Describe how you can relate to the event in a personal way, for example, if it is about earthquakes, have you ever experienced one, or do you live in California and are concerned about them?

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Geological Events – in the news

Writer – Geological events are in the news every day. Search the Internet for a news article related to geology that you can personally relate to, and provide the title, URL, and write a short summary.

(Hint: include articles on topics such as the price of gasoline, earthquakes, floods, and global warming.)

Include why you found this article interesting. Describe how you can relate to the event in a personal way, for example, if it is about earthquakes, have you ever experienced one, or do you live in California and are concerned about them?

What are some of the innovations, ambitions and dynamics present that is aiding India’s economic growth and productivity as the nation is positioning itself to rival China in more ways than it’s pre-existing tensions?

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India the Next China

Watch the two videos provided below.

What are some of the innovations, ambitions and dynamics present that is aiding India’s economic growth and productivity as the nation is positioning itself to rival China in more ways than it’s pre-existing tensions? This is also with considerations to uneven development present and historical land disputes with heighten tensions that persists between India & China. How do you see this rivaling positioning aiding the regional economy of South & East Asia? Or do you see turmoil in the future between both nations due to ongoing tensions and now India catching up as an economic rival? Explain in two-three paragraphs

How did the use of technology, like social media, help influence the diffusion (spread) of Tunisia’s Arab Spring? Years later, what has been some of the positive & negative aspects of this revolution that started in Tunisia & eventually had spread across the Middle East?

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The Arab Spring & Now

Watch the videos attached below.
How did the use of technology, like social media, help influence the diffusion (spread) of Tunisia’s Arab Spring? Years later, what has been some of the positive & negative aspects of this revolution that started in Tunisia & eventually had spread across the Middle East?

 

Based on the information provided from the video, do you think Russia has somewhat been alienated by Europe? Or has Russia more so alienated themselves from Europe?

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Russia’s Geography: Europe or Asia

Click the video link below watch the video about Russia’s geographic placement.
Based on the information provided from the video, do you think Russia has somewhat been alienated by Europe? This is given that 75% of its territory is east of the Euro mountains and deemed Asia by old geographers. Also consider WWII, the fall of East Germany, Russia’s involvement with SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) opposed to a group like NATO. Or has Russia more so alienated themselves from Europe? Refer to the textbook Chapter 5 for more details if need be.

 

What is the relationship between politics, people, place, and the infrastructural system? Who ushered the system into existence? Who benefits from it? Is there a power imbalance somewhere in the process of development and use? Does that power imbalance ever shift? Does the system interact with ideas of nature, progress, the city, or the state? If not, what other kinds of ideologies are wrapped up in it? If you are choosing an angle that involves questions of justice, what might justice look like around that system?

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LOS ANGELES UNION STATION

Paper Assignment Directions

This short research paper will draw on your personal experiences to un-naturalize (i.e. critically analyze or complicate) an infrastructure project in a place you’re familiar with. You will choose an infrastructure project (it can be a historic one, one that already exists, or one that is in the works), give a description of its purpose and the actors behind its emergence, then give an analysis of the project using our analytics and methods of analysis. The paper should be 4-5 pages long (double-spaced, 12pt Times New Roman font, 1” margins). The paper is worth 30% of your grade.

To choose a topic, use our criteria for hard infrastructure as a starting point. If what you’re interested in doesn’t overlap very much with those criteria, it will likely be a series of intellectual hoops to justify the topic–energy that would be better put to use analyzing something!

I encourage you to pick a system that isn’t too big (i.e. every road in China), unless you have a narrow and specific quality you’re trying to understand more of. Narrow a topic along those lines to the specific road expansion of a specific region, for example.

The paper only has a few concrete requirements. These include:

Page length (4-5 pages)
Citing 2 academic articles
Including 2 primary sources

I will be looking for the following topics to be covered:

What is the relationship between politics, people, place, and the infrastructural system?
Who ushered the system into existence? Who benefits from it? Is there a power imbalance somewhere in the process of development and use? Does that power imbalance ever shift?
Does the system interact with ideas of nature, progress, the city, or the state? If not, what other kinds of ideologies are wrapped up in it?
If you are choosing an angle that involves questions of justice, what might justice look like around that system?

