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ASSIGNMENT: Natural Disasters & Severe Weather • Include your name and name of the assignment. • Include the titles of the two natural disasters presented. • The paper must be typed, double spaced and proofread. • The paper must be 4-5 pages long. 5 points • Visuals like maps, pictures, and graphs (which help explain some of the underlying causes/effects of the events) should be referenced in your writing (and attached as addition to the 4-5 pages essay). 5 points • Use at least six (6) “key terms” – at least 3 for each event, applicable to your events whenever possible. You’ll find them on the last page of each chapter or anywhere in textbook). Write key terms in bold. The more, the better! Worth 5 points. Example: That was an air mass that formed… • Give bibliographic information (references). Include all sources of information. Feel free to use any sources you like. • The paper must include any two natural disasters that happened anywhere on earth during the course of our class, or a few months earlier. Natural disasters: Earthquakes, Extreme Heat /Cold, Floods, Hurricanes, Landslides & Mudslides, Tornadoes, Tsunamis, Volcanoes, Wildfires, Winter Weather etc. • Whatever you choose to work on, you must research the events in depth, document it and be able to answer questions like: – What happened? 5 points – Where it happened? 5 points – Why there? What is the science behind the events? Connect what you are learning to your specific current events. This is the most important question and worth 10 points. – What are the implications? 5 points – Why do we care? 5 points – What can we expect in the future? 5 points

Discuss the influence of climate change on the world’s oceans. Your answer can focus on particular issues (e.g., influences upon coral reefs, fish populations, sea ice, etc.), or you may take a broader approach and include several of these issues within a more global discussion. Examples are important. Please make sure the assignment is free of plagiarism and must be properly cited. My email id is [email protected]

Using the CIA’s World Fact Book (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/), select a country located in South Asia. Next, examine the population and environmental issues under Geography, then examine the material under People and Society. What patterns do you identify? What agricultural practices are subject to particular environmental problems? What possible solutions exist to mediate the potential environmental damages to agricultural systems?

The report is due on the day of the 3rd quiz and requires you to find and use 2 peer reviewed academic journal research articles. Both articles must relate to the same topic in the text from something from Chapters 8-12.Written Reports Format (500 words min – 650 words max). Use the bold headings below in your report Written Report Article #1Title: title of the article. Source: name of the journal, author, date, pages, volume, & number. (Must be a peer reviewed research article.) (do not use articles less than 7 pages)Article #2Title: title of the article.Source: name of the journal, author, date, pages, volume & number. (Should be a peer reviewed research article.) (do not use articles less than 7 pages)Summary: Brief summary of the articles you have read. Summarize together as 1, not individual/separate summaries.Relation to Text: Discuss the research articles as they relate to the text and what you have learned in class. You must give a specific reference to the text book (including chapter and page). This should be the longest part of the written report (i.e. longer than your summary.)Word Count: Start to finish! Must be at least 500 words.Guidelines/Format*Use the bold underlined headings above.*Reports must be a min of 500 words (start to finish). 15 pts deduction for reports submitted less than 500 words.*Articles used must be from peer reviewed science journals. If you are unsure as to what qualifies as an acceptable research article ask for help.*All articles should have an author (i.e. not an agency but a real human being.) *Do Not use Wikipedia, blogs, magazines, newspapers or encyclopedias.If you have any additional questions regarding the report please ask for help. I will post a helpful guide to Peer Reviewed Academic Journals and make available past reports available for you on CANVAS.

In this module, you have learned about the physical aspects of politics in terms of how power and territory is reflected in the world’s landscape.  The countries of the world have been moving, since the end of WWII, towards increased cooperation and economic inter-dependence.  These imperatives are reflected in organizations like the UN, the EU, and are described in terms of globalization and technological advances in communication. For this Assignment, please reflect and write in response to the following prompts: 1. How is the cooperation and stability of the relationship between countries reflected in organizations like the UN? What historical forces were the founders responding to, and what are their goals? 2. Now that the U.S. has held the presidential elections of 2020, how would you describe the current trends? Do you see it as moving towards greater cooperation, as a balance, or as increasing competition between nations? 3. Using key terms such as centripetal and centrifugal forces, define and give an example from current events, and then draw a brief conclusion that states how you would label these forces at work today. What might this mean for the future of meeting the world’s challenges, such as climate change?

