Field Station

 

These pictures show parts of a biological field station in Belize.  A small developing nation on the Caribbian coast of Central America.  It was established to host researchers and groups from colleges to provide field experiences to augment academic programs in tropical studies. Minimal transportation is allowed here to prevent major impact on the mangrove habitat with boats being the only mode of transportation.  This field station is here to teach the importance of ecosystems and keeping them alive.

Mt. Rainier National Park

Home to 35 glaciers and a stratovolcano it has over 1.1 million visitors a year.  The tallest part of the park is the Cascada Ranges that reaches over 14000 feet.  It was established in 1899 and is more than 236,000 acres.  It is also home to the two largest glaciers in the continental U.S. Carbon glacier and Emmons.  This park is located in Washington, southeast of Pierce county and northeast of lewis county.  The most visited spot at the park is Paradise (62% of the visitors go here).  It is said to get the most snowfall in a year than anywhere else.

Interesting Animal

Koalas are one of the most endangered animals in the world.  The urban growth of Australia is killing the habitat and food of koalas.  Even though their  are more than 600 types of eucalyptus koalas only like about 100 of them and most koalas choose 4 or 5 of them to eat.  They use to be hunted for their fur but now they are trying to be saved by repopulating and artificial growth of eucalyptus. 

Geological Feature

This is the Amazon Rainforest (largest tropical rainforest).  Located on the South American continent it is split between 6 ocuntries.  It is a journey of more than 4,080 miles of flowing water that flows into the Atlantic Ocean.  One of the most popular starting points for tourist when discovering this exciting place is in Brazil at the port of Manaus.

My google map

This is a picture of where I grew up in Carrollton, Ga.  This particular view shows my grandparents house marked by the orange pin.  The blue lines show the trails where we ride the horses and the green area on the map is where I went to church. 

Bathymetric map

This is a picture of a bathymetric map showing the water depth in Big Lake.

Choropleth map

This is a picture of a choropleth map showing the number of fatalities from car crashes in Georgia.