{"id":19218,"date":"2024-04-03T18:12:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T18:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/compare-one-specific-topic-issue-in-the-geography-of-a-selected-world-region-for-two-countries-in-middle-and-south-america\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T18:12:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T18:12:16","slug":"compare-one-specific-topic-issue-in-the-geography-of-a-selected-world-region-for-two-countries-in-middle-and-south-america","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/compare-one-specific-topic-issue-in-the-geography-of-a-selected-world-region-for-two-countries-in-middle-and-south-america\/","title":{"rendered":"compare one specific topic\/issue in the geography of a selected world region for two countries in Middle and South America."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.875rem; line-height: 1.25em; cursor: auto;\">Assignment: Description<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.4px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">An assignment<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 18.4px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>is a short research paper where a specific component of regional geography will be examined on the example of two countries.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 18.4px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The writing assignment is worth 15 % of your final grade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.3125rem; line-height: 1.25em; cursor: auto;\">Rationale<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This assignment will evaluate the following course learning outcomes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 25.6px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">CLO2.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Explain the spatial interactions between the physical environment and human activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 25.6px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">CLO3. Compare and contrast the physical and human patterns and their spatial variations<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">in different regional contexts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">CLO4. Use and interpret the various types of cartographic resources<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>to explain geographic phenomena and their interrelationships in world regions<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">CLO5. Apply various geographical concepts to the study of a specific region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">CLO6. Examine<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 18.4px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">the complexities of regional and global environmental, demographic, cultural, political, and socio-economic phenomena<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.875rem; line-height: 1.25em; cursor: auto;\">Directions<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 25.6px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 6pt 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This assignment aims to examine and compare one specific topic\/issue in the geography of a selected world region for two countries in the region &#8211; for this semester &#8211;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Middle and South America<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 6pt 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The issues can be related to any aspect of geography: human-environmental interaction; global change; geopolitical issues; demographical issues (population growth, fertility rate, aging, etc.); cultural geography; ethnic\/religious problems; economic development: social issues (poverty; slums; geography of criminal activities, etc.), and other.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 6pt 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The topic should be discussed in both countries. For example, if you choose two countries,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Peru&nbsp;<\/strong>and<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Panama,<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>and<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">deforestation<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>as the problem, you should discuss this topic in both countries (analyze and compare\/contrast).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 6pt 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This semester, you can select any<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">two<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Middle and South American&nbsp;<\/strong>countries.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 6pt 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">To collect your data and information, you can use Conestoga library resources, as well as internet resources, including academic journals&#8217; papers, official media publications, and websites of reliable international organizations (e.g., CIA world factbook at .<a style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/the-world-factbook\/<i style=\"padding-left: 3px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 6pt 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The students must use at least three (3) sources, cite them in-text, and include them in the bibliography.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 6pt 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Wikipedia cannot be considered a reliable source except for the figures\/pictures\/graphs.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 0cm 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The assignment should include the following elements:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 0cm 24px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Introduction (one paragraph, general information regarding your topic);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 0cm 24px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Basic geographical information about the countries (a couple of paragraphs: physical geography and human geography \u2013 the main characteristics of the countries);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 0cm 24px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Description of the theme\/problem\/issue (several paragraphs);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 0cm 24px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Analysis and comparison (several paragraphs);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 0cm 24px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Conclusion (two paragraphs maximum, including your personal opinion regarding the topic\/ issue).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 25.6px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 0cm 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The assignment should consist of 3 pages of text minimum (Word or PDF document; double spaced, 12 points, APA format citations including in-text citations)<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><b style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">plus<\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto; 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