Description/Paper Instructions
Topic: Themes and Issues in World Regional Geography
Paper details:
1. Your research project will apply the regional perspective of global development to a country and a theme of your choice. The project should be based on the analysis of the original empirical and statistical data and supported by valid published and online sources (see the rules for literature citation and referencing below). The lists of possible themes and issues as well as the list of countries to choose from are provided.
2. When choosing a country for your research project, select it from a region you are mostly interested in, and from a group of countries by the level of economic development that you would like to explore (high-income, middle-income, low-income economies, transition economies, command economies). Match the country of your choice with the geographic theme or issue in regional development you are most passionate about. That combination will make a perfect topic for your research project.
3. Your project will start with an introduction explaining why you have chosen this particular country and this particular issue for analysis and describing the original data that you are going to analyze. The essay should end with a conclusion summarizing your data, observations, hypotheses, ideas, opinions, and explanations.
4. Formatting: Typed, five-to-six-page long (not including data tables, pictures, and references), double-spaced, 1-inch margins all around. Nothing more than your name and the date should be in the upper right corner of the paper. No cover page. A descriptive title should be at the top-center of the first page. Pages must be numbered.
5. Start with a research proposal (an outline of your proposed project). The proposal should include the country and the issue that your proposed project will focus on and a short bullet-point outline.
6. Your research project should include the original published and statistical data that you will discuss, analyze, and use for making conclusions. There are multiple valid sources of data including original journal articles, published books, TV programs, and Internet sites. All data sources must be clearly identified; the numeric data should be organized in tables. Do not use blogs as data sources.
7. Your essay should have at least five sources from identifiable authors, cited within the essay and listed in an alphabetical bibliography, according to a standard citation style (APA or Chicago Style). Here is a link to the APA and Chicago citation styles:
8. Very important: all information sources (including data tables, pictures, and graphs) should be cited both within the text and in the alphabetical order at the end of your essay in the form of a reference list. a). Make a reference list of all information sources you used in your paper and place it at the end of the paper. For a book, indicate author’s name (or authors’ names), book title, publisher, and the year it was published. Example: Sheppard, Eric, Philip Porter, David Faust, and Richa Nagar (2009). A World of Difference: Encountering and Contesting Development, New York-London: The Guilford Press. For a journal article, indicate author’s name, article title, journal title, year published and volume number, article pages. Example: Malle, S. (2008). Economic Transformation in Russia and China. Eurasian Geography and Economics, 49 (4), 410-444 For a website, give a complete web address, its title or topic, and the date when it was accessed. Example: Regional aggregation using 2015 PPP and $1.25/day poverty line, http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm?1#, accessed February 16, 2020. b). In the text, you must cite your reference sources at the end of each paragraph where this source was used even if you were not quoting it directly. Example: Pollution is the price paid by an economic system emphasizing ever-increasing growth as a primary goal. Many argue that we must transform our present growth-oriented economic system into a balance-oriented system (Stutz and Warf, 2012)
9. All demographic, economic, and other data in the form of photographs, graphs, diagrams, and number tables that you are using in your essay must be numbered, titled, properly cited and referenced, and referred to in the essay. Failure to cite information sources in a research essay is considered plagiarism. Plagiarism is unethical and must be strictly avoided.
10. Though you are using literature sources and cited data, the paper must be written in your own words with your own analysis of the information based on the data, published and online sources, and your original conclusions.
11. List of countries to choose from for the project: Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, Spain, Greece, Poland, Croatia, Norway, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Burma, Australia, New Zealand*.
12.List of themes and issues to choose from for the project: 1. Natural resources and resource use 2. Natural hazards (both geological and atmospheric) 3. Environmental issues (environmental degradation and protection) 4. Population dynamics (issues of natural change and migration) 5. Cities and the process of urbanization 6. Geopolitical situation (war, social unrest, relationship with neighbors) 7. Economic development (agriculture, industrialization, services, trade) 8. Social development (educational level, health, gender relations) **
*You can choose two countries for comparison or combine two or more issues for a country analysis.
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Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. |
30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. |
40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. |
50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. |
Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). |
Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. |
5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. |
10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. |
15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. |
20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. |
Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors |
10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors |
15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. |
20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. |
Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. |
5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. They can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper |
7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. |
10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally, the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper. |
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