Geography

Unfortunately, war and conflict occur today and have been part of human history as well. Choose a conflict/war going on today. How does the geography, economy, and culture of the area or parties involved play a role in the conflict? Is this conflict/war causing a migration of people? If so, why? If not, why?

In Chapter 7, you learned about the role of ethnicity in the construction of identity and human connection to place. Geographers are interested in ethnicity as an important part of cultural identity. For many Americans, ethnicity can be a factor in many aspects of their daily lives. a) Define ethnicity and explain what distinguishes it from nationality or race, including why ethnicity may be easier to classify. b) Give an example of an ethnic group in the United States and describe two ways that a person’s ethnicity may influence their daily lives.  You may choose to use your own ethnicity and experience to answer this question; please be specific with well-developed examples or even news stories.  If you live in a city, you may consider identifying or visiting an ethnic enclave and using this experience to enhance your description of ethnicity, geography, and lifestyle choices.

1. Describe the roles that water vapour, carbon dioxide, ozone and particulates (aerosols) play in atmospheric processes. Why are these gasses important with regard to atmospheric processes? 2. Explain land/water contrasts, including the four reasons why land heats and cools faster than water. 3. Describe the general location, movements and characteristics of the following components of the general circulation of the atmosphere: ITCZ, subtropical highs, westerlies, and the trade winds. 4. Describe the global distribution of precipitation. In your answer identify regions of high and low annual precipitation and the reasons why certain regions are arid while other regions of the world experience heavy rainfall annually.

During the term, you will submit a Country Inventory – research paper.  The paper will be in a country in the world that you choose.  The paper will consist of at least 1,000 words in APA style.  The paper will consist of 4 sections: Physical Geography:  This section will address the physical characteristics of the country selected.  The type of characteristics that should be discussed are things like landforms, climate, resources, altitude etc.  This section will provide a good background site of the country and its habitability. Cultural Geography: This section of the paper will address the cultural characteristics of the country selected.  In this section, you should discuss such man related characteristics as the languages spoken in the country, religious practices of the inhabitants, foods, music, dress customs etc.  Political Geography:  In this section, you will discuss how the country is managed.  Is the country administered by a president, king, prime minister?  Also what type of world & regional organizations do they participate in ie. United Nations, NATO etc.  What are the political relationships with their neighbouring countries? Christianity:  In this section of the paper discuss the impact that Christianity has had on your selected country.  Has Christianity had a long rich history or has the church had a limited impact.  For the second portion of this section please describe the recommendations you would have to the church to spread the Gospel in your selected country. The paper will be worth 25 per cent of the course grade.   It should include references and be submitted in APA style.

Urban poverty is spatialized in both symbolic and material ways. Please discuss. In your response, please discuss geographies of urban poverty particularly from the perspective of urban residents, articulated through a variety of stories and interview data from the readings. High quality essays will: ·       Include a clear main argument and be logically organized ·       Articulate how the urban is comprised of both formal and informal spaces, ·       Demonstrate how urban space is gendered (this can be one segment or run throughout the entire paper) ·       Show how urban policies and laws are contested (resisted in a variety of ways). ·       Include Explanatory Footnotes only if necessary; No Endnotes ·       Include a Reference list/Bibliography ·       Be written in 12 Font, double-spaced as a Word document only—no pdfs. Papers are to be uploaded, do not cut and paste. ·       Range between 2000 (min) and 2500 words(max) – minimum 10 articles and 2 news articles – Include a personal reflection Essays should have titles, subtitles, be numbered and should include a title page with student name, course title and title of paper/essay. Be well written and proofread before submission.

it’s a final report which needs to be done on the base of research question as mentioned in the briefing and it should be done only ad according to the examples given. And before the deadline I need the just short proposal or outline if it’s possible then

