Category: Geography

Essay Question New urbanism and smart growth are urban planning strategies. Explain what they are? How will they help to improve cities? Are they realistic solutions? (Up to 20 points)

The essay is a case study of a past disaster. Essays must include the following information: Description of the Event This section can function as the introduction to the essay. Only the specific disaster should be described here rather than describing the generalities of the hazard. For example, in an essay on the Haiti earthquake,…

Questions for this Week: In See America First, Marguerite Shaffer explores the development of what she terms “national tourism” between 1880-1940, which she argues is a distinct period in the history of tourism. How does Shaffer define “national tourism” and how does it differ from tourism both before and after this era? Who was the…

You will go to this link: https://icollege.gsu.edu/ Then log in with this information: Username: keasley6 Password: Whiteiverson#21 You can press the call me button to get access into the account. Once in the account, you will go to the Human Geography class and to Week 7 module. It will be Chapter 11 part 1 lecture…

The bulk of this assignment will be your summarization of the issue, outline of arguments and your development of a reaction based on your assigned issue in conjunction with outside sources (at least 4, appropriately referenced). You should conclude with your final reaction to the assigned issue and side. You may agree with the position…

First, please pick a city or town on earth that has the same first letter as H . References: For this assignment please use at least 3 academic/scholarly journal articles (one per answer). More is excellent but remember HOW you use them is more important than any set number. There is no magic number of…

For each map (each of which will correspond to one of the coordinate systems listed above), answer the following questions: 1. Based on the appearance of Tissot’s indications and any information you might be able to read online about the coordinate system, what geometric properties (if any) does this coordinate system preserve? 2. Where in…

Watch “David Attenborough: A Life on our Planet” and write a one-page critical analysis (not a summary) for an extra 10% on your section exam. Bonus Extra credit! Watch “Beasts of the Southern Wild” and write a one-page analysis. Remember to relate the movie to class. You can watch it through the SBCC library: https://www.kanopy.com/en/sbcc/product/11121020…

Country: Algeria 13 Total Sources 2 sources regarding a story about a famous person from Algeria, or a description of an important place in your Algeria 2 sources regarding the Geographic Location of Algeria. Preferably an article describing where the country is located using current geographic boundaries and adjacent countries and/or bodies of water. 2…

You must select a topic from the list of approved topics (available from the course website in Moodle). The issue is not that more than one student writes about the same topic. The big issue is relevance to the course and the course material. The research paper must include a bibliography (in alphabetical order by…