List of all this term's assignments (see the Course Calendar on the Syllabus for due dates)

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Assignments and Points

Orientation & Syllabus Review: Total points – 4.5

During Week 1 you will complete a self-introduction. Then you will also type a response letting me know that you understand the syllabus and the course content. Please comment on any concerns you have about the syllabus. Additional instructions for the Orientation assignment will be expressed in Week 1’s Module. Student that do not submit coursework which includes Week 1’s Orientation assignment will be dropped from the course.

Course Introduction Quiz: Total points - 4.5

By the end of Week 1, the class should be familiar with how to navigate Canvas for this class, some general introduction to geography information, and course expectations by completing this quiz.

Critical Analysis: Total points – 6

One Short article related to topics covered in class throughout the semester will be uploaded to Canvas in which you will need to complete a Critical Analysis of the case study and submit through by the assigned deadlines. Your critical analysis should be at least one-two paragraphs maximum,
How to structure: In one-two paragraphs, you are expected to briefly summarize the study first.
Then you are expected to provide a critique, dispute, pose questions to be answered, add information, illustrate support or disagreement for the case study.
Lastly, your analysis should end with a conclusion of your final relevant thoughts about the study.

Climate Change Action Plan: Total points - 15

Create a 5-step action plan as to how you would combat climate change and put an end to this phenomenon! This is given that you would have unlimited resources which include vast wealth, political and social influence.
Be specific! If any, think of possible opposition and challenges, even with unlimited resources. Explain how all of your steps will work together and complement one another.
If you are a naysayer to climate change, then you will need to explain with 5 verifiable facts as to how such a phenomenon does NOT exist. Also, you will need to explain what you would do to shift narratives away from climate change ideology.
You should write 5-6 short, concise and well thought out paragraphs (avoid heavy text as ideas can become abstract). Utilize and list any credible resources at your disposal for this assignment, which includes the internet, texts, chapter 8 and the lecture notes (website, science journal, pages from text, slides from lectures, etc.). This assignment is geared towards cultivating innovative and contributory thinking.

Natural Processes Recreation: Total Points - 30

1. You will need to pick one (1) of any of the physical/natural process that we have covered this semester for your Final Paper.
2. Specifically, pick any one of the concepts we covered this term from the 16 chapters covered that we reviewed (some topics chosen may require more than one concepts and that's fine)!
3. Then, you need to explain and provide examples of how this natural process/processes/phenomena has historical impacted the landscape in which human inhabitants/civilizations reside up.
4. You will also need to explain the current dynamics of this natural process as it relates to current times and human inhabitants.
5. Conclusion - briefly summarize your findings, provide some analyses from your observations, and provide some feedback from your research to put the comprehensive final touches on your paper.
  - (Natural Processes Examples: Water Resource (security, settlements, etc.), Earthquakes (numerous civilizations), Flooding (monsoonal areas, dependency, etc.), Weathering (erosion, landscape transformation, etc.), Volcanoes (eruptions), Changing Sea Levels (climate change, glacial caps melting), Soils (agriculture or lack thereof).
  - Here are some specific topic examples, but please feel free to explore and research your own topics:
    - Volcanic Eruption of ancient Pompei and potential risks for inhabitants now, (Internal Processes)
    - Seismic activity Ireland, Hawaiian Big Island, the Pacific Ring of Fire nations and settlements. (Internal Processes).

- - - Draining of lakes in 1500s Aztec lands which now became the Mexico City basin that is currently sinking. Second largest urban area in the world, Jakarta is sinking. (Soils, Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Fluvial Processes)
    - Air pollution in global major cities or city of your choice from the 1700s until now, Urban Heat Islands, air temperature changes, and environmental degradation are all connected. (Climate & Climate Change, Atmosphere Moisture, Atmospheric Disturbance, and Atmospheric Disturbances)
    - National Park biomes like Joshua Tree, Yosemite, Yellow Stone, etc. from Indigenous times to now. (Biomes, Soils, Internal Processes, Mass Wasting, Fluvial Processes, Glaciation)
    - Coastline erosion due to human settlements then and now, sunken civilizations and coastal terrain now. (Coastal Processes)
    - Retreating glaciers and freshwater management that support cities in proximity. (Glaciers)

- - How to Structure Paper?

Landscape Map Quizzes: Total points - 30

You will have 2 Map Quizzes (15 points each) over the semester with a 15-minute time limit for each quiz. The quizzes will consist of 10 questions each quiz (1.5 points each question). You will have to identify & label the various regional landscapes processes that can include islands, mountain ranges, deserts, flooding channels, valley bodies of waters, glacial regions, valleys, etc. that will be numbered on the map. These quizzes are intended to visually familiarize students with the locations and natural phenomena of various natural processes related to the ongoing developments of earth’s landscape.

Weekly Assignments & Weekly Discussion: Total points - 90

Weekly Assignments: Starting in Week 1, each week you will complete one Weekly Assignment & Discussion that is to be submitted to me for feedback.
Discussion feedback will be provided in the assigned Discussion forum. The Weekly Assignments will be based on a combination of items that could be related to the chapter for the given week, lecture and/or other relevant events from outside sources. The assignments will be posted at 12:00 a.m. Saturday each week and must be completed by the end of the day (11:59 p.m.) the following Friday. There will be 24 total between both worth (3.5 points - 12 Weekly Assignments / 4.0 points 12 Weekly Discussions).

Exams: Total points - 120

There will be a Midterm & Final Exam (60 points each, 1.2 points a question) non-cumulative scheduled this semester, each exam will consist of 50 questions (75-minute time limit for each). The exams will be a combination of multiple choice, True/False & some short answer questions. The exams will be based on materials from the according textbook chapters & lectures provided in Canvas.