Field Notebook Exercise 7—Mapping Introduction
Required reading:
Lopez, Barry. “The Mappist” In Vintage Lopez. New York: Random House, 2004. (In your course packet)
Sanderson, Eric. Mannahatta. New York: Abrams, 2009—Chapters 1-3
Optional Reading:
“How to Build an Island from the Ground Up”:
http://themannahattaproject.org/science ... annahatta/Read the required readings carefully. Come to class prepared to talk about Lopez’s fictional short story and the background of Mannahatta. We will be having a class discussion and if you are not speaking up, I will call on you directly!
What is “The Mappist” about? Are there points of connection in the story of the mappist and of the story of Mannahatta? What kinds of things can you learn from maps? Is mapping an art or a science? What questions did it raise in your mind? Write down one specific question or passage you would like to talk about in class_______________________________________________
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Answer the following based on the Mannahatta website reading:
1. Click on the landscape ecology link and read about landscape ecology:
Define landscape ecology. _____________________________________________________
What are key research topics in the field?__________________________________________
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In landscape theory, what role do humans play?______________________________________________________________________
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2. What sources did the Mannahatta Project draw from?:______________________________
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3. Click on the British Headquarters Map link. Why was this map important to this project?__
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4. What is a layer in GIS terminology?____________________What layers did the Mannahatta Project build from the ground up?_________________________________________________
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5. In general terms describe the physical landscape, the biological landscape, the wildlife, and the Lenape of Mannahatta:
Physical landscape: _____________________________________________________________
Biological landscape:____________________________________________________________
Wildlife______________________________________________________________________
Lenape_______________________________________________________________________
