Final Exam
Wednesday December 13
1:45 –3:45 PM
The
final exam covers Units 13-15. It is
worth 150 points. The exam has two
components:
Take-Home Exam
Question: 50 points
Proctored Test:
100 points
Take-Home Question
Deadline 1:30 P.M. on December 13
No late papers for any reason
Describe and discuss major obstacles to
economic development encountered by less developed countries (LDC’s). Make use of
the assigned reading in Rubenstein’s textbook The Cultural Landscape; the lectures; relevant material in The Skeptical Environmentalist; other relevant course materials
(links); and chapter three, “Overcoming Structural Barriers to Growth,” from HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2003 Millennium Development Goals: A
compact among nations to end human poverty (United
Nations Development Program, 2003). See
in particular the links for Unit 13 on the professor’s website.
Your paper should identify major factors that impede development and briefly
describe them. In your discussion, indicate which factors are most important, and say
why you think so.
The chapter from the Human
Development Report is helpful in that it includes a treatment of geographic
factors and notes that they are not the whole story. Your paper should consider this material, but
should also discuss other factors mentioned in the textbook, the lectures, and
in the Human Development Report.
Your paper should be in the
range of two to four pages, double-spaced, 12-point font. If you use any sources other than the
textbook and the chapter “Overcoming Structural Barriers to Growth,” pleas
included a Sources Consulted page with full bibliographic information on each
one. Do not copy or merely paraphrase
directly from any source.
When I evaluate your paper
I will as myself:
Does this paper address all aspects of the topic?
Does it show a command of the relevant course materials?
Does it make effective use of information and argument?
Is the paper professionally presented?
When your work is complete, please submit it as a Word or text document (.doc, .rtf or .txt) to the professor via e-mail. Your e-mail subject line must say Human Geography Final Essay and must include your full name, e.g, Human Geography Final Essay: Roy D. Mercer.
Proctored Test
This test will be given in
class on Wednesday December 13 from 1:45 to 3:45. It will not be available any other time! Be
there. You may bring one 8.5x11 sheet of
paper with all the notes you want, front and back. No other notes, books, information sources,
communication devices or memory-assist devices/technologies of any kind.
The proctored
test will consist of multiple-choice and/or identification
questions. Multiple-choice questions ask
you to select the best available answer from four or more options. Identifications ask you to define a term and
indicate why it is important. Good
identifications often include specific examples.
You will be well prepared for the online exam if you are familiar with the
assigned reading in Units 13-15, including links, and with the lectures. Lists of key terms, and unit objectives can
be particularly helpful as you prepare for the exam. As with the previous exams, perfection is not
expected. If you know the material
reasonably well, you will be able to score well without answering every
question correctly.
In addition to the lists of key terms in Rubenstein’s
textbook, the following key terms for Units 13 and 14 may be helpful to you.
Unit 13
|
Dependency theory |
Development |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
Gross National Product (GNP) |
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Human Development Index (HDI) |
Less developed country (LDC) |
Modernization theory |
More developed country (MDC) |
|
Primary sector |
Productivity |
Secondary sector |
Tertiary sector |
|
Value added |
|
|
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Unit 14
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Animate Power |
Biomass fuel |
Breeder reactor |
Desertification |
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Fission |
Fossil fuel |
Fusion |
Geothermal energy |
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Green revolution |
Greenhouse effect |
Hydroelectric power |
Inanimate power |
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Nonrenewable energy |
Ozone |
Photochemical smog |
Pollution |
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Air pollution |
Renewable energy |
Reserve |
Proven |
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Potential |
Solar energy systems |
Active |
Passive |
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Sustainable agriculture |
Sustainable development |
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