Watch the video link attached below about the Ring of Fire & refer to the Physical Processes PowerPoint for additional information. Explain which natural processes influence the phenomena known as the Ring of Fire, especially as it relates to plate tectonic movement. What is the major reason why the west coast of the U.S. appear to remain vulnerable to earthquakes or volcanic eruptions?

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Ring of Fire

Watch the video link attached below about the Ring of Fire & refer to the Physical Processes PowerPoint for additional information. Explain which natural processes influence the phenomena known as the Ring of Fire, especially as it relates to plate tectonic movement. What is the major reason why the west coast of the U.S. appear to remain vulnerable to earthquakes or volcanic eruptions? (Hint: technology).

Write an essay on the Implementation of Green Infrastructure to promote social, environmental, and economic urban sustainability.

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Implementation of Green Infrastructure

Write an essay on the Implementation of Green Infrastructure to promote social, environmental, and economic urban sustainability.

Explain the cultural issue including an analysis of its historical context and ethical dilemmas. Explain the current state of the issue including if it still exists in any part of the world. Analyze the evidence presented in the literature on this issue. Does the evidence provided in the research support their author/s theory?

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Signature Assignment

This is a signature assignment for my Human Geo class, We had to pick an academic article journal and write a comprehensive essay answering these questions.

Chicago Style, at least 750 words
including page number, footnotes, and cover page

Mildner, Gerard C.S., and Trey Barrineau. “Suburbs, Edge Cities and Santa Fe: A Conversation with Joel Garreau.” NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association, 2021. https://www.naiop.org/en/Research-and-Publications/Magazine/2021/Fall-2021/Business-Trends/Suburbs-Edge-Cities-and-Santa-Fe-A-Conversation-with-Joel-Garreau.

1. Explain the cultural issue including an analysis of its historical context and ethical dilemmas.
2. Explain the current state of the issue including if it still exists in any part of the world.
3. Analyze the evidence presented in the literature on this issue. Does the evidence provided in the research support their author/s theory?
4. Are the conflicting viewpoints on the issue? If so, which argument in the literature provides the strongest argument?
5. If the cultural issue still exists today, how does this issue affect the world?
6. Analyze the impact of this issue on your community (if applicable), including what personal responsibility you may have in addressing the issue.

What is the problem the research focused on addressing? What were the goals of the research, or what questions were the researchers trying to answer? What methods did the researchers use to achieve their research goals or answer their research questions?

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Obesity and developing countries.

Article information:
Q1 – What is the problem the research focused on addressing?
Q2 – What were the goals of the research, or what questions were the researchers trying to answer?
Q3 – What methods did the researchers use to achieve their research goals or answer their research questions?
Q4 – What was one key finding of the research?
Q5 – Why was it important to carry out this research? In other words, how can the knowledge gained from the research improve human well-being?

Choose a topic of interest to you, and analyze it through the lens of geography. Drawing on at least 7 outside sources, you must make use of at least 15 course terms/vocabulary from the textbook or other readings to analyze your topic.

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Debate

For this 5-7 page paper, you must choose a topic of interest to you, and analyze it through the lens of geography. Drawing on at least 7 outside sources (4 of them scholarly), you must make use of at least 15 course terms/vocabulary from the textbook or other readings to analyze your topic. You must answer the “where” and “why” questions related to your topic. (Note that the textbook chapters are structured using these where/why questions.) All course terms must be BOLDED within the text of the final paper.

You are required to submit a one-paragraph description/proposal of your research topic . You will receive feedback on your topic from the instructor.

You are required to use a list of 7 appropriate sources (correctly cited). All sources must have named authors and publishers (e.g. no anonymous sources like Wikipedia are permitted). YOU CAN USE THE SAME SOURCES