Choose symbols for a few major features - i.e. cities, mountains, bridges, compass directions. Draw symbols on the board. Team members discuss among themselves land use and population density and natural resources within the watershed they drew. Discussion questions are included in printed mapping team directions. Discussion Team member from each team shows their map to class and summarizes their discussion of land use and population density.
Whole class discusses ways humans can impact landscape, natural resources, esp.
Representatives from some of the teams can tell in which larger watershed their team's watershed area is. U.S.F.W.S. Other activities from this publication are recommended for follow-up. The Virginia Bay Team Program is administered by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the Virginia Sea Grant College Program.