Geography Research Guide: Global Issues in Regional Geography

The Assignment:

• Analyze a world scale problem from a regional perspective
• Analyze include economic, political, cultural, social, environmental, and population distribution dynamics across regions
• Illustrate how internal & external influences promote and inhibit human action

1. Determine a minimum of 3 viable issues involving your region.  Explain why each is an issue for your region.
2. Research & construct an Annotated Bibliography with at least 10 sources (peer-reviewed journal articles, open access journal articles, books or ebooks, and reliable websites, including appropriate government/local information).  Explain why you selected each source and how it will assist you.
   • 8 of the sources must be from scholarly, peer-reviewed journals.
3. Write a research paper on the problem in APA style with proper citations.
4. Make an oral presentation to the class on your research.