Okanagan Mountain Park Fire Case Study (Summer 2003)

Okanagan Mountain Park Fire

Case Study (Summer 2003)

Objectives

To review the Five Lenses of Geography.
To understand the interaction of the four spheres (i.e. atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere) in relation to a specific case study.

Let's look at the biggest news story in British Columbia in the Summer 2003 - the Forest Fire Situation and focus on the Okanagan Mountain Park Fire in a Case Study.

Okanagan Mountain Park Fire Slide Show

Assignment Work

1) View the Okanagan Mountain Park Fire Slide Show from above.

2) Utilizing the information from this slide show and your own understanding, in two or three well written paragraphs, discuss the interaction of the four spheres (i.e. atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere) in this case study. E-mail your work to your instructor via a word processing document attachment. This assignment is worth 10 marks.

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