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Before & After: A Look at Our Land Use History of Jones County, GA


This article is from Issue Fall 98 - Vol. 1 No. 1.

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Much of what humans do depends on the land that we live on.No matter how much humans change the land, it is still important to understand the history and characteristics of land. If scientists can help us understand how our activities have impacted the land, we can act more carefully in the future to protect the health of the land. The scientists in this article studied the history of land use in Jones County, Georgia.

Meet the scientists that contributed to this article:

"Science Topics" covered in this article:
  • Earth Science
  • People and Science

"Environmental Topics" covered in this article:
  • Forest and Grassland Use (Educators)
  • Growing and Using Trees and Other Plants (Students)

Regions covered in this article:
  • Southern

"Thinking About Science Themes" covered in this article:
Specific 'Thinking About Science'Themes:
  »  Scientific Topics
  »  The Scientific Process

"Thinking About the Environment Themes" covered in this article:

Specific 'Thinking About the Environment'Themes:
  »  Human impact on natural resources and other living things

Specific "Thinking About Science" Themes:
  • Scientific Topics
  • The Scientific Process

"Thinking About Environmental Themes" covered in this article:
Specific 'Thinking About the Environment'Themes:
  »  Human impact on natural resources and other living things

Specific "Thinking About the Environment" Themes:
  • Human impact on natural resources and other living things

NSE Standards covered in this article:
  • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry (A)
  • Science and technology in society (F)
  • Structure of the earth system (D)
  • Understandings about scientific inquiry (A)

Science Benchmarks covered in this article:
  • Common Themes: Constancy and Change
  • Habits of Mind: Values and Attitudes
  • Human Society: Social Trade-Offs
  • The Nature of Science: Scientific Inquiry
  • The Nature of Technology: Technology and Science
  • The Physical Setting: Processes that Shape the Earth