WETMAAP Skill 1
Lake Pontchartrain - Martello Castle Element 4

Extension
Skill 1: Map Use
Element 4: Comparison of Aerial Photography and Photographic Essay

Materials:

    1995 Aerial Photograph with taped overlay

    1:24,000 scale USGS Martello Castle Quadrangle

    Photographic Essay

    Ultra-fine black pen

    Magnifying glass

Exercise:

1. Review the Martello Castle photographic essay. Note locations of each picture taken and the habitat description for each photo.
2. Using the 1995 Aerial Photograph and the Martello Castle Photographic Essay, identify habitats by comparing the pictures' locations on the photograph.
3. Use the topographic map at the front of the photographic essay (showing photo locations) and the magnifying glass to identify the following habitats. On photo overlay, mark each habitat with a " + " using the black pen.

                        Salt marsh

                        Forested wetlands

                        Wetland scrub-shrub

                        Upland scrub-shrub

                        Upland forested

                        Open water

                        Urban

4. Match a picture from the Photographic essay with each of the habitats. Write the picture number from the photographic essay that corresponds to the habitat type beside each habitat " + " mark . Write the name of the identified habitat near the corresponding " + " and picture number.