writing assesment

THE BOOK YOU WILL NEED : Human Geography: People Places, and Culture by Fouberg, Murphy, and DeBlij, 12th Edition, Wiley.

1. Study the cultural landscape of San Francisco’s Chinatown in Figure 1.14 (in the textbook). Using the geographic concept scale, consider what role San Francisco’s Chinatown plays at three different scales: locally (in San Francisco), nationally (along the west coast of the U.S.), and regionally (as part of the larger Pacific Ocean region). If you were to walk around San Francisco’s Chinatown, what might you see in the cultural landscape that reflected this Chinatown’s identity locally, nationally, and regionally?

2. Look at the map pattern in Figure 1.26E (in the textbook). Note that this map is more “zoomed in” than 1.26 B, C, and D (in the textbook), and the three Hawai’ian islands to the farthest north, Nihau, Kauai, and Oahu, are placed to the west of the other four islands so that you can see more detail on the map of each island. Describe the pattern of likely mosquito habitats on the map. Then, describe the relationship between mosquito habitats and populated areas. Finally, imagine you are advising the government of Hawai’i who wants to conduct a pilot study on the island where dengue will have the biggest impact on people. Which island should Hawai’i use for its pilot study and why?

3. Geographers who undertake fieldwork keep their eyes open to the world around them and, through practice, become adept at reading the cultural landscape. Take a walk around your campus or neighborhood and try reading the cultural landscape. Choose something that you see and ask yourself, “What is that and why is it there?”