8th Geography !

Mr. Nesheim!

8th GRADE GEOGRAPHY FINAL PROJECT!

The concept of human environment interaction is one of the most complex ideas in geography.
For your final project you will be responsible for researching how humans interact with their
physical environment in two countries. You will compare and contrast how these two countries
are affected by their surroundings. For example, how does a country's location impact trade?
How does a country's landscape impact movements of people? How do natural resources
influence the country's economy?!

Instructions!
1. Pick two countries** from the SAME REGION!
2. Research the countries and take notes!
3. Turn in your notes and a 1-2 page outline of your presentation/paper!
4. Prepare a 5-7 minute PowerPoint presentation!
5. Write a 3-5 page comparison paper!

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**no two students can choose the same countries!
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A. Outline and notes guidelines!

- You must take notes on each of your sources (highlighted print-outs are acceptable)!
- You must use at least 5 non-Wikipedia resources for each country and include them in your
"works cited"!
- Your "works cited" should use MLA formatting (use the sample on the back as a reference)!

B. Presentation guidelines!
- Presentations will begin on Wednesday, June 5!
- Presentations are an opportunity to receive feedback and suggestions for your research!

C. Paper guidelines!
- Typed, double-spaced, 12-pt font (Arial, Times New Roman or Calibri)!
- Papers are due (printed out, not emailed) on Wed., June 10 (no late papers will be
accepted)!
- You must use at least 5 non-Wikipedia resources for each country!
- You may include images and figures, but they will not count toward your page count!
- You must turn in a "works cited" using MLA formatting (use Purdue OWL as a reference)!

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IMPORTANT DATES: !
Wednesday, May 27 (in-class work day)!
Friday, May 29 (Notes and outline due)!
Friday, June 5 (Presentations in class)!
Wednesday, June 10 (Papers due)!

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TOTAL POINTS: 275 (75 notes/outline + 100 presentation + 100 paper)!
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Works Cited!
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Sample Works Cited Page:!

"Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund. Environmental
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Defense Fund, 8 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.!

Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. Clinton on Climate Change. New York Times. !
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New York Times, May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.!

Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York Times,
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22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.!

Gowdy, John. "Avoiding Self-organized Extinction: Toward a Co-evolutionary Economics of !

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Sustainability." International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology !
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14.1 (2007): 27-36. Print.!

An Inconvenient Truth. Dir. Davis Guggenheim. Perf. Al Gore, Billy West. Paramount, 2006. !
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DVD.!

Leroux, Marcel. Global Warming: Myth Or Reality?: The Erring Ways of Climatology. New York: !
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Springer, 2005. Print.!

Milken, Michael, Gary Becker, Myron Scholes, and Daniel Kahneman. "On Global Warming and
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Financial Imbalances." New Perspectives Quarterly 23.4 (2006): 63. Print.!

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A suggestion for how to structure your paper and outline:!

I. Introduction!
- 5 themes of geography!
- introduce countries!
II. Theme 1!
- Country A!
- Country B!
III. Theme 2!
- Country A!
- Country B!
IV. Theme 3... !
V. ...!
VI. ...!
VII. Conclusion (Important similarities/differences)!

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LIST OF COUNTRIES SIGN UP FOR TWO COUNTRIES FROM THE SAME REGION!

Asia!
Bangladesh!
Bhutan!
Brunei!
Cambodia!
China!
India!
Indonesia!
Japan!
Kazakhstan!
North Korea!
South Korea!
Kyrgyzstan!
Laos!
Malaysia!
Maldives!
Mongolia!
Myanmar!
Nepal!
Philippines!
Singapore!
Sri Lanka!
Taiwan!
Tajikistan!
Thailand!
Turkmenistan!
Uzbekistan!
Vietnam!

North America!
Canada!
Greenland!
Mexico!
United States of America!

Middle East, North Africa, &

Greater Arabia!
Algeria!
Azerbaijan!
Bahrain!
Egypt!
Iran!
Iraq!
Israel!
Jordan!
Kuwait!
Lebanon!
Libya!
Morocco!
Oman!
Pakistan!
Qatar!
Saudi Arabia!
Somalia!
Syria!
Tunisia!
Turkey!
United Arab Emirates!
Yemen!

Europe!
Albania!
Andorra!
Armenia!
Austria!
Belarus!
Belgium!
Bosnia and Herzegovina!
Bulgaria!
Croatia!
Cyprus!

Czech Republic!
Denmark!
Estonia!
Finland!
France!
Georgia!
Germany!
Greece!
Hungary!
Iceland!
Ireland!
Italy!
Kosovo!
Latvia!
Liechtenstein!
Lithuania!
Luxembourg!
Macedonia!
Malta!
Moldova!
Monaco!
Montenegro!
Netherlands!
Norway!
Poland!
Portugal!
Romania!
Russia!
San Marino!
Serbia!
Slovakia!
Slovenia!
Spain!
Sweden!
Switzerland!
Ukraine!
United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland!

Vatican City!

Central America and the

Caribbean!
Antigua and Barbuda!
The Bahamas!
Barbados!
Belize!
Costa Rica!
Cuba!
Dominica!
Dominican Republic!
El Salvador!
Grenada!
Guatemala!
Haiti!
Honduras!
Jamaica!
Nicaragua!
Panama!
Saint Kitts and Nevis!
Saint Lucia!
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines!
Trinidad and Tobago!

South America!
Argentina!
Bolivia!
Brazil!
Chile!
Colombia!
Ecuador!
Guyana!
Paraguay!
Peru!
Suriname!
Uruguay!
Venezuela!

Sub-Saharan Africa!
Angola!
Benin!
Botswana!
Burkina Faso!
Burundi!
Cameroon!
Cape Verde!
Central African Republic!
Chad!
Comoros!
Republic of the Congo!
Democratic Republic of the Congo!
Cote d'Ivoire!
Djibouti!
Equatorial Guinea!
Eritrea!
Ethiopia!
Gabon!
The Gambia!
Ghana!
Guinea!
Guinea-Bissau!
Kenya!
Lesotho!
Liberia!
Madagascar!
Malawi!
Mali!
Mauritania!
Mauritius!
Mozambique!
Namibia!
Niger!
Nigeria!
Rwanda!
Sao Tome and Principe!
Senegal!

Seychelles!
Sierra Leone!
South Africa!
South Sudan!
Sudan!
Swaziland!
Tanzania!
Togo!
Uganda!
Zambia!
Zimbabwe!

Australia and Oceania!

Australia!
East Timor!
Fiji!
Kiribati!
Marshall Islands!
Federated States of Micronesia!
Nauru!
New Zealand!
Palau!
Papua New Guinea!
Samoa!
Solomon Islands!
Tonga!
Tuvalu!
Vanuatu