Question

2 Redesigning Your Community Now you are going to get a chance to build a more sustainable version of your community from scratch. You will look up information about your community in order to understand the population's needs. Your goal is to solve some of the environmental challenges your community fares. In order to accomplish this task, let's break it down into smaller steps.

a. Begin making a map of your new community. Use a blank sheet of paper thin enough that you can trace on a computer screen. With a ruler and pencil, make a box that measures precisely 6 inches by 6 inches. Then use the ruler and pencil to make a grid inside the box, with a line at every inch. Make these grid lines light, because you will be drawing over them. You should end up with a grid that contains 13 vertical lines and 13 horizontal lines. Put a small dot in the center of your grid, where vertical line 7 and horizontal line 7 meet. On this grid, each box represents square mile of your new community
b. To the right of your grid, make a legend that shows that 1 inch= 1mi Also include the following entries in this legend. You can write each of the first 11 entries in a different color or place a box of the designated color next to each one. Design a unique symbol for each of the 11 remaining features. (5 points)

FEATURE

RIVER/LAKE/OCEAN

NATURAL AREA/PARK

PARK AREA

FEATURE

SYMBOL

ROAD

TRAIN TRACKS

LIGHT RAIL/PUBLIC TRANSIT

LOW DENSITY HOUSING

AQUEDUCT

MEDIUM DENSITY HOUSING

GOVERNMENT BUILDING

HIGH DENSITY HOUSING

HOSPITAL

VERY-HIGH DENSITY HOUSING

HIGH SCHOOL

COMMERCIAL AREA

INDUSTRIAL AREA

AGRICULTURE ARE

WASTE MANAGEMENT

COLOR

ELIMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL

POWER PLANT

ENDANGERED SPECIES #1

ENDANGERED SPECIES #2

c. Use the gov website for your city, township, or county to look up the population density of your area. Add this number to your map's legend

d. Use the link provided on the landing site to go to Google Maps Select a section of your community that measures 6 miles by 6 miles (36 square miles). To select your neighborhood, type in your address. You can also search the map for an area that interests you

e Center the area you selected, and then zoom until the scale in the bottom right corner says 1 inch equals 1 mile. Change the map to Satellite or Earth view (bottom left or upper-right options) to see the geography of the area.

1. Hold the map grid up to the computer screen. Line up the dot in the center with the marker for your address or with another feature of interest. Fill in the map by tracing any natural, geographical features. These features could include rivers, mountain areas, national parks, etc. These natural areas will have to be included in your community. Your tracing does not have to be exact, but you want to have a general idea of where those areas are because you cannot develop on them. Count the number of boxes you used for natural areas (you may have to estimate), and color these areas as your legend indicates. How many boxes were there for natural areas?

Add two endangered species that need to be protected to your map II you know where two specific species live, reflect that. If not, decide where they will be. Add a symbol for each species

h Design your community to include everything in the legend. Use these tips for completing the map: (15 points) Use pencil, and don't color until the end, since you will likely need to erasel Be sure to include all aspects of the legend and in the checklist that follows. You have a total of 144 boxes on your grid. After your natural areas are placed on the map, it may be helpful to count how many boxes you have left (144 minus the number of boxes used for natural areas) What is that number? Once you know how many boxes you have to work with, start adding up how many you need for each checklist item before you begin adding items to your map You can

write the number of boxes you want to use next to each checklist entry That way, you can

adjust your ideas without having to erase too much on your map. Don't draw your map until

you have the right number of boxes for each category. Some natural features may require only a

portion of a box. You can estimate as you go (drawing half a feature on one box and half on

another is fine)

Don't just draw a map of your current community! Think about sustainability, and redesign the community from scratch to better preserve the environment. Remember that there are trade offs in everything

Having a lot of parks for people is great, but it destroys the natural habitats and reduces biodiversity Putting everyone in high-rise apartments frees up space, but causes traffic. Think about the trade-offs as you design.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Checklist for Designing Your Community:

- River/Lake/Ocean: 4 boxes
- Natural Area/Park: 12 boxes
- Park Area: 8 boxes
- Road: 20 boxes
- Train Tracks: 6 boxes
- Light Rail/Public Transit: 4 boxes
- Low Density Housing: 12 boxes
- Aqueduct: 2 boxes
- Medium Density Housing: 8 boxes
- Government Building: 2 boxes
- High Density Housing: 8 boxes
- Hospital: 2 boxes
- Very-High Density Housing: 4 boxes
- High School: 2 boxes
- Commercial Area: 10 boxes
- Industrial Area: 6 boxes
- Agriculture Area: 6 boxes
- Waste Management: 4 boxes
- Elementary/Middle School: 2 boxes
- Power Plant: 2 boxes
- Endangered Species #1: 1 box
- Endangered Species #2: 1 box

Total number of boxes left after natural areas: 100

Now, you can start designing your community using the remaining 100 boxes. Be mindful of the trade-offs and try to create a sustainable and environmentally-friendly community. Remember to consider the needs of the population and the environmental challenges your community faces. Good luck with your redesign!