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Assignment 3: Summary and Reflection on North America

The summaries and reflections on the topics that we will discuss throughout the semester are designed to insure that you have reviewed the PowerPoint presentations carefully and thought about the important points and critical issues.

All of the summaries and reflections will have the same format and include two

sections: Part 1 - a simple list of important points and critical issues that we have covered in each of the subject or geographic areas, much like the table of contents of a book, an outline of a book chapter, or a list of key statements from each of the sections covered in one or more PowerPoint slides of each presentation, and Part 2 - your reflection or comments on each topic, or one or more selected elements of each topic. The first part clearly represents a brief overview of each topic. The second part is designed to show that you have seriously thought about some of the important points and critical issues and to demonstrate your thoughtful reactions or creative ideas.

For your commentary or reflection on North America (Part 2), you may choose

to focus on (1) the major characteristics and unique advantages of the living environments of North America and the impact of human activities on their sustainability for future generations, (2) the changing demographics of North America during the last five hundred years and the advantages and challenges of a multicultural society, and/or (3) the benefits and challenges of globalization - primarily an economic process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide that is considered by some as a form of capitalist expansion and has its associated social and cultural aspects (flow of natural resources, manufactured products, ideas, and cultures). Please make sure to include your constructive ideas for effectively addressing some of the challenges that we face, such as degrading physical environments and diminishing natural resources, economic inequality, comprehensive immigration reform, racial/ethnic conflicts, and highly divided political landscape.

Part 1 (simple list of important points and critical issues) should be about 1-2

pages long (single space). Part 2 (your commentary or reflection) should be about 2-3 pages (double space and 12-point size).

Please submit your completed assignment through the Blackboard by clicking “Assignments” and then following the on-screen instructions.

This assignment is due October 27, 2023.