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GEO 200: Introduction to Physical Geography (Crain-Loudoun)

This guide has been created to help you find geographic, economic, social/cultural information and more from country reports, articles, and other types of resources related to this program of study. Direct comments to Julie Combs, jcombs@nvcc.edu.

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Welcome

This research guide will connect you to information and resources for your GEO 200 research assignment. For additional assignment information, please refer to your Canvas course or contact your professor.

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Research Assignments

One month prior to the presentation of the poster you are to hand in a 5-page paper that provides the contents of the poster (a topic of your choice which should be applied to a region and/or regions in the world) in written form.

For more information, please review the Paper on Poster Topic document.

You will be asked to prepare an academic poster of a topic of your choice which should be applied to a region and/or regions in the world.

For more information, please review the Academic Poster document.

Suggested Topics

  • Alpine Glaciers (present and future issues associated with increased melting)
  • The Aral Sea - man-made changes and resultant issues (choose a large system)
  • The Atacama Desert and issues of extractive industries
  • Biomes (animals or plants) - This could involve the migration routes of wildebeest / zebras, etc. in Eastern Africa and the problems arising from interactions with human land use
  • Combating the growth of the Sahara to the south (Sahel area - issues and success)
  • Continental Glaciers -(problems associated with subglacial lakes; increased melting)
  • Global Warming/Climate Change (changes causing issues such as torrential rains, droughts, wildfires)
  • Groundwater overuse in selected areas (Ogallala aquifer; underneath the Sahara; India and associated problems)
  • Hurricanes (issues associated with a major one in the world)
  • Meteorological maps/mapping and associated issues
  • El Nino / La Nina (problems associated with these phenomena)
  • The Namib Desert and issues of uranium mining
  • Plate Tectonics and impact
  • A river  system and man-made changes and resultant issues (choose a large system)
  • The Salton Sea in CA - natural and man-made changes and associated issues
  • Severe thunderstorms (US) and associated issues
  • Tsunamis (issues associated with a specific one)
  • Volcanism (issues associated with a specific eruption)
  • Wildfires and associated issues
  • Local Winds and associated issues (Santa Ana Winds; Sirocco; Harmattan)