1. Guidelines (delete this slide before submission) • Due by 5:00 pm, Dec 20th via Blackboard • Groups of two only. Students can work individually if they wish. No groups of three. • A total of 15 slides will comprise each group’s submission. Three are provided for you, as marked. Delete the ones marked for deletion. This leaves 12 slides for you to develop. • Use Google searches. Do not assume the first hit is the best. Vary your search terms. • Use trustworthy sites for your info: .org URLs, governmental web pages, prominent media outlets.

2. Guidelines (delete this slide before submission) • You will be graded on the rubric provided as well as your adherence to formatting: • No backgrounds, use Calibri text, no colored font, no animations – do not alter the style of this template • Do not insert videos, link to them • Crop your images to avoid distortion • Use high quality images that aren’t grainy and cheap • Organize your text, don’t just cut and paste • No submissions as email attachment or hardcopy • 50 points (covers Assignments 6, 7, and 8)

3. UK Core AssessmentGEO-162Global Environmental Issues Your name here Your partner’s name here Fall 2013J. Anthony StallinsDepartment of Geography

4. Rubric for Question 1 and 2 (delete this slide before submission)

5. Rubric for Questions 3 and 4 (delete this slide before submission)

6. Questions 1 and 2 • Select a global environmental issue presented in our class, or one that is similar to it. • Explain how the this issue is related to historical and cultural differences arising from race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, language, nationality, religion, politics, ethical perspectives, or socioeconomic class.

7. Delete this slide before submission • Use five slides to demonstrate your response to Questions 1 and 2 • Mimic the style of slides used in our lecture class • Use images and links to videos or other online content • Put your explanatory text in the notes section below

8. Question 3 • For this same global environmental issue, identify and evaluate a conflict, compromise, and/or ethical dilemma involved in decision making to address it

9. Delete this slide before submission • Use three slides to demonstrate your response to Question 3 • Mimic the style of slides used in our lecture class • Use images and links to videos or other online content • Put most of your explanatory text in the notes section below

10. Question 4 • Using any two of the factors listed below, provide examples of how they play a role in the way your global environmental issue emerges and develops over time: • Societal and institutional change over time • Civic engagement • Power and resistance

11. Delete this slide before submission • Use three slides to demonstrate your response to Question 4 • Mimic the style of slides used in our lecture class • Use images and links to videos or other online content • Put most of your explanatory text in the notes section below