In groups of three students, plan a field trip through your local ...

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In groups of three students, plan a field trip through your local community, and identify key features of the North American urban landscape described in the text. Report back to the class, and share your results and examples.
 
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Question 2

How does the snow cover affect soil temperature?
 
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Answer to Question 1

Students should focus on cultural features (e.g., churches or mosques; ethnic markets and restaurants); class divisions (e.g,. gated communities or impoverished areas); and economic features (e.g., factorieswith employment in the secondary sectoror businesses dominated by employment in tertiary or quaternary sectors).

Answer to Question 2

Air tends to occupy spaces between the ice crystals and air movement through the snowpack is limited. The snowpack is not a very effective conductor of heat and so it insulates the soil from the cold air above. Soil temperatures, therefore, tend to be higher than they otherwise would be.

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