Pick a person to interview who has had a different cultural experience than you. Maybe the person or person’s family is from a different region or country. Other forms of diversity or difference are acceptable too. You may interview someone of any age, and it is OK if he or she is a co-worker, neighbor, friend, relative, spouse, or someone else you know. However, please […]

Instructions: This exercise is designed to have each student conduct research, assess and summarize his or her research findings, and present it in PowerPoint format. This will be just like writing a research paper, except that the research findings will be presented in outline form in PowerPoint, rather than as a research paper. Just like a research paper, your presentation should include slides that contain a […]

I have a final paper exam which the class has four groups… the groups are nw himalaya, se himalaya ,, central of himalaya and tibet.. i am in the NW Himalaya whuch has three countries: azad kashmir, jammu kashmir and gilgit-baltistan. i have attached three files which has everything you need and i will attach the powerpoint slides for each group so you can take […]

Friends, I want to share with you these two pictures. The first one shows a white farmer in Africa in his well tended plantation. The second shows a native African farmer trying to turn his land productive with the help of the oxen. On the other side of the water, there lies a white-owned plantation whose productivity he will not be able to match. These […]

GEO101  Short Paper – Guidelines Final Paper due: (with Final Exam) A short 2 page project will be due on the last day with your final exam. You can choose ANY topic you like related to geology.  • Your project title must be stated as a hypothesis.  • I encourage non­traditional methods. You can choose to use alternative media such as a video,  develop a new geology related app for cell phones, I­pads, video game, volunteer at a local  earthquake relief, planning, or outreach center,  re­write lyrics to a popular song, theatrical skit,  poem, filmed student movie, survey, short experiment, etc.   (All dialogue in your activity can be used as the text in your paper.) • You may work in pairs or groups. For all projects you must write your final  results or  information (e.g. lyrics, poem, dialogue) into a 2 pages paper. If working in groups, you must  write 2 pages per student. Please do your OWN work when contributing too group projects.  • References must include 2 books or articles in the format examples given (class text book will  not count). (Note: Web URL’s are NOT ACCEPTABLE as a reference) • Paper length must be 2 pages (per person), double spaced with 12 point font.  • Extra credit for brief presentation (2­3 minutes) of your work in class.  Look for topics in your text book, in library books, or the […]

During the Dust Bowl in the 1930’s, wind erosion was widespread in the Great Plains. This devastating occurrence was largely due to the prevalence of tiny soil particles. Through new farming methods and technologies, the United States is much less likely to see this scale of wind erosion again. However, Western China is currently experiencing similar degrees of wind erosion. Do a little research on […]

In your posts, I am looking for three components. The first is a clear articulation of your thoughts and a coherent prose and composition in your writing. Definitely emphasize quality over quantity. I am looking for 500 words. You are free to write more, but it will be obvious to me if half of the post is merely a repetition of the same line of […]

It is important that all students play an active part in class dialog throughout the course.  This is especially important when discussing Harm DeBlij’s Why Geography Matters. While all discussions of in-class material and assigned readings will be assessed through class participation, discussion of the assigned chapters in DeBlij’s book will be more formally assessed.  Full in-class participation in these discussions is desirable but not […]

 Your task this semester will be to “adopt” one of the newspapers listed below and to explore how our geography course themes are being played out within another part of the world. Each of these newspapers has an English language version that is accessible on the Internet (addresses follow the newspaper title). Once you decide upon a part of the world and a newspaper that […]

Part I: Pre-Trip Planning  Before you visit a field site, do background research about where you’ll visit so once you’re at the location, you can ask poignant questions, critically think about the processes taking place, and be able to enjoy your field trip on a deeper level.  Part II: Self-Guided Field Trip Report  Your Self-Guided Field Trip report is graded on the following basis:  ▪ […]