Inquiry about the Ramsar convention

Science Inquiry "Wetlands"

1.       Read and answer in your notebooks.  What is the Ramsar Convention?

http://www.ramsar.org/about/the-ramsar-convention-and-its-mission

2.       Read and watch the video about The importance of Wetlands. Then, make a short 40 words reflection in your notebook about the video below .

http://www.ramsar.org/about/the-importance-of-wetlands

3.       Check in the following web address and write in your notebook the 18 location of Ecuadorian wetlands. (only write the province and the name of the wetland place)

http://archive.ramsar.org/cda/ramsar/display/main/main.jsp?zn=ramsar&cp=1-31-218^16426_4000_0__

4.       Go to google map and check where is located: (copy these at google map, one by one)
Example:

01º28’S 79º45’W

00º16'S 078º09'W

01°06’S 078º21’W

00°57'S 090°58'W

02º13'S 079º51'W

00º42’S 080º12’W

03°30'14"S 079°59'46"W

00°24'N 079°39' W

02º28’S 079º42’W

02°24'17"S 079°55'50"W

02º50'N, 079º14'W

03º10'S 080º 26'W

00º25’S 076º35’W

01º16'N, 079º00'W

00º43'51"N 077º56'43"W

04º12'26"S 079º06'10"W

04º38'27"S 079º21'12"W

01º00’S 080º45’W

5.       Finally, draw or get an A4/A3 Ecuadorian map and locate the 18 wetlands.  Use this pin   to locate the wetlands.