Moving Out - An Animal Migration Internet Hunt

Directions: Use the links provided to find the answers to the questions. Use Back, in the menu bar of your browser, to return to this page.

1. What is migration? ______________________________________________________________________

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2. A scientist that studies animal migrations is called a ______________________________________________

3. What is one navigation guide for animal migration? _____________________________________________

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4. Which class of animals makes the longest migration? ____________________________________________

Animal classification resource

5. Explain each type of migration:

a. Seasonal migration ______________________________________________________________________

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b. Latitudinal migration ____________________________________________________________________

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c. Altitudinal migration _____________________________________________________________________

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d. Reproductive migration __________________________________________________________________

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e. Nomadic migration ______________________________________________________________________

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f. Removal migration ______________________________________________________________________

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g. Complete migration _____________________________________________________________________

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h. Partial migration _______________________________________________________________________

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i. Irruptive migration ______________________________________________________________________

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6. Pick a class of animals.

Answer the questions about a migration for a species in that class of animals.

Resources: Animals on the Move / Animal Migration / What is migration? / NGS search / BBC Nature / Journey North / Especies / Yahooligans animal guides / World Almanac animal facts / Animal Information / Animal Diversity Web / ADF&G Wildlife notebooks

Name of the species _____________________________________________________________

Class: ________________________________________________________________________

Continent(s) they are found _______________________________________________________

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Preferred habitat _________________________________________________________________________________

Distance of migration ______________________________________________________________________________

Reason for migration ______________________________________________________________________________

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Man made threats to this migration ___________________________________________________________________

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(Exercise your online research skills to locate the answers for 7 and 8.)

7. Name a device used by zoologists to help them study animal migration.

8. Give an example of humans migrating.

9. Solve this Monarch migration math challenge.

Come to a conclusion: (answer off-line)

10. Which class of animals is best suited to migrating? Support your answer.

Learn more:

Electronic Naturalist - nature study with materials | Study Reveals Real Reason Birds Migrate

Monarch Butterfly migration report - listen online

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