Paul Rittman (and others),
I went to the USDA.gov website and typed "hectare". The first 1.5 pages
of hits gave me these examples:
a 3 percent increase over 2010/11 planted area of 24.2 million hectares. ...
to result in very good national yields of 3 metric tons per hectare
http://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/Oilseeds%20and%20Products%20Update_Brasilia_Brazil_10-5-2011.pdf
... percent over that of last year to 673,104 hectares and also expects sugar
yields
to increase by 5.6 percent to7.912 tons (actual weight) per hectare. ...
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/SSS/2010/Dec/SSSM268.pdf
The 4.5 hectare (11 acre) Elizabeth Colberg Girl Scout camp is established ...
The Secretary of Agriculture designates 852 hectares (2, 105 acres) of ...
http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/elyunque/about-forest/?cid=fsbdev3_042983
About two-thirds of forestland is classed as timberland (204 million hectares),
capable of producing more than 1.4 cubic meters per hectare per year
http://www.fs.fed.us/global/nafc/2002/meeting_info/technical_papers/plantations.doc
I did likewise for the Fish and Wildlife Service (fws.gov) and got this
from the first page of hits:
minimal disturbance by humans and proximity to foraging habitat (early
successional forests), with denning stands at least one hectare ...
http://www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/Species/Data/CanadaLynx/
Initial charge rates were 337 kgs/hectare and the applied load was
225kgs/hectare each weekly thereafter.
(I never promised they would always get the symbols right!)
http://www.fws.gov/midwest/ashland/mtan_27.html
Well, you get the point, Paul. I don't know what you teach, but you
might try this technique to bring real-world examples out to your
students. Maybe the National Park Service will prove fruitful if you're
into geography or history.
Jim
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