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5-8 -- Alternative Geography Assessment Items The Mystery Plant As a travel agent, you often have to answer interesting questions. How would you answer the following? Write your answers on the back of this sheet. Mr. and Mrs. Jones, who live in Chicago, Illinois, found the picture below. They think the tall plant with no leaves in the picture is fascinating and would like to visit the place where this plant grows. They ask you these questions: What kind of plant is shown in the picture? Where in the United States was the picture likely taken? Is it far from Chicago? Approximately how far? Since they like to camp out, they want you to advise them as to whether this would be a good place to camp. What is the landscape and climate like where the picture was taken? How would you advise them to prepare for a camping trip to this place? Classification: Nat. Std. 8, KS 1; State Std. 17 C