Go to the United States Drought Monitor(Links to an external site.)… Go to the United States Drought Monitor (Links to an external site.) website.This should be the most up-to-date map of current conditions in the US. What areas are the most affected (state(s) and/or region(s))?After determining what states or regions are currently the most affected, click on the region(s) on the map. Look at the statistics at the bottom, making sure that it is organized under Cumulative Percent Area. Answer “a” and “b” using this data. a. Under the “D3-D4” category, make the following comparisons and determine whether there has been an increase or decrease in percent area drought and what percent increase/decrease: 1. Last Week (Was there an increase in drought area from last week to today, or did it decrease? By how much?) 2. 3 Months Ago (Was there an increase in drought area from 3 months ago to today, or did it decrease? By how much?) 3. One Year Ago (was there an increase in drought area from one year ago to today, or did it decrease? By how much?) b. What are potential reasons for why there has been an increase/decrease? Consider what month it, history of drought, what season it is, etc.3. Go to the map archive (Links to an external site.) and view a map from April 2012 (10 years ago) and April 2002 (20 years ago). How does the compare them to the current map in terms of how widespread the drought is, what areas are most affected, and any other observations you see? Social Science Anthropology ANTH 1000
