Internet Activity 3 (The Middle East and North Africa) One of the learning outcomes stated in the syllabus is for you to “locate significant geographic features of regions of the world and describe their cultural, economic, political, and physical characteristics.” Geography consists of two main branches: physical geography and human geography. This assignment, which is […]
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What impacts did that dominance have on other peoples and environments?
Write a 2-3 paragraph response on the factors that led to Europe’s global dominance in economic and political affairs? What impacts did that dominance have on other peoples and environments?
How do you think closer ties between our two countries might affect Cuba and the United States in the future-Discuss.
Assignment 4 One significant development in U.S. international relations in recent years has been its evolving relationship with Cuba, a country located in the Caribbean region (Chapter 5). Changes in U.S.-Cuba relations tie in very well with the theme of globalization that you focused on in the last discussion forum. Before posting to this week’s […]
Write a one page, single spaced paper describing what are the dominant languages, religions, and other ethnic traits of Europe?
Write a one page, single spaced paper describing what are the dominant languages, religions, and other ethnic traits of Europe? Be sure to talk about, using examples, how this is changing and what impacts does this have for this region? As well, address how these factor into Europe’s current population trend today and how is […]
Provide some information on how the community or communities learned, or did not learn, from the event:
Provide a physical description of the type of extreme event: What atmospheric conditions led to the event? What physical forces were responsible for the event? How rare was it? What made the event so impactful? Provide some information on how the community or communities learned, or did not learn, from the event: Did they set […]
What spatial patterns do we observe when we ‘scale down’ and examine patterns at a more regional, provincial, or urban/rural level?
Prompts: Choose ONE of the following prompts: English and Mandarin are both considered “global languages” but for different reasons. Explain why each language is considered a global language. Then, pick a side on this debate and present 1-2 pieces of additional support or evidence in favor of your argument. Most religions emerged from a single […]
Explain using the maps presented additional in the module (maps found in textbook, p. 93) the relationship between the population densities found in Europe and how they correspond to the physical geography of Europe.
In a 2-3 paragraphs, explain using the maps presented in the module (additional maps found in textbook, p. 93) the relationship between the population densities found in Europe and how they correspond to the physical geography of Europe. Be sure to include why Europe enjoys a more moderate climate so far north.
What measurement frameworks and/or representational models and/or other considerations were essential in connecting the data to GIS and other datasets?
Formal research citation of one peer-reviewed research article (students may choose their professional citation format). Summary of: Hypothesis being tested Use of GIS as a method Outcome of the analysis in providing a solution to the societal concern. Discussion of article in the Data Science context: Where does the article fit in the data science […]
Select a place that you are familiar with and conduct a cultural landscape analysis of that place.
Background: Watch the video, What do landscapes tell us about our culture, located within the Popular Culture section of Module 1. This video discusses four ways we can interpret the material culture of our landscapes: – the history of who occupied and worked the land – the ethnic signatures on the landscape – the contemporary […]
What would you suggest as ways for a city like Detroit (or Pittsburgh) to fight against, but also to successfully manage population decline?
If you live in Philadelphia, you are no longer living in a shrinking city, at least according to the 2020 Census, which indicates the population grew by more than 5% since 2010. But this was the first census to mark growth since 1950 and since then the city has lost almost 25% of its peak […]
