Lab 2- Maps

Isarithmic Map of Precipitation

Here is a link to a video on how to create a cool, interactive map!

The following are examples available on Google search of maps I thought displayed interesting information.

Pretty lighted dots!
Dot Density Map

Fatal Crashes for Ages 65 & Up in the U.S.
Proportional Symbol Map

Crime Propensity for Portland, OR
Choropleth Map

Average Annual Temperatures for the United States
Isarithmic Map

War Horse- Special Attention to Rock ploughing!

In this movie, the horse displays an enormous amount of strength, ploughing a field filled with rocks, reminding me of the geological features and how people have to change them sometimes to harvest what we need to for a living.

Google Earth Lab 1- Ramona Falls

Oregon has always been in my heart from the start.
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It is one of my favorite places to be and I get the pleasure of being there every so often due to most of my extended family living there.  

The Redwoods and the Oregon Coast are the most relaxing places I have ever been.  I have been skiing on Mt. Hood, but have not seen Ramona Falls (pictured below). It is now a new goal for next time I visit!  

Glacial silt-rock

Mt. Hood is an old volcano, therefore it had a columnar basalt lava flow, but it also has glacial silt-rock due to its roots in freezing temperatures that created ice sheets and runoff when it melted.

Ramona Falls, Mt. Hood, Oregon

My Google Earth Map

Descriptive Map of Mt. Hood in relation to the Falls