WETMAAP Skill 3
Red River - Element 1

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

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

Materials:

1959 colored habitat map or overlay

1985 colored habitat overlay

1975 colored habitat overlay

2004 colored habitat overlay

Drafting tape

White sheet of paper

Exercise:

1.Tape the 1975 colored Habitat overlay over the 1959 colored Habitat map. Position overlay using the corner marks.

2. Tape the 1985 colored Habitat overlay over the 2004 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 1955 to 1975 and 1985 to 2004.

3. Visually compare the differences between the habitats. Compare 1959 and 1975 ; compare 1975 and 1985 ; compare 1985 to 2004.

4. Place a sheet of white paper between the 1959 colored Habitat map or overlay and the 1975 colored Habitat overlay.

5. Visually compare the differences in habitats (colored) between 1975 and 1985.

6. Place a sheet of white paper between the 1985 colored Habitat overlay and the 2004 colored Habitat overlay.