Paper details:
Basic Requirements:
All writing should be typed, double-spaced, with 11 or 12 point font and one inch margins. For all writing you do in this class, images, graphs, charts and other visuals are welcome. Good research uses many different types of evidence, and visual evidence is a great way to write clearly and communicate a point effectively.
Directions: Select a geographical location that will represent the research focus for ALL of your writing this summer. I highly recommend that you choose your local region (village, town, city) and not something larger such as a state or country). Why? It is often easier to write about a place you know or understand well. IMPORTANT! Once you choose a research focus you will NOT being able to change for the quarter.
Section 1: Write approximately 500 words (2 pages) of research on the demographics of the location. Imagine you are writing for an audience that is UNFAMILIAR with your region. Consider these details:
1. Name the location including the country and region (urban, rural, suburban etc.) and other important details (Please focus on San Diego-Tijuana border).
2. Describe the population size, density, race/ethnicity and other details
3. Socioeconomic details (income, home ownership, industries, employment)
4. Cultural highlights and what the region is known for
5. Political and religious affiliations, parties, and other related details
6. Locate survey data, if applicable, indicating the different attitudes toward climate change that people of the region hold. If you cannot find local data, then do your best to identify regional or national data.
Section 2: Write approximately 500 words (2 pages) of research on the following questions:
1. What “human activities” contribute to climate change?
2. How do scientists like Ramanathan know that human activities are causing climate change?
3. What evidence do they use?
4. What are some of the effects of climate change, according to the chapter? How will these effects impact people around the globe differently?
FOCUS ON THE San Diego-TIJUANA BORDER
