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Data: How to Read It How to Use It
Data: How to Read It How to Use It
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Look at the GIS maps of Petersham in Look at the GIS maps of Petersham in Massachusetts in 1830 and in 1999. What Massachusetts in 1830 and in 1999. What
isis the most significant change that occurred?
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Based on these pictures found at: http://
harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/museum/landscape.html and the previous GIS maps, summarize the changes
that have occurred in Massachusetts?
Pre Settlement , 1700 Settler clears homestead Forest clearing for agriculture, 1830 Farm abandonment
White Pine forest on abandoned farmland Hardwoods succeed White Pine Forest growth Today
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Here is a series of pictures displaying central Arizona’s land use over time. Describe what happened to agriculture and desert land as people moved in.
Regional land use, 1912 Regional land use, 1934 Regional land use, 1955
Regional land use, 1975 Regional land use, 1995 Regional land use, 2000
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Looking at the previous maps of Arizona, why do you think the
natural land (desert) was being taken away in Arizona and the natural land (forest) is continuing to grow
in Massachusetts?
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