Carli Henry- GEO 200 Milestone One Worksheet Guidelines and Rubric (1)

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GEO 200 Milestone One Worksheet Guidelines and Rubric Overview: This milestone activity is the first of two specific milestones that will build toward your complete final project for the course. For this milestone activity, you will submit this completed worksheet, in which you will address the elements below regarding your current and new global regions. See the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document for detailed information about this scenario. These responses will contribute to the speaker notes transcript that you will create to accompany your final project presentation. Prompt: For this assignment, complete the following steps: 1. Download this document. 2. Review the Milestone One Rubric (below the worksheet). 3. Complete Parts I through III below, which address the following critical elements: I. Provide a map of your current global region and describe its location, sociocultural (human) and physical characteristics, and interactions . II. Provide a map of your new global region and describe its location, sociocultural (human) and physical characteristics, and interactions . III. Compare the similarities and differences between your current and new region based on their physical and sociocultural (human) characteristics. 4. Once you have completed the worksheet, upload your saved worksheet file along with any additional map image files and submit this milestone assignment. Note : Refer to your module resources and the Themes of Geography resource, as well as additional resources you identify, for information to help you answer the questions below. Remember that you will need to have at least five sources in current APA style for your citations and references list in the final project submission. Note that each question of your worksheet has you track your citations. This is so you will not need to go back and figure out where you grabbed a resource from when you submit your final slides. You will be able to use these worksheets to copy and paste your citation list into your last slide. In some instances, you may have used the same resource more than once, which is why your list may be as small as five resources. Before starting this activity, review the Milestone One Worksheet Student Example document within the Student Example Folder. 1

Part I: Current Global Region 1. Identify Your Current Region: Southeast America 2. Map of Current Global Region: Provide a map of your current region. In the box below you may provide a link to your map, insert an image, or make note that you are submitting an additional file with this worksheet. Include a citation to give credit to the resource from which you are obtaining your image. 3. Location of Current Global Region: Discuss where your current region is located, addressing the absolute and relative location of the region. Include 2

citations for your resources using APA style guidelines as needed. My current region is the Southeastern part of the United States of America. I live in Saint Cloud, Florida which is a part of central Florida, and its absolute location is 28.2489° N, 81.2812° W . In Florida there are six different types of regions: Panhandle, Gulf coast, Atlantic Coast, Central, South, and North. The southeast is relatively connected to the Southwest, Midwest, and Northeast regions by state lines, boats, planes, and cars, and sometimes even trains. It is fairly easy to travel to different regions and even different countries. 4. Characteristics of Current Global Region: Explain what key sociocultural (human) and physical characteristics define this as a region. Include citations for your resources using APA style guidelines as needed. Physical Characteristics include very warm summers and in the southern parts of the southeast very little seasonal changes occur. Sociocultural wise, many people are religious mostly with a background in Christianity. As many people in the southeastern region are predominantly white, African American, and Hispanic these shapes the characteristics of the region. 5. Interactions of Current Global Region: How have humans and the environment interacted to produce observable landscapes in your current region? Include citations for your resources using APA style guidelines as needed. “Although many cities and certain agricultural areas have benefited, others have not; the South contains some of the realm’s poorest rural areas, and the widening gap between rich and poor here is greater than in any other region of the realm.”(Nijman, pg. 61). Like the quote I took from the Wiley Plus textbook by Nijman, in the southeast most people relied on agriculture to survive. Some lands are different in the sense that nothing can be grown due to weather patterns, climate, and soil nutrients. There are pockets of cities that usually house both rich and poor now like Orlando, Atlanta, and many other places in the southeast. In Orlando and other major cities in the southeast, mass produce tons of waste while people living outside the cities in rural areas are conserving the natural resources we have. Part II: New Global Region 1. Identify Your New Global Region: Mediterranean Europe 2. Map of New Global Region: Provide a map of the new region you will be moving to. In the box below, you may provide a link to your map, insert an image, or make a note that you are submitting an additional file with this worksheet. Include a citation to give credit to the resource from which you are obtaining your image. 3

