Human Geography 12 -Research Project

Time Frame:Anytime, prefer more recent (approximately, some leeway can be given)

Focus: Human Geography 12

Purposes:

o To inquire about a subject of your interest by creating an essential question that will anchor your work

o To research that subject and present your findings

o If possible, to use primary sources as well as secondary in your research process

o To explore the impact of your topic on the generation in which it occurred as well as on your current generation, GEN Z

Products:

o Research notes, point form, with textual references included

o A final Works Cited, on a separate page, listing all of the sources you USED, not consulted

o Interview with Teacher, or Teacher-librarian about your topic, research and question(s)

o Final presentation of 5-10 minutes duration with some form of visual—poster, slide show, reenactment, performance, political cartoon, 3-D manipulative, “Heritage Minute” style video…

Topic to focus on (There are so many different topics you can choose, here’s a a few ideas):

Is Geography a Science?

Similarly and differences between geographic spaces, why?

Sustainability and Actions

Population Increase, challenges and distributions

Thomas Malthus Theory of Population Growth

Reasons for Migration

Challenges to Folk and Popular Culture Sustainability

Will languages survive in the 21st Century

Topics Already Picked:

Allen-Food and Agriculture. Comparing the similarities and differences between North America and Asia in how food is produced, and the different method of agriculture in different societies.

Charon-Comparing and contrasting the differences and similarities between Asia and the Middle East in celebrating holidays for the spring season. Popular and Folk Culture-Political Geography

Ivy-Language-Migration of Indo-European and Sino-Tibetan language to other space and places. Cause and effects of rising languages, how these language are distributed and concentrated.

Kevin-Population Increase, challenges and distributions. Comparing and contrasting population changes, challenges, and distributions between developed and developing counties.

**Coraline – Migration patterns for the Middle East from the 1900s-Present, Reasons for Migration

Thesis: In the 1900s, Middle Eastern Immigrants face many challenges after migrating into a new country, these challenges that they face includes adapting to the new environment, learning the native language.

Essential Questions:-What are the most populator destinations in the United States for immigrants coming in from the Middle East during the 1900s? Why?

-why New York and Ellis Island were the gateways for a large number of immigrants coming from the Middle East？

-What are the most popular destinations for migrants in the Middle East during the 1900s, What are the most significant factors of why is United Arab Emirates a top destination for migrants during this time.

**Sofia- Population and Health patterns for Canada over the past 100 years, Compare and Contrast, Cause and Effect

Thesis: The pandemic and the economic events and education will effect the population and health

During the 20th century in Canada, the development of education affected population and health in Canada.

-How does the population in Canada change in the last 100 years?

-What are the most significant changes in population, and what were the causes?

-What are the most serious pandemic that affected population change in Canada?

– What are the most important factors in education?

– Health?

– Economics? affects Canada’s population?

**Yutong- Conflicts between different religion groups. Specifically between the Christians and Muslims. How did the conflicts arise and resolve overtime in the Middle East. Compare and Contrast, Cause and Effects.

Thesis: The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the Medieval period. These religious wars also represented conflicts between different religious group especially Christian in Europe and Muslim in the Middle East and South Africa. As a result, these conflicts severely affected Western and Middle Eastern culture and society. After the Crusades, the economy, technology, and geographic knowledge were developed in Europe and the Middle East.

Essential Questions:1. -What are the strongest arguments or beliefs of how the Crusades started?

2. -What are the most important effects of Crusades on other populations and groups?

3. -In the war, who was the vital leader.
In the Crusade, various countries and group has attend in. On the other hand, many countries have changed their parts more than once because of the time span.

4. -what are the most important or significant motivation for the crusade?

5. -What are the strongest arguments or beliefs of how the Crusades started?

6. – After the Crusade, what vital and significant changes appeared in the Middle East?

7. -What are the strongest arguments or beliefs how Islam started?

8. -What are the most important effects of Islam on other populations and groups?

–

https://history.ubc.ca/…undergraduate/writing-centre/ – (remove 3 dots) – Essay Guide from UBC

Thesis Statement Examples:

https://examples.yourdictionary.com/thesis-statement-examples.html

How to write a Thesis:

Thesis Statements

http://crowleyhistory12.weebly.com/thesis-statements.html

https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/e-reading-worksheets/school-project-ideas/

https://www.wix.com/