PRESENTATION SCHEDULE

 

28 May: Guatemala, Chile, Romania, Bangladesh

2 June: Myanmar, Egypt, South Africa, Singapore, other?

 

Each group will come up to the front.  The presentation will start with someone in the group locating the country on the world map.  Each individual will then present what they consider to be their best image (place you want to visit, news event, national geographic photo, environmental issue) and talk about it briefly.   It will be best if all the images were in one powerpoint presentation, but that is not the only way.

 

 

Geography 101 Spring '08

 

World Awareness term project

 

Each group of six people will be assigned a country.

 

Country: _____________________

 

Project: Each person will produce a set of six ‘insights’.  Each insight should consist of an image and a written description in your own words that relates to the image.  Provide the source for each image and the sources of information that you use for your text.  Each text should be about 200 - 250 words which is about a page (space and a half; use the word count feature in word/tools)

 

Due dates: 

 

Insights 1 and 2                                   Mon 28 April

Insights 3,4, and 5                               Wed 28 May

 

 

Insight

Image(s)

(Quote sources)

 Content

(Quote sources)

1

Two maps

1)  Small scale map: The location of the country in the world or a hemisphere, hand label the surrounding countries or waters.  Choose the base map from http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/

2) Large scale map: Start with a 'blank' country. By hand and neatly, label surrounding countries or water bodies, the capital, major lakes, any major rivers or features such as volcanoes.

2

Image of one place, event, or landscape you would like to see

Explain what it is and where it is in two to three sentences. Additionally, provide a response. (See note 1)

3

Provide one news item that has appeared in a newspaper in the last year. 

Use ProQuest which can be accessed through the library homepage in the section on finding articles: http://www.olympic.edu/CampusResources/Library/.  Within ProQuest, select “News ProQuest Newspapers” from the database menu.  If you have trouble accessing ProQuest, or logging on to ProQuest, ask a librarian for assistance. Summarize the article in about 5 sentences and provide a response. (See note 1).

4

One photograph from the National Geographic that represents the physical or human geography (1888 - present)  Photography does not have to be electronic

In your own words, provide a caption for it in one or two sentences. Explain your choice of image (Note 2)

5

Image showing an environmental or cultural problem

In your own words discuss the environmental or cultural concern and steps being taken to solve the issue.

 

 

 

 

Sources of Information:

 

I suggest that you look at CultureGrams, one of the research databases available at http://www.olympic.edu/CampusResources/Library/Research/findingarticles.htm#ref

 

Also I suggest the CIA factbook at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

 

You might find some of the reference books in the library useful, for instance encyclopedias including the Encyclopedia of world cultures (306.09), the Worldmark encyclopedia of cultures and daily life (305.8034), and of course the Encyclopedia Britannica (031)

 

You might want to check through books in the library, check in the on-line catalog: http://olympic.library.ctc.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First

 

There is also a Cultures of the world series that will be put on reserve.

 

Quoting your sources:

 

I require references for both photographs and text.  Use the MLA style, see http://www.olympic.edu/NR/rdonlyres/A6C1CCFF-BB44-4297-9E4E-F8322CB5AB74/0/MLAHandout.pdf

 

Note 1:

Responses

In a response you provide the reader with your informed thoughts. You might consider one or two of the following in your response:

What do you find interesting about the article?  What made you select this article?

How does it relate to other things that you have learnt in this class or other classes or your textbook?

How does it relate to other things that you have read or seen in the news?

Do you agree with any actions taken and if so why/why not?

Have you experienced this type of event?

Do you have a particular interest in visiting the place/seeing this event? Why?

What does it make you think about?

Is it an area that you would want to study?

Does it worry you?  Why?

Do you think government or individual actions make sense?  Explain why.

Does this relate to your future? Are you interested in this sort of research?

Will it affect you, your family, friends, country?

If the article is about hazards, discuss what makes it a hazard (rare event, lack of preparation, lack of prediction, government policies, individual decisions etc)

 

Note 2:

Text for the National Geographic image

In the text that you provide to support the image, answer at least one of first three questions and one or two of the remaining questions:

What do you find interesting about the image? 

Why did you select this image?

What does it convey about the country?

If this is an old photograph, how have things changed since that time?

How does it relate to other things that you have learnt in this class or other classes or your textbook?

How does it relate to other things that you have read or seen in the news?

Have you experienced this type of event/landscape/activity?

What does it make you think about?

If the image is about hazards, discuss what makes it a hazard (rare event, lack of preparation, lack of prediction, government policies, individual decisions etc)