Northshore
Pre-Test

Wetland and interpretative technique knowledge assessment quiz

1. What is a "wetland"?  What are the three criteria used to delineate a wetland area?

 

 

2. Wetlands serve many functions.  List three; describe one.

 

 

3. Define the term estuary. 

 

 

 

4. What impact does urban sprawl have on Lake Pontchartrain?

 

 

5. How can maps and aerial photography be used to interpret wetlands?

 

 

6. What is Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery?

 

 

7. What is GIS and how is it used?

 

 

Cirle one
8. Have you ever worked with topographic maps? yes no
    Have you ever worked with aerial photography? yes no
    Have you ever worked with satellite or airborne imagery? yes no