The Geography Project Plan is a research paper and a capstone assignment whereby you will apply geographic concepts learned in the course towards solving a real problem. Choose a service project at a specific location which you have an interest or passion for. The project must be feasible in scale and scope; choose a location in a neighborhood, city, county, state, country, or region rather than a grand scale project like ending world hunger. Your plan must be 1,000–1,250 words, use Times New Roman 12-point font with 1-inch margins, include a cover page, a reference page, and a map. Cite at least 5 scholarly sources (other than Scripture, the textbook, and Wikipedia) in current APA format. The project can have an environmental focus, e.g., access to clean drinking water; preserving natural habitats; reducing air and water pollution; or dealing with the aftermath of natural disasters like floods, tsunamis, and earthquakes. Many students choose humanitarian projects focused on health, education, and financial needs, e.g., educating illiterate populations; helping start businesses; feeding the malnourished; or resourcing underserved schools, health clinics, hospitals, or orphanages. The project may expand upon an existing service, but you must identify what services currently exist and how the services may be expanded based on your contribution. For example, is there a need for additional homeless shelters? If shelters exist, where are they located and what populations do they serve? Is there a need for shelters to safely house families, or just women and children? ·         Step 1: State the objective (what will be accomplished) and location of the project, e.g., “I will provide clean drinking water to the rural population in Nimba, Liberia by digging wells.” Then give a brief explanation based on your initial research for why this project is needed. ·         Step 2: Research, analyze, and describe the problem through a geographic lens. Consider the terms and concepts in the textbook and the 5 main themes of geography. ·         Step 3: Describe a feasible course of action to solve the problem. The paper must explain the who, what, why, and where of this project. In the end, this paper is about the proposed solution, or Project Plan. ·         Step 4: Incorporate at least 5 geographic terms from the text and all 5 of the main themes of geography into the paper. Use the following main section heading outline when writing your paper. You may include subheadings as needed. I.          Introduction II.        General Overview and Rationale III.       Region Relevance IV.       Location Relevance V.        Place Relevance VI.       Movement Relevance VII.     Human-Environmental Interaction Relevance VIII.    Summary IX.       References   The Geography Project Plan is due via Safe Assign by 11:59 pm (EST) on Monday of Module/Week 6.   HINT: The CIA World Factbook is a helpful place to begin when studying another country. Start by describing and analyzing the significance of location. Is the problem unique to a specific location or region? Why or why not? Describing the location of a low income rural town relative to regions of industry or agriculture can be revealing. Is the location a conurbation, technopole, forward capital, or primate city? Follow with a regional analysis that might include physiography (climate, terrain, bodies of water, flora and fauna), culture, population data (demographics), the economy, political geography, urban development, industrialization, and agriculture. How would you characterize the people, i.e., their culture, lifestyle and beliefs? How do language, gender, religion, and cultural traditions and values affect the project? Are the people part of a shatterbelt? Think about the sectors of the economy and development. Is the area you are addressing a periphery, semi-periphery, or core state, and how does that help or hinder the solution to the problem? Are the people subsistence farmers? Describe the population. Analyze the population distribution and density. Is it a floating population? Look at demographics like the birth rate, infant mortality rate, overall longevity, ratio of physicians to population, per capita income, average years of education or illiteracy, and the dependency ratio. What do those statistics indicate regarding the problem to be solved? Movement, or connectivity, is often a key component in any geographic analysis. Will you move people, goods, or information? How will you do that? What are the challenges of movement? Can you hand out brochures or a Bible if the people receiving them are illiterate? Do they have access to the internet? Is there adequate transportation infrastructure to move people and goods? Are roads improved or unimproved? Is there access to public transportation? Analyze physiography as it relates to movement. Think about transferability of goods, distance decay, or the movement of people through immigration or emigration. Study the cultural landscape and develop a sense of place. This can add insight to the culture and the economy. Can the type of places of worship indicate cultural or ethnic diversity in a location? Where is the nearest hospital or college? Do most people live in single-family homes, or do most residents rent? Can the number of traffic lights in a town indicate size? Consider the cause and effect of human interaction with the natural environment as it relates to your project. It may be as simple as studying the general climate and the seasonal effect on activities and services. Do the people contend with devastating drought, earthquakes, tsunamis, or hurricanes? Have people permanently altered the natural landscape through deforestation or the construction of dams, levees, or canals?

Promoting and practicing gender equity is the best way that a country can reduce population growth and poverty rates. Explain how this works, using examples from Module 4 course materials

Using your own words, describe what the phrase “nature as commodity” means, and how this relates to North American natural areas and resources. What does this concept imply about how we view or value nature?

Question #1: How does the development of housing along the Gowanus canal help or hinder efforts to reduce displacement and inequity through gentrification? Question #2: What are the major social justice issues facing Brooklyn communities that the work along the Gowanus canal can help address?