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Appendix H Seasonal Differences: A Customized Eighth-Grade GIS Module
Pages 293-297

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From page 293...
... The customized project design facilitates the accomplishment of the lesson's objectives by highlighting key patterns and relationships within the data. As students explore, they are asked to consider inquiry-based questions such as the following: · As you move northward along the subcontinent's west coast, how does the pattern of rainfall change?
From page 294...
... In the final part of the lesson, students are guided through a synthesis of their discoveries about the monsoon's impact on agriculture and population patterns with questions such as the following: FIGURE H.1 Map of South Asia with countries, rivers, and major cities named with graphs contrasting total and annual rainfall for Bombay and Mangalore. SOURCE: Personal communication from Lyn Malone, 2003.
From page 295...
... · Since most of Pakistan gets little or no rainfall, how do you explain the areas of agriculture and high population density in that country? In this lesson, complex patterns and relationships become accessible and understandable in a GIS environment that has been customized to meet the needs of students working on particular tasks in a specific context.
From page 296...
... 296 APPENDIX H FIGURE H.3 Map of South Asia with countries, rivers, and types of agriculture. SOURCE: Personal communication from Lyn Malone, 2003.
From page 297...
... APPENDIX H 297 FIGURE H.4 Map of South Asia with countries, rivers, and population density. SOURCE: Personal communication from Lyn Malone, June 6, 2003.


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