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Gathering Information
Collect information to
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Step
1: Begin
your research into the race characteristics, using:
·
Ski to Sea Chart
·
Bellingham
Herald Guide
·
Ski To Sea
Cite
your information sources, by using the MLA Citation Format. Print your
completed Ski to Sea Chart for use in the next step.
Step
2: Begin
to study maps of your assigned region looking for the geographic
features that are found in the Whatcom County race layout. (mountain
with ski area, river, bay, etc.)
Select
three possible locations and gather information about each using
the Notes Sheet.
Resources:
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Text,
Geography:
Tools & Concepts, "Atlas" p. 130-145 and
"World View" p. 146-153
- Print
Atlases available in your school (National Geographic,
Britannica, Rand McNally, Times, etc.) especially those showing
topographical features.
- Online
Atlases such as:
- World
Atlas-Holt, Rinehart & Winston Physical maps of continents
and countries
- National
Geographic MapMachine Use Quick Map Search to select
a continent. Choose the continent and then select the
map of "The Physical World." Use online tools to zoom in and
note features.
- World
Sites Atlas Use the locator to zoom in on world regions.
Travel and destination guides available.
- MapQuest:
World Atlas List of Maps Select the continent from the
list on the left or a specific country from the alphabetical
listing in the main part of the page. *
This
resource
does not provide names of rivers or other physical features.
- Information
on Countries of the World
- Weather
and Climate
- World
Climates
www.blueplanetbiomes.org/climate.htm
This site covers facts about our planet, its complex patterns
of biomes, plants, and animals, and how climates ultimately
determine the biomes of our Earth. This specific page focuses
on climates.
- World
Climate
www.worldclimate.com
Contains over 85,000 records of world climate data (historical
weather averages) from a wide range of sources.
- Specific
Useful Sites
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