Does all of the vegetation along the river course appear to be the same as that shown along the narrow wash extending to the southwest through Horseshoe Canyon? Explain.

The question is based on color Maps T-20a and T-20b (in the back of the Lab Manual) and Figure 32-3, a black-and-white stereogram, showing the entrenched meanders of the Green River near Canyonlands National Park, Utah. A larger portion of this region is shown in color Map T-7 in the back of the Lab Manual.

Look at the vegetation shown as green in the color aerial photograph (Map T-20b).
What will be an ideal response?


No, Different shades of green may indicate different kinds of vegetation.

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