GEO 200 Milestone Two Worksheet (1)

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GEO 200 Milestone Two Worksheet Guidelines and Rubric Part I: Location In this section you will narrow your focus to a particular city or area of a country within your region and describe its location, regional significance, and global significance. 1. Identify a city or area of a country within your new region: Boston, Massachusetts–The Northeast 2. Location: Describe the absolute and relative location of your city or area within your new region. Support your description with current examples in 2 to 3 sentences. Include citations for your resources using APA style guidelines as needed. Optional : Include a map to illustrate your written description . Note : The box will expand to accommodate your image. 1

Boston is the capital of Massachusetts on the Northeast coast of the United States. It’s in between Concord, New Hampshire and Providence, Rhode Island. The absolute location for Boston is 42.36° N, 71.05° W (“Boston”, 2023). (United States Maps, 2022) Boston. (2023, January 30). In Wikipedia . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston (2022, February 17). US East Coast Map . United States Maps. Retrieved January 30, 2023, from https://unitedstatesmaps.org/us-east-coast-map/ 3. Regional Significance: What is the geographic significance of the area of your country or city’s location within the region? Your 2- to 3-sentence response should be based on the application of geographic concepts to your region as needed. Include citations for your resources using APA style guidelines. 2

Tourism is high in Boston providing a lot of economic growth for the city and state. Sports are a huge part of the city, the home of the Boston Celtics, the Boston Red Sox, and New England Patriots. Fenway Park is one of the most historic parks in Major League Baseball (Badertscher, 2022). Badertscher, E. (2022). Boston, Massachusetts. Salem Press Encyclopedia . 4. Global Significance: What is the geographic significance of this area of your country or city’s location globally? You should base your input on the application of geographic concepts to your region. Write 2 to 3 sentences. Include citations for your resources using APA style guidelines as needed. Boston is an immigration port of entry and has been for many years, so there is a lot of tourism in this city (Badertscher, 2022). And according to Northeastern University admissions (2023), the school has one of the highest rates of international students, with more than 20,000 international students from 147 different countries. Badertscher, E. (2022). Boston, Massachusetts. Salem Press Encyclopedia . (2023). International applicants . Northeastern University. Retrieved February 2, 2023, from https://admissions.northeastern.edu/application- information/international-applicants/#:~:text=Northeastern%20University%20is%20home%20to,coming%20from%20over%20147%20countries. Part II: Connectivity In this section, discuss connections between your new region and other world regions, as well as connections between your new region and you personally. 1. Interactions: How does your city or area of a country within your new global region interact regionally and globally with other regions? In other words, describe how your region interacts with others, both within the country and abroad. In your response, you could consider economic, cultural, and physical interactions. Your response should be based on the application of geographic concepts of your region and should be 5 to 6 sentences in length. Include citations for your resources using APA style guidelines as needed. Massachusetts, especially in Boston, welcomes many immigrants every year. About 29% of Boston’s population are born in another country, and much of the remaining 71% are children of immigrants. Many of these immigrants are from Asian or Latin countries, so there is a lot of Asian and Latino culture in Boston (City of Boston, 2022). These immigrants also contribute to more than 25% of the economic growth in Boston (Lima, 2017). (2022, October 31). Immigrant demographics . City of Boston. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from https://www.boston.gov/departments/immigrant- advancement/immigrant-demographics Lima, A. (2017, April 19). The importance of immigrants to Boston's continued prosperity [Slides]. Boston Planning and Development Agency. https://www.bostonplans.org/getattachment/1eeaf05e-6505-4268-8ebc-6a3c6b16fdca 3

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2. Movement: What connects you personally to this new location, causing you to relocate? For instance, are there any current geopolitical, environmental, cultural, or economic events or issues that connect you to your new region? Support your statement with current global or regional examples and make sure to reference the reason you are relocating in 5 to 6 sentences. Include citations for your resources using APA style guidelines as needed. Boston’s diverse culture is what attracts me the most. The openness to so many immigrants, and the higher education and health care is a bonus. Their mayor is the first woman and person of color for Boston. She addresses climate change and global warming, and is endorsing the Green New Deal (Olapido, 2021). All of this is important to me because that means she wants to continue diversifying the city, and she wants to help the environment. The Green New Deal’s mission is to cut the U.S. greenhouse gases to zero, and to run our economy on non-fossil energy (Cox, 2020). I also love to be by the water naturally, so being close to the ocean is soothing for me. Oladipo, G. (2021, November 3). Michelle Wu becomes Boston's first woman and person of color to be elected mayor; Wu defeated Democrat Annissa Essaibi George in a victory for progressives, on an otherwise tough night for Democrats. Guardian [London, England], NA. https://link-gale- com.ezproxy.snhu.edu/apps/doc/A681194979/GBIB?u=nhc_main&sid=ebsco&xid=f4dc280b Cox, S. (2020). The Green New Deal and Beyond : Ending the Climate Emergency While We Still Can . City Lights Publishers. Guidelines for Submission: Your detailed response to each question in the worksheet should be written in complete sentences and 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, along with a draft of your final project presentation slides, to finish this milestone assignment. 4

Milestone Two Rubric Critical Elements Attempted With Minimal or No Functional Issues (100%) Attempted With Key Functional Issues (75%) Was Not Evident in Submission (0%) Value Location Describes the absolute and relative location of a city or area and supports description with current examples Describes the absolute and relative location of a city or area and supports description with current examples, but description lacks detail or clarity Does not describe the absolute and relative location of a city or area 15 Regional Significance Explains the geographic significance of a city or area within the region Explains the geographic significance of a city or area within the new region, but explanation lacks detail or clarity Does not explain the geographic significance of a city or area within the new region 15 Global Significance Discusses the geographic significance of a city or area’s location globally Discusses the geographic significance of a city or area’s location globally, but discussion lacks detail or clarity Does not discuss the geographic significance of a city or area’s location globally 15 Interactions Describes how a city or area interacts with others regionally and globally Describes how a city or area interacts with others regionally and globally, but description lacks detail or clarity Does not describe how a city or area interacts with others regionally and globally 20 Movement Explains a connection to the new location that causes the relocation Explains a connection to the new location that causes the relocation, but explanation lacks detail or clarity Does not explain a connection to the new location 20 Presentation Slides Submits draft of final project presentation slides that are aligned with speaker notes Submits draft of final project presentation slides, but slides lack the sufficient detail or organization to illustrate alignment with speaker notes Does not submit draft of final project presentation slides 10 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 5 Total 100% 5