Google Lesson Using Google Earth: Lesson 1 
Tundra Biome								Name _______________

Directions: 
1.  Type in or click on https://www.google.com/earth link. Click on Launch Google Earth in Chrome. 

2.  Use the coordinates in the table below to discover the name of the area (national park or forest) where one could travel to see this biome and write this in the table. Find these areas by typing or pasting in the coordinates in the search bar and clicking search.

3.  Select one of the parks (of the two you listed for the tundra biome) to discover one of the area’s environmental issues and how it became problematic and the current management or solutions for this issue. You may search the park’s website to discover these. 
4. Click on the Icon on the top of the menu bar that has links through it.  Then scroll down and click on My Photos.
5.  On Google Earth you will see photo icons within the area. Click on these to view the pictures. Select one of these scenic pictures that you think best represents the flora and fauna of the area’s biome that you are to explore and write the coordinates in the table. * To obtain coordinates, hover your mouse on the photo icon and then look on the bottom right of the screen.
					BIOME DISCOVERY - Tundra
Coordinates To Discover	National Park, Preserve, or Forest	Scenic Photo Coordinates	
  60 25 48.08 N
154 18 11.46 W	Lake Clark National Park	   60 39 41.66 N
154 02 52.40 W	
  63 06 53.46 N
151 11 33.08 W	Denali National Park	   62 47 42.34 N
151 55 03.79 W	
Park Name 	Environmental Issue	Management 	
Lake Clark National Park	Poor air quality from oil and gas progression and long-range transport of air pollutants from several places including Asia. 
https://www.nps.gov/lacl/learn/nature/environmentalfactors.htm	Air quality monitoring.