These maps are a great visual representation of what storms do to our barrier islands. Dauphin Island is slowly being eroded daily by wind and waves, but intense tropical storms accelerate that damage. From the first map to the third map, a pattern can be identified. The island is eroded when faced with tropical storms. As the storms become more frequent and intense erosion is accelerated, and large pieces of the island are gone. The overall depth of the landform is also reduced due to severe, frequent storms. 

Therefore, less frequent and less intense tropical storms would lead the LEAST amount of erosion and destruction to the islands.

This map provides a lot of information in a small space. Breaking apart the visual and determining what patterns are present can help readers understand what is happening in different parts of the world. This map shows an overlap between yellow dots (earthquake activity) and the convergent boundaries. Putting this information together, we can determine that along the convergent boundaries is where most earthquake activity is focused.

This map is an excellent choice for viewing all of the different features and landforms that the United States has to offer. Some parts of the country are mountainous, others have large bodies of water, and an ocean surrounds some. One pattern that can be observed from reviewing this map is that the midwest is devoid of forested areas and elevation. The center of America is primarily white, with some rivers crossing through. It is an area that is not mountainous and does not have vast forests. The Eastern and Western US both feature elevation and mountains.

This topographical map allows the readers to see patterns in the Earth's landforms. The earthquake faults are red, orange, and purple and they can be seen focused on the Western side of the United States.  There are some earthquake faults off the coast of Mexico, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi, but they are primarily located on the West Coast. Using maps like these are beneficial for identifying patterns and finding details to describe them.

This topographical map shows the active fires that are taking place in the United States. A circle on the map represents each fire. When looking at the map, there are no fires on the East Coast or in the South. The fires are focused on the West Coast, in the Midwest, and the Southwest United States. There are patterns to the locations of the fires. Where they are grouped may represent something happening in that part of the world, a change in the environment, or the type of landscape found in that area. These patterns can be explored to find connections and make predictions.

These maps provide a shocking visual of how an area can change so quickly. These pictures were only taken about two weeks apart, but there is such a difference. The fires were burning on the Eastern or right side of the first and are continuing to burn on the Northern or upper area of the forest. If there are other forests in the area or this fire reoccurs, the maps can be studied for patterns and connections.

This statement is true. An example of using patterns as evidence to support an explanation is looking at maps and finding connections or repetitive data. If a researcher looks at an ariel map of an island over 100 years and it is consistently eroding, predictions can be made about the future erosion of the island. If a city planner is requesting funding for the island to be restored the patterns of erosion would support the explanation and request.

This map is an excellent choice for viewing all of the different features and landforms that the United States has to offer. Some parts of the country are mountainous, others have large bodies of water, and an ocean surrounds some. One pattern that can be observed from reviewing this map is that the western US has many areas of elevation and large forested areas.  The midwest portion of America is primarily white, with some rivers crossing through. It is an area that is not mountainous and does not have vast forests. The southern US has many forested areas but is lacking elevation.

This topographical map allows the readers to see patterns in the Earth's landforms. The earthquake faults are red, orange, and purple, and they can be seen focused on the Western side of the United States.  There are some earthquake faults off the coast of Mexico, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi in the southern US as well. Using maps like these are beneficial for identifying patterns and finding details to describe them. The United States as a whole, including the southern US and the western US, is NOT devoid of earthquake fault lines, so none of the answer choices are correct.

This map is an excellent choice for viewing all of the different features and landforms that the United States has to offer. Some parts of the country are mountainous, others have large bodies of water, and an ocean surrounds some. If someone is looking to move to a place with forested and wooded areas they could move to the western US, southeastern US, or the northeastern US. All of these areas are featured in green which indicated forests and woods.