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Investigating Earthquakes: GIS Mapping and Analysis (College Level) part of Examples
This is a college-level adaptation of a chapter from the Earth Exploration Toolbook. The students download global quake data over a time range and use GIS to interpret the tectonic context. -

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Earth System Topics: Human Dimensions:Natural Hazards, Solid Earth:Earthquakes, Geography, Solid Earth:Deformation, Plate Tectonics

Image Classification part of Examples
An exercise to use a simple image analysis program to classify land surface types seen in satellite imagery in order to analyze changes in landscape development over time. -

Earth System Topics: Human Dimensions:Land Use, Hydrology, Biosphere, Geography, Surface Processes, Biosphere:Ecology

Stream Gages and GIS part of Examples
Utilize the online GIS of the USGS real-time stream gage network to introduce basic concepts of data-driven maps and GIS. This exercise can be used independently or with other hydrology exercises. -

Earth System Topics: Hydrology, :Surface Water, Surface Processes:Rivers and Lakes, Human Dimensions:Natural Hazards

World Population part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Teaching with Visualizations:Visualization Examples
Access and visualize world population data using the user friendly MyWorld GIS software. Data includes total population, population density, projected population, male and female population, and age specific population, etc.

Earth System Topics: Geography, Human Dimensions:Population


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