Activities for the Final ProjectThe project consists of the following activities (total 45% of your final mark): · Five journal entries: o Entry 1: You will begin by making an entry on the course Shared Map. You will also transfer this information into the document you are using to record your final project material (e.g. a Word doc), for ease of grading. o Entries 2–5: Answer four questions in four separate journa...
InstructionsInstructions: Choose one topic from the writing prompts below. Then, develop a strong thesis, which you will prove with your essay. . Research: Make sure to provide any definitions where necessary, and use evidence from your readings to make your arguments. Students who do not reference at least one reading (some questions require more than one) in their answer will score very poorly. You are also required to use a minimum of two res...
Browse Examples of Story MapsStart by browsing examples of Story Maps here: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/en/. For basic instructions on working with Story Maps, please visit: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/en/app-list/basic/tutorial/. The first thing you need to do is create a web map, but since you already created one in assignment 2, you could start experimenting with Story Maps using the bike racks web map you have already created. Once you sta...
Environmental and Social Impacts of Diamond Mining in Northern CanadaDescriptionIn this discussion, you will evaluate some of the impacts of diamond mining in northern Canada from the perspective of someone who lives there. This week you will hear about the Canadian diamond industry from the perspective of Tracey Williams, a trustee for the Canadian National Parks and Wilderness Society, who has been living near diamond mines in the Northwest Te...
If the European colonists had come to Middle and South America in a different frame of mind — if, say, they were simply looking for a new place to settle and live quietly— how do you think the human and physical geography of the region would be different today?Explain how tectonic processes have shaped landforms in Middle and South America.Pick some locations in Middle and South America where people are dealing with either environme...
Step 1: ‘Rock!’This assessment is divided into 4 main Steps, each with specific instructions provided by your TA (you will notice blank spaces throughout each Step). Please carefully read through these instructions as you are completing your assignment and ask your TA for help or clarification as needed. You will be asked to draw a series of geological cross-sections. These may be sketched by hand, drafted in a graphics program, ...
Task GuidelinesTask: Your annotated bibliography is basically a listing of books, articles, etc. with short summaries of their contents. There is no fixed limit or maximum for the number of books, nor is there a fixed limit or maximum for the length of the summaries. Here are some guidelines:3. Essay (two topics, choose one) TOPIC 1 Given the historical cases we have considered in class, and current cases you have researched, argue: A. That s...
Examination of Human Relationship with NatureThe Journey to SustainabilityPrior to beginning work on this final paper, review all chapters of Bensel and Carbone’s Sustaining Our Planet text (2020). In this paper, you will explore what a future sustainable world might look like, and in the process of doing so, extend your previous descriptions of selected terms and explain how they may play a role in aiding us in achieving environmental sus...