We are now moving into information graphics. In order to display any sort of informational graphics you need two things: information and graphics. Duh.
CRANE // flight, spirituality
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”Whooping Crane Reintroduction Winter & Spring”http://www.learner.org/jnorth/images/graphics/crane/PopulationWFlock.jpg(January 21, 2010). Learner.
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Those original 15 survivors were part of the Western migratory flock. These cranes migrate between their wintering grounds in Texas to their breeding grounds in Canada's far north. A drought in Texas is just one of many serious threats facing this flock. The natural flock's population passed the 200 mark in 2004 and the 250 mark in 2007. the past two winters have been hard on the cranes. We are hoping this will be a better winter for them. “Western Flock: The Last Natural, Wild Migratory Flock”http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/crane/AboutSpring.html (January 21, 2010).Learner.
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http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/crane/Population.html (Accessed 23, 2010).Learner.
FIRE // destruction
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National Interagency Fire Center http://www.nifc.gov/fire_info/nfn.htm (Accessed March 23, 2010).
LOCATION:
List of states where major forest fires have occurred: Oregon, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Michigan, California, Minnesota, New York, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Wisconsin, Maine, New Mexico, Florida, Arizona, Colorado, Alaska, Georgia, Utah, and North Carolina. “List of Wildfires” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wildfires#North_Americanumerical comparison (Accessed March 23, 2010). Wikipedia.
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Lightning causes most wildfires on the continent, except in Mexico (and in Central America), where 97 percent of fires are intentionally set for agricultural purposes. North America's wide range of climate types allows wildfire to burn somewhere on the continent during almost every month of the year. This is particularly true in the southeastern U.S., where prescribed fires for land management account for 75 percent of all controlled burns in the country and are ignited year-round. “The World on Fire” by Lexi Krockhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fire/world.html#top (June 2002). NOVA Online.
TOMAHAWK // war
TIME BASED:
From 1622-1890, 27 major conflicts between Native Americans and Europeans occurred. Source: ”Indian Wars Time Table” http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1008.html (accessed March 22, 2010)
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Native American battle grounds consist of Virginia, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Arizona, New Mexico, Eastern Woodlands, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio River Valley, Ohio, India, Indiana, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Minnesota, South Dakota, Oregon, Texas, Mexico, Utah, Montana, and Idaho. ”Indian Wars Time Table” http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1008.html (accessed March 22, 2010).
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Out of all of the Native Americans that died as a result of the settling of this land by our forefathers in the 19thcentury, 2600 slain and a generation of settlements wiped out. It would take years to rebuild and recover from property damage. On both sides, 10 percent of the soldiers were either wounded or killed. Of the Indians, 6000 were dead, wounded or enslaved. Hundreds of Indians that had fought with Philip were sold into slavery in the West Indies, while others, mainly women and children, were sold as household servants in New England. “U.S. History – Native American deaths” http://en.allexperts.com/q/U-S-History-672/Native-American-deaths.htm (Published July, 23, 2004).
TREE // growth
TIME BASED:
The designation slow means the plant grows 12” or less per year; medium refers to 13 to 24” of growth per year; and fast to 25” or greater. “Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, by Michael Dirr.http://www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide/growth.cfm (Accessed March 23, 2010). Arborday.org
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The largest trees that are found are Giant Sequoia (Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) “Cultivation”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoiadendron#Cultivation (Accessed March 23, 2010).
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As for how many trees are cut down each year, the 2005 report concludes that primary forest area (as opposed to plantations)was reduced globally by 60,000 square kilometers per year (about the size of Ireland; see: http://www.greenfacts.org/en/forests/index.htm#2. Note that this data is incomplete due to a lack of available data from many countries who do not monitor such change. As to the “number of trees” this represents, it’s impossible to get an accurate count. Tree density in primary forests varies from 50,000-100,000 trees per square km, so the math would put this number at 3 billion to 6 billion trees per year. “How Many Trees Are Cut Down Every Year?” http://understory.ran.org/2008/04/22/how-many-trees-are-cut-down-every-year/ (Accessed March 23, 2010). The Official Blog of Ran.
TEEPEE // home, nomadic,
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LOCATION:
The plains Indians built teepees in their region. http://www.mce.k12tn.net/Indians/reports4/plains.htm “Plains Indians” (Accessed March 23, 2010).
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There are 4 different types of teepees from the Sioux/Cheyenne, Crow, Blackfoot, and Brand X.http://reesetipis.com/tipi_style.cfm Reese Tipis. (Accessed March 23, 2010).
HEADDRESS // native american
TIME BASED:
Major Native American event timeline from 1492-1979. http://www.bluecloud.org/43.html “Important Events: American Indian History” (Accessed March 23, 2010). Bluecloud.
LOCATION:
Locations of the Arctic region, Subarctic region, Northwest Pacific Coast Region, Eastern Woodlands Region, Plateau Region, Plains region, Southeast region, Southwest region, and the California-intermountain region (of the united states). “Native American Territories”http://www.angelfire.com/realm/shades/nativeamericans/1maps.htm (March 23, 2010). Angelfire.com
NUMERICAL COMPARISON:
Early Populations of Indians; Cherokee (22,000), Algonquian and Great Like Tribes (Delaware 8,000; Powhatan 9,000; Massachuset 13,600; and Cree 17,000) Iroquois Tribes (5,000) Seminoles (12,000), Navajo (8,000), Apache (7,000), Pueblo (2,500), Hopi (2,800) and Rio Grande Pueblo (28,500), Northwest Coastal Indians (10,000), Chinook (22,000), Sauk & Fox (6,500), Cheyenne (3,500), Sioux (10,000), Blackfeet (15,000), Comanche (7,000) and Pawnee (10,000). “Native American Group or Tribe, Early Populations” http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110072/navigation/native_american_chart.htm (Accessed March 23, 2010).ThinkQuest.
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