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Description
According to the Iowa Department of Transportation, there are 114,486 miles of roads in Iowa, and when it snows, they all have to be plowed. This large, orange snow plow is removing snow on a paved road somewhere in rural Iowa. The only person in the photo is the driver of the plow.
Source-Dependent Questions
- Was this image taken in a rural area or an urban area? Use evidence from the image to support your answer.
- How does this kind of transportation help these workers to do their job?
- Compare and contrast this image to the fleet of snow plows in Iowa, the train with the snow blade and the wagons removing snow in New York. How is this snow removal the same and how is it different?
Citation Information
Date Unknown. Courtesy of the Iowa Department of Transportation