WETMAAP Technique 1
Mono Lake - Element 1
Technique 1: Area Measurement
Element 1: Area of Site
Materials:
measurements from Skill 2, Element 1
calculator
Exercise:
Hint: Area is a
measurement of length times width.
1. Review section
in Reference Manual on Scale
2. Using
measurements determined in Skill 2, Element 1
What is the area of the study site in square inches?
3. Using
the number of feet determined in Skill 2, Element 1
What is the area of the study site in square feet?
4. Calculate
the number of acres in the study site using the number of square feet generated in #3
above.
How many acres are in the study site?
Hint: An acre is 43,560 square feet.