WETMAAP
Technique 4
Cocodrie Element 5
Technique 4: Analysis
Element 5: Channel Changes
Materials:
All overlays from Technique 2, Element
7
ruler
Exercise:
1. What differences are observed in the shorelines of Bayou Petite Caillou?
2. At three different
locations Along Bayou Petite Caillou, measure the distance in feet of increase
or decrease in width of Bayou Petite Caillou between 1980 and 1984.
a.____________________
b.____________________
c.____________________
3. What differences are observed in the Houma Navigation Channel?
4. At three different locations along the Houma Navigation Channel, measure
the distance in feet of increase or decrease in width of the Houma Navigation
Channel between 1980 and 1984.
a.____________________
b.____________________
c.____________________
5. Do your answers for Questions 1 through 4 confirm or disprove your
answer to 3.c of Skill 3, Element 4?
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