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Ruby-Throated
Hummingbird Map Questions
(Teachers:
Maps are hotlinked for larger projection on smartboard or screen.)
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| Today's
rubythroat map is on the left. The map on the right shows how the
rubythroat migration looked at the very end of May last year.
Compare the maps, then answer the questions below them. |
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Today's
Map: April 30, 2009
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May
28, 2008
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| Which
direction(s) do you think the rubythroat migration will continue
to travel in the next few weeks? |
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how many more degrees of latitude will the leading edge of the migration
travel? |
| About
how many more miles north will the migration travel? (There are 69
miles for every degree of latitude.) |
| What
questions do you have about the maps or migrations? |
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