Environmental Issues
Find the following on Google Earth. Use the timeline and investigate how things have changed over the period during which satellite photos are available. Acquire photographs of each location at two different points in time that illustrate a significant change in the environment. Upload both photograps to the online album and describe the environmental change, and the ecological significance of this change, in the comment section.
- Ariquemes, Brazil (Deforestation)
- Aral Sea, Uzbekistan (Draining a natural lake)
- Porter Ranch, CA (Urbanization, Habitat loss)
- Atatürk Dam, Şanlıurfa, Turkey (Damming river)
- The world islands, Dubai, UAE (Changing Topography)
- Lake Chad, Chad (Desertification)
- Aletsch Glacier, Fieschertal, Switzerland
- Mabira Forest, Uganda (The Influence of Preserves and National Parks) (photos: Mabira Forest, Uganda)
- Mount Wilson, CA (Observe lighting changes over a 24 hour period)
- World of Change - NASA imagesof environmental crises
Natural Sites
- Half Dome, CA - photos 37.745505,-119.537752
- Mount Rainier, WA - photos 46.8505,-121.7595
- Kearsarge Pass, CA - photos 36.7715,-118.3771
- Grand Canyon, AZ - photos 36.088783,-112.090931
- Niagara Falls, NY - photos 43.079656,-79.072144
- Mammoth Mountain, CA - photos 37.6369,-119.023
- Barringer Meteor Crater, AZ 35.0274,-111.0225
- Catalina Island, CA 33.397052,-118.469009
- San Andreas Fault, CA 35.112,-119.6478
- Amboy Crater, CA 34.544899,-115.79062
- Lava Fields, Owens Valley, CA 36.98,-118.29
- Big Sur Coast, CA 36.246159,-121.77679
- Mount Shasta, CA 41.402823,-122.175522
Science Sites
- San Fernando Valley, CA
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
- Cylotron, Batavia, IL
- Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, CA
- Los Angeles Zoo, CA
- The Wedge, Newport Beach, CA
- Lockheed Skunkworks, Palmdale, CA
- San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant, CA
Famous buildings - USA
International sites
Archeological sites
Southern California - San Fernando Valely
- San Gabriel Mountains, Sylmar, CA
- Pacoima Dam, Sylmar, CA
- Nike Missle Base, Contract Peak, Sylmar, CA
- Veterans' Park, Sylmar, CA
- California State University, Northridge
Tours