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3. Location of New Global Region: Discuss where the new region is located, addressing the absolute and relative location of the region you will be 4

moving to. Include citations for your resources using APA style guidelines as needed. 4. Characteristics of New Global Region: Explain what key sociocultural (human) and physical characteristics define this as a region. Include citations for your resources using APA style guidelines as needed. Most of these countries in Mediterranean Europe are known for their stunning landscapes and warm to mild temperatures year-round. Greece is a prime example of rich and impactful history. There are ruins that house many ancient traditions that are mixed with modern lifestyles. Other countries like Spain or Italy are more known to be a wonderful travel destination given their diverse culture, wonderful food, and many important historical buildings / art. 5. Interactions of New Global Region: How have humans and the environment interacted to produce observable landscapes in the new region you will be moving to? Include citations for your resources using APA style guidelines as needed. Considering that Mediterranean Europe has different practices that places like the US and even Western Europe, the interaction between the surrounding environment and the people are relatively good. Most historical buildings are well preserved, and coastlines are quiet and unbothered unless a house or two counts. The other aspects of the more inland countries house parts of the Alps, which has been known to provide freshwater to bordering countries, housed trades, and are known for being the largest and tallest mountain range in Europe. Part III: Comparison of Similarities and Differences 1. Similarities: Based on the physical and sociocultural (human) characteristics you have described, what are the major similarities between your current 5 Mediterranean Europe consists of Spain, Portugal, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, and Malta. The absolute location of Mediterranean Europe is 41.9028 degrees N latitude and 12.4964 degrees E longitude. As shown in the map above, The relative location is in the southern part of Europe. It is

and new region? Connectivity is a big plus for both the Southeastern Region of the US and Mediterranean Europe. Similarly, most of the Southeastern Region of the US and Mediterranean Europe is surrounded by water which helps things like trade and the flow of cultures from different influences. The climates are also warm / humid which allows for green vegetation and agriculture. 2. Differences: Based on the physical and sociocultural (human) characteristics you have described, what are the major differences between your current and new region? The Mediterranean Europe’s coastlines aren’t like beaches in Florida, Greece for example and other coastal countries they aren’t lined with skyscraping hotels. While both have tons of coastline they differ with the other features of the regions. In Southeastern America there are mountains, coastal plains, and swamps while in Europe they have very fertile valleys and mostly only mountains and coastline. Another thing to note is that in America this region was shapped by Native Americans and Europeans while the Mediterranean was shaped mostly by the Greeks and Romans. Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your response to each question in the worksheet should describe the region you have selected in detail. Write 2 to 3 complete sentences per response in your own words. (You may paraphrase information from the learning resources, but do not directly quote or copy and paste text.) Be sure to include citations for your resources using APA style guidelines. Once you have completed the worksheet, upload and submit your saved worksheet file to Brightspace to finish this milestone assignment. Critical Elements Attempted With Minimal or No Functional Issues (100%) Attempted With Key Functional Issues (75%) Was Not Evident in Submission (0%) Value Map of Current Region Identifies a map of the current global region Does not identify a map of the current global region 5 Location of Current Region Discusses the location characteristics of the current region Discusses the location characteristics of the current region, but discussion lacks detail or clarity Does not discuss location characteristics of the current region 12 6

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Sociocultural (Human) and Physical Characteristics of Current Location Explains the sociocultural (human) and physical characteristics that define the current region Explains the sociocultural (human) and physical characteristics that define the current region, but explanation lacks detail or clarity Does not explain the sociocultural (human) and physical characteristics that define the current region 12 Interactions of Current Region Describes how humans and the environment have interacted to produce observable landscapes in the current region Describes how humans and the environment have interacted to produce observable landscapes in the current region, but description lacks detail or clarity Does not describe how humans and the environment have interacted to produce observable landscapes in the current region 12 Map of New Region Identifies a map of the new global region Does not identify a map of the new global region 5 Location of New Region Discusses the location characteristics of the new region Discusses the location characteristics of the new region, but discussion lacks detail or clarity Does not discuss the location characteristics of the new region 12 Sociocultural (Human) and Physical Characteristics of New Location Explains the sociocultural (human) and physical characteristics that define the new region Explains the sociocultural (human) and physical characteristics that define the new region, but explanation lacks detail or clarity Does not explain the sociocultural (human) and physical characteristics that define the new region 12 Interactions of New Region Describes how humans and the environment have interacted to produce observable landscapes in the new region Describes how humans and the environment have interacted to produce observable landscapes in the new region, but description lacks detail or clarity Does not describe how humans and the environment have interacted to produce observable landscapes in the new region 12 Similarities and Differences Compares the similarities and differences between the current and new regions Compares the similarities and differences between the current and new regions, but comparison lacks detail or clarity Does not compare the similarities and differences between the current and new regions 12 Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas 6 Total 100% 7