GEO2200 300 Word Assignment
Hi all. I have an assignment due tonight at 11 PM Eastern Time which means in about ten hours. The class is called GEO2200 and the assignment is 300 words total. I need all original work and zero plagiarism, the instructions are attached below. Thank you
Guidelines: Current Event
Purpose
In this assignment, you are required to find a current event and submit a 300+ word paper. You
may choose to read a newspaper/magazine article or watch a documentary or a film. If you choose
to read an article, it must be published in 2020. If you choose to watch a documentary it is ok to
cover a more general issue, such as water/rivers, climate change, earthquakes, etc. This assignment
is meant to be fun and show you that physical geography is all around you! You can choose to
relate an article/film to any topic in the textbook, even if we have not covered it yet. If you would
like to explore a topic not in the textbook, but is still related to physical geography, please email
me with the article/film for approval.
This assignment includes
1. You need to find your own current event article/film/documentary and complete a written-
up – 40 pts
2. After submitting your written-up, you will automatically be assigned to review at Oct 5
and give feedback on two fellow students – 20 pts (10 points per peer review)
This guideline will provide detailed information about how to write your paper and how to format
your paper. Instruction about peer review will be provided in ‘Instruction_Peer_Review’ document
on Canvas.
Instructions
This write-up is expected to demonstrate your scientific knowledge and understanding of the
material/topic. It is very important that you must use proper terminology/material from the
textbook to provide an in-depth explanation of the concepts covered in the article/film. Be sure to
use your own words, do not copy and paste from your source.
In this write up, you should do the following four things:
1) Summarize the event: e.g. what is the event
2) Explain in detail the concepts described, using terms from the book
3) Explain how this event is related to physical geography: e.g. physical processes/phenomena
4) Understand the importance of the event
5) Provide a proper citation for the article/film AND TEXTBOOK
Format and style
• Essay style, clear train of thought throughout.
• Times New Roman font, 12 pt, 1.5 spacing.
• 300+ words. (Do not less than 300 words)
• If you include any figures, you should order it (i.e., Fig 1) and each figure have the captions
in the same font, 10 pt size. Reference for the figure is necessary and should be included
at the end of the captions.
• References should be provided in ‘Reference guidelines. You can use in-text numerical
form or author name forms.
Note: You will not receive full credit if you do not cite the textbook in proper format.
Due
Please submit before the end of day (midnight) Saturday October 3rd
Resources
Here provides some websites and documentaries for you to find the article/documentary you might
be interested. It does not mean you have to use them. You can choose any resources you like and
complete this assignment. Just be make sure that the event must be related to physical geography.
Some example websites provided for articles:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/
http://www.npr.org/
http://www.bbc.com/
Other options for documentaries on Netflix:
Generation Earth (Watch just one episode)
The Future of Water (Water Resources)
Mission Blue (Oceanography/Biomes/Climate Change)
Chasing Ice (Glaciers/Climate Change)
Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West
A River Between Us (Water Resources)
Seeds of Time (Agriculture/Climate Change)
The Great Invisible (Gulf Oil Spill/ Ocean Biome)
Catching the Sun (Energy/ Solar insolation/ Climate Change)
Any questions, you can always contact me (ho.wang@ufl.edu).