Question

The main reason the Jane Goodall Institute, or JGI, uses Landsat images to gather information about changes in land cover and erosion in Gombe National Park is because the images show the current conditions of the area. True or False?

Answer 1

Answer:

False. The Landat Images accessed were historical from 1972-1999

Explanation:

Specifically, historical Landsat images from 1972-1999 were compared with recent high-resolution images gathered through a Geographical Information System (GIS). The reason for the comparison was to show what has been lost over time in the Gombe National Park Area as well as the effect of current efforts to restore the land.

Google earth images were also used to get more recent images from 2005 when the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) started making efforts to monitor the rate of forest deforestation and afforestation.

It is obvious, therefore, that the Landsat images accessed were primarily historical