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DENDROCHRONOLOGY webquest
Directions: Go to the website (http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/lorim/lori.html) answer
the following questions with your group.
1. What is dendrochronology?
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2. Principles of Dendrochronology: What is “The Uniformitarian Principle?”
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3. Explain “The Principle of Limiting Factors.”
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4. Explain “The Principle of Crossdating.”
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5. Brainstorm a question you have about climate that you think dendrochronogy
could help you answer.
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