Find forests, wetlands, protected places, and a mountain trail. What can each map tell you about a place to explore?
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statewide · 2000s
Locate mapped marshes, swamps, and other wetland areas.
How do wetlands connect land and water?
Compare the map’s creator, date, purpose, scale, and missing information with a second map. Explain what changed and what stayed connected.
statewide · 2000s
Explore mapped areas important for protecting wildlife and nature.
How could connected habitats help wildlife move?
Compare the map’s creator, date, purpose, scale, and missing information with a second map. Explain what changed and what stayed connected.
statewide · 2000s
Look for forest areas away from roads and developed land.
Why might the middle of a forest differ from its edge?
Compare the map’s creator, date, purpose, scale, and missing information with a second map. Explain what changed and what stayed connected.
statewide · 2000s
Find conservation land, parks, and places for outdoor recreation.
Are protected lands connected or separated?
Compare the map’s creator, date, purpose, scale, and missing information with a second map. Explain what changed and what stayed connected.
regional · 2000s
Follow trails and elevation clues around Massachusetts’ highest mountain.
Which route climbs most directly toward the summit?
Compare the map’s creator, date, purpose, scale, and missing information with a second map. Explain what changed and what stayed connected.
Explore ocean resources, coastal habitats, and human uses of the sea.
Where might fishing, shipping, and habitats overlap?
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