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Using Reliable Sources In The Search For Statistics, Sarah Lerdal Jan 2012

Using Reliable Sources In The Search For Statistics, Sarah Lerdal

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Students will be able to locate specific information on the US Census and CIA World Factbook sites. Students will be able to create a visual of the statistical information by utilizing Microsoft Excel, Students will, in written form, be able to compare and contrast two U.S. cities and two world countries.


Urban/Suburban/Rural Communities, Maegan Swick Jan 2012

Urban/Suburban/Rural Communities, Maegan Swick

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Students will be able to use Google Earth as a tool to make assumptions and tell what they notice about a variety of communities in the United States.


United States Landforms, Lara Earnest Jan 2012

United States Landforms, Lara Earnest

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Students will correctly locate and define U.S. landforms using geography resources.


Virtual Vacation, Traci Lake Jan 2012

Virtual Vacation, Traci Lake

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Students will determine criteria used to choose travel locations and use reasoning to explain how their choices fit these criteria. Students will use Google Earth to determine a travel itinerary and route of transport, identifying important human and physical features. Students will use Google Earth technology to create a tour in which to map and measure their travel.


Fun With Longitude And Latitude, Angela Groene Jan 2012

Fun With Longitude And Latitude, Angela Groene

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Students will be able to use longitude and latitude to locate points on a map.


Introduction To Gis Using Open Source Software, 1st Ed, Frank Donnelly Jan 2011

Introduction To Gis Using Open Source Software, 1st Ed, Frank Donnelly

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This tutorial was created to accompany the GIS Practicum, a day-long workshop offered by the Newman Library at Baruch College CUNY that introduces participants to geographic information systems (GIS) using the open source software QGIS. The practicum introduces GIS as a concept for envisioning information and as a tool for conducting geographic analyses and creating maps. Participants learn how to navigate a GIS interface, how to prepare layers and conduct a basic geographic analysis, and how to create thematic maps. This tutorial was written using QGIS version 1.5 "Tethys", a cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux) desktop GIS software package.