WETMAAP Skill 3
False River - Element 1

Skill 3: Visual Recognition
Element 1: Comparison of Habitat Maps

Note: Use Colored Habitat maps from Skill 1, Element 3

Materials:

1956 colored Habitat map or overlay

1983 colored habitat overlay

2004 colored habitat overlay

Drafting tape

White sheet of paper

Exercise:

1.Tape the 1983 colored Habitat overlay over the 1956 colored Habitat map. Position overlay using the corner marks.

2. Tape the 2004 colored Habitat overlay over the 1983 colored Habitat overlay. Position overlay using corner marks.

Hint:

Tape one overlay at the left edge and the other overlay at the right
edge. By attaching overlays at opposite sides, you can
flip the overlays to view various combinations of habitat change from

3. Visually compare the differences between the habitats. Compare 1956 and 1983 ; compare 1983 and 2004 .

4. Place a sheet of white paper between the 1956 colored Habitat map or overlay and the 1983 colored Habitat overlay.

5. Visually compare the differences in habitats (colored) between 1983 and 2004.