Application Essays Exam 2_8A:
Chapters: 7 Ethnicities, 8 Political Geography, 9 Food and Agriculture, 10 Development, 11 Industry and Energy, 12 Services and Settlements
Complete any TWO of the following essays. If you complete more than two, only the first two will be graded. Essay exams must include your original work and must be done independently. All material not originating from you must be cited properly.
Please review San Jacinto College’s honor code statement: https://www.sanjac.edu/procedure-v5001ba-cheating-plagiarism-collusion-and-fabrication
Format: Submission should be Times New Roman, 12 pt. font
Only include your name in the header.
For EACH essay question: no more than3 pages double-spaced maximum , (1.5 page double-spaced minimum for EACH QUESTION. Include all references on a separate page.
1. Many arguments have been raised about the impacts of the Green Revolution, both pro and con.
1. How might the scale at which the Green Revolution is examined affect the arguments that are made about it?
2. What types of factors are likely to be considered if the question is:
1. “has the Green Revolution been good for Asia?”
2. as opposed to: “has the Green Revolution been good for a village or a particular agricultural community in India?”
2. What is your main source of protein?
1. All restaurants now tell you how many Calories (kilocalories) are in their meals.
1. Does this information influence your choice of meal?
2. Why or why not?
3. What are some arguments about either outsourcing or offshoring in the U.S.?
1. How has it impacted the U.S.?
2. What information confirms or challenges comment arguments that have been made in the media?
4. Informal economy:
1. What does it mean to work in the informal economy?
2. Compare and contrast the significance of the informal economy between regions of the world.
3. What informal economies exist in the United States?
1. Who works in these jobs?
2. What are the implications or consequences?
5. Megacities, not nations, are the world’s dominant, enduring social structures. –Khanna 2016
A) Discuss this concept, B) whether or not you agree or disagree, and C) why?
· Main article: https://qz.com/666153/megacities-not-nations-are-the-worlds-most-dominant-enduring-social-structures-adapted-from-connectography/
· Other resources: https://www.citylab.com/equity/2016/04/cities-drive-the-new-world-order-parag-khanna-connectography-maps/480165/
· https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/06/as-nation-states-falter-cities-are-stepping-up/
· (Are cities the new countries?): https://www.bbc.com/news/education-35305586
· https://www.forbes.com/sites/joelkotkin/2014/08/14/the-most-influential-cities-in-the-world/#dce3e5e7ad0a