskthemtoidentifythedifferencestheyseeandsharetheirreflectionsontheirBlogs!

    Das könnte Ihnen auch gefallen