Geography

Course textbook: Introduction to Geography Carl H. Dahlman; William H. Renwick Homework description from syllabus:   Choose a country that has a considerable population that is undernourished. Perform research on the issue and discuss the geographic, economic, and cultural obstacles to getting food to those in need in this country.

The new urban inequalities refers to new inequalities that have pre-existed COVID, but have been noticeable as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic at the local/urban level. Topics can include: material poverty; urban segregation; urban enclaves/gated communities; urban land grabs; gentrification and wealth asymmetries; food (in)security; racism; discrimination; gender violence; challenges for houseless people; double/triple exposure for the poor or those with health issues; workplace/labour inequalities; disenabled rights; compounded environmental threats; transit/mobility issues and so forth. choose at least 2 topics from above and link it to new urban inequalities .You need to focus on a particular geographic location i.e Surrey or Vancouver or comparison of several cities in Canada in your work and ideally this should be stated in your research question.

Describe how World War II affected Oceania. How are these legacies still evident in the region today? Provide specific examples from course materials to support your statements.

The first law of geography tells us that things that are closer in space are more alike than things that are farther apart. This not only includes things in nature but also with humans. Respond to the following: Think about people your age in the area you live and describe what you have in common with those people. Then pick another region of your country and describe what you might have in common or what is different. Describe what is different about the physical, economic, and/or cultural geography of the two places that might explain the similarities or differences. Finally, do you think that where you live plays a role in who you are? Why or why not?

The length needed is 1.5 pages Provide a summary of the origins and diffusion of Buddhism Describe the geographic locations where Buddhism is prevalent today.

Your latest job is to compare the ecozone you live in with one other ecozone. You are doing this so that you can determine which is the better ecozone in which to locate a new national park. Step 1: Take a look at the rubric to understand how you will be evaluated on this assignment. Step 2: Determine the ecozone you live in. Choose one other ecozone to compare to your own. Step 3: Review the purposes of national parks by checking the list of points on page 49. Step 4: Find information that will help you to understand the characteristics of the ecozones. There are many good Websites you can access on the Internet. Your search words could be ecozones, Canada. Step 5: Organize your collection of information by preparing a comparison chart. Your comparison chart might have these headings: Step 6: Record information in your chart. Make sure that you give full documentation of your sources; that is, that you supply all the references you used. See the information about citing sources below on the course site! Step 7: Find a picture from each ecozone. The picture should show some of the important characteristics you are noting. Make sure to record the sources of your pictures. Step 8: Review the information you have collected and decide whether you have enough information to make a good decision about where to locate the new national park. If you can’t decide, you may need to find and record more details. Step 9: Make your decision and write a short summary paragraph in which you give some of the reasons for your decision. Step 10: Share your research findings. Make up a poster or a Website that includes: A map showing the two ecozones that you investigated Your two pictures Your completed comparison chart A bibliography of your information sources Your summary paragraph

Write an essay explaining the following topics concerning the environment: 1. The Greenhouse Effect, 2. Hurricanes, 3. Tornadoes, 4. Typhoons You must give examples of each.

There is a youtube video to review before writing this assignment it is called Guns, Germs, and Steel   the essay needs to be written as a review of the video answering the questions Do you think that Diamond answered Yali’s question satisfactorily? Was Diamond correct in his assessment of why there is such so much disparity in the world between the have and have nots? Why or Why not?

List and discuss three things you learned about the Marianas Trench while watching this video.  You must provide a paragraph response for EACH of your listed items. Here is the video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lNCj1_zZTk

Throughout the semester, you have learned about various components, processes, and interactions in the “Earth System”; in other words, the “natural environment”. Choose an aspect of the Earth System that you thought was particularly interesting and write about it (MAKE SURE IT IS ABOUT SOMETHING WE COVERED IN CLASS; SOMETHING RELEVANT ABOUT NATURE). Include what […]