Cultural and Environmental Setting Team

Observatories are used by astronomers from all over the world. Your team needs to carefully analyze the language, culture, currency, geography, and history of the five potential sites, in Antarctica, Japan, Chile, and the United States, and make presentations to a formal review panel. It is imperative that visiting astronomers understand as much as possible about the sites and what life is like there.

Bali Landscape from http://www.indo.com/

Team Assignments Hyperlink

Observatory Site Locations Hyperlink

Useful Hyperlinks

National Geographic Society
Mr. Bowerman's Culture Links

U.S.
Canada
Asia
Latin America
Australia / Oceania
Europe
General

Mr. Bowerman's Geography Links

World Geography
United States Geography
Maps and Globes

An Abundance of Geographical Sites compliments of the Wright-Patterson AFB.