Assignment 1

• Download the Week 1 Assignment Template Download Week 1 Assignment

Templateavailable in the course and replace the guiding text with your own words

based upon your online research.

o Please do not include a cover page. All references, however, should be cited in

your work and listed at the end, following APA Style expectations.

In the template, you will

• Define the term (Habitat Loss) thoroughly, in your own words.

• Explain the importance of the term using evidence.

• Discuss how the term affects living things and the physical world.

• Suggest two specific actions that can be taken to promote environmental sustainability

in relation to the term.

• Explain exactly how those actions will aid in safeguarding our environment in relation to

your chosen term.

• Provide detailed examples to support your ideas.

The Sustaining Living Guide Contributions: Sustaining Biodiversity and Ecosystems paper

• Must be a minimum of three paragraphs in length (not including title, any quoted text,

or references) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the University of

Arizona Global Campus Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an

external site.)

• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource

for additional guidance.

• Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text. To aid you in your

research, and particularly in locating scholarly sources via the University of Arizona

Global Campus Library or using Google Scholar, please review the following University of

Arizona Global Campus videos and tutorials:

o Scholarly and Popular Resources (Links to an external site.)

o Database Search Tips (Links to an external site.)

o University of Arizona Global Campus Library Quick 'n' Dirty (Links to an external

site.)

o Accessing Full text and citation in Google Scholar: SCI207 - Google Scholar (Links

to an external site.)

• Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the

University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper

(Links to an external site.)

• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as

outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center. See the APA:

Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the University of

Arizona Global Campus Writing Center for specifications.