Handout 2 for "Home Sweet Home" activity.

Datasheet 1:
(sample research topics pertaining to the attitudes of townspeople)

Problem:
A multitude of wetland animals have been made homeless by humans who feel it is their right to develop such land for their own uses.

PRO   happy face CON   sad face

·List wetland values and functions

·Animals restricted to specific habitats

·Animals serve as the basis of a complex ecosystem which, if upset would negatively impact humans

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·People more important than animals

·Cities must grow in a positive direction

·Wetlands are stinky, wasted "land" only good for draining and filling

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U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
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