Watch a video below – T-Shirt Travels. This video talks about failed development policies in Zambia in the 1970s- 2000s. https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/t-shirt-travels Based on the video “T-Shirt Travels”   write an essay “Development in Zambia?” Address the following issues in your essay: 1. Colonial past in Zambia; 2. The nature of Zambia’s debt; 3. Programs of structural adjustments; 4. Consequences of the free-market policies; 5. International Monetary Fund and its lending to the developing countries (as it is described in the video); 6. Provide your own ideas on how to help developing countries to improve their economic and social conditions. Paper requirements: Your essay should be typed using the following requirements: font – Times New Roman, 12; double-spaced.  It should be at least 500 words. Please use proper citations if you use the work of others.

+ Do not use an outside source + Use information from here: https://www.prb.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018_WPDS.pdf The datasheet is the work of the Population Reference Bureau (paid by USAID of the State Department). Browse through this document. Definitions of column headings are in the index at the end of the document. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONs BELOW   1.     Note the population changes between 2018 and 2050 – Indonesia, Pakistan especially stand out, also the Congo, while other countries’ population drops radically off the top 10 charts. List those changes. Are the upcoming (2050) largest countries the ones we/you know most about? What shapes what countries we know and those we don’t?   2.     The world is growing older – what will this mean for country budgets (don’t forget that seniors often do volunteer work, including working at voting stations)? Economic development? In which countries are there the largest proportion of old people (65 and above)? Of young people (15 and below)? How can a large proportion of youth benefit countries? If the countries do what?   3.     Focus on Age Dependency ratio described on page 3 and practice assessing this important future development by adding up a region or country’s ’15 and below population with the ‘65 and above’. This will give you the ratio of a dependent population. In three regions (such as Europe) or subregions (such as Eastern Europe), which country has an especially large proportion of dependents?   4.     Everywhere, with very few exceptions, fertility rates have gone down and continue to do so. Characterize the fertility rate of European countries? Of Latin America? ZPG (or Zero Population Growth or 2.1) is the number of children a woman has in a country to maintain replacement level and its future population steady. Which Asian countries have reached ZPG or are very close to it?   5.     And yet from a global population of 7.6 billion in 2018, we expect that the population will grow to 9.9 billion in 2050. In fact the population is growing in the vast majority of countries. Why is that, given lowered fertility rates? Hint: it is not related to migration – in fact, migration is a very small number as you can see in the ‘Net Migration Rate’ column.   6.     A reality we must address is that we face an increase of almost 25% more people by 2050. We will all still need to be housed, fed, educated etc. all the while managing ‘smaller’ problems such as covid 19 etc. How should this near certainty guide us, in terms of agriculture, water use, research and development, …?   7.     Having answered all previous questions on this handout, reflect and discuss your thoughts about world developments we must anticipate in your lifetime.

Read two articles and answer What do these models have in common? What are the differences? Which model would you prefer when working with leaders and why?

Assignment on Lecture Describe what caused plants and animals to become extinct when an asteroid hit Earth. Assignment on the Film Extinction Describe what happened in the major extinctions on Earth that killed many plants and animals.

Background Include a surface weather map of the United States for the day of your event. If the event continues over a period of several days, you may want to include maps for more than one day. Describe the major pressure systems, air masses, and fronts that were influencing the U. S. during that time. Pay special attention to features that were affecting the region including your event.   Also include any geographic or topographic features that may have had an effect on your weather event (e.g. mountain ranges, oceans).