Submit a copy of your fieldnotes, your map and your paper that describes a block. The project is very straightforward. Find an interesting and unfamiliar block. “Interesting” means that it should have something (buildings, landscaping arrangements, movements of people and/or traffic) sufficiently interesting enough to be worth venturing out of your customary space. The […]
Assignment 1: Ethnographic Comparison Anthropologists are interested in framing broad hypotheses about human behavior. In order to do this, it is imperative to use examples from multiple cultures to ensure that their conclusions are not grounded in a single case. In this assignment, you will be taking on the role of an ethnologist, using multiple […]
Please follow instructions must be classic work. Assignment 2: LASA 1: Naturalistic Observations and Evaluation Conducting an ethnographic study is a fun way of gathering research about your social environment. You may have done an ethnography before without really being aware of it. In a small way, this assignment recreates what ethnographers do when they […]
Please follow instructions must be classic work. Assignment 2: LASA 1: Naturalistic Observations and Evaluation Conducting an ethnographic study is a fun way of gathering research about your social environment. You may have done an ethnography before without really being aware of it. In a small way, this assignment recreates what ethnographers do when they […]
To demonstrate your comprehensive knowledge of geography, you will write a response to the following essay question concerning “world rankings” of nations or political states: Since World War II, the United States has often been placed No. 1 in world rankings of various kinds. With the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the […]
1. What does the term “Physiological density” as applied to human population mean? 2. Even though older populations are growing in wealthier countries, younger workers do not have to worry about higher taxes to provide essential services for the elderly. True or False 3. Explain push and pull factors and share how they influence contemporary migration. […]
1. What climatic and geologic hazards threaten Africa? What have been some of the historical ones impacting this whole region? How do you think any Global Warming or Climate Change will impact this region? PART I: MAP ACTIVITY Use the maps below to identify all numbered areas. […]
1. Demographics (Who lives there now?) 2. History (What happened there?) 3. People 4. Attractions 5. Your family’s relationship to neighborhood (how has it changed?) 6. Current situation 7. Geography 8. Cost of Living Historical societies?
For your initial post in the discussion forum, identify at least one push/pull factor (a factors that pushes people out of one area and pulls them into another area) causing the movement of Latin American people, and give specific examples. How does location, either relative or absolute, factor into this movement? Use the Themes of […]
Lab 11: HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION Note: Please refer to the GETTING STARTEDmodule to learn how to maneuver through, and how to answer the lab questions, in the Google Earth () component. KEY TERMS You should know and understand the following terms: Anthropocene Era Global climate change Sustainability Aquaculture (Aquafarming) Greenhouse gases Dam Human-environment interaction […]
