Explore soils, farms, markets, and shellfish areas. Ask how land and water connect to the food people grow and gather.
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statewide · 2000s
Explore soil maps, including soils suited to growing food.
Does good farmland soil always have a farm on it?
Compare the map’s creator, date, purpose, scale, and missing information with a second map. Explain what changed and what stayed connected.
statewide · 2000s
Find coastal areas mapped for shellfish habitat and management.
Why do shellfish maps follow water boundaries?
Compare the map’s creator, date, purpose, scale, and missing information with a second map. Explain what changed and what stayed connected.
statewide · 2000s
Compare places with conditions suited to different shellfish.
Would every kind of shellfish need the same habitat?
Compare the map’s creator, date, purpose, scale, and missing information with a second map. Explain what changed and what stayed connected.
statewide · 2000s
Locate places where farms sell food to nearby communities.
How far might food travel from a farm to a market?
Compare the map’s creator, date, purpose, scale, and missing information with a second map. Explain what changed and what stayed connected.
Find farms and local agricultural products around Massachusetts.
What farm products can you find near your community?
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statewide · 1800s
Investigate a state map made for a farm advertiser.
Why would a farm advertiser need a map?
Compare the map’s creator, date, purpose, scale, and missing information with a second map. Explain what changed and what stayed connected.
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