geography

Homework # 4 China - Due Tuesday November 26

This is your final essay. Listed below are several links to the topic of pollution (air, land, water) in China. Write an essay covering the topic (covering all three issues). I am not going to ask you questions this time, I want you to review the material and then write about the topic.

This essay should be no shorter than one full page double spaced, but NO MORE than 3 pages. You should have 1 inch margins, paragraphs etc. and you must PROOF your assignment. (just like before). The essay will be graded based on whether it is obvious you read the assigned articles and addressed the three issues, air, land and water pollution. I expect to see information from each of the sources below (10 points). I want you to include your opinion concerning China’s attempts to address the issues they are facing, and what you think will change, improve or get worse in the future. (5 points for evidence of reasoning), and 5 more points for following instructions, and conventions etc. (20 points total)

I have chosen a variety of sources for you to read, feel free to add to my choices, there are hundreds more out there. If you use additional sources, please put a link to the sources at the bottom of your paper. (you do NOT need to include citations – just add a link)

Beijing smog: When growth trumps life in China

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21198265

http://www.economist.com/blogs/analects/2013/08/tackling-pollution-china Watch the short video (4-5 minutes)

Ma Jun helps Chinese find out who's polluting and shame corporations into cleaning up

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2012/0416/Ma-Jun-helps-Chinese-find-out-who-s-polluting-and-shame-corporations-into-cleaning-up

China's Bad Earth

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323829104578624010648228142

Beijing to cut new car quota by 37.5% (why would they have a car quota in Beijing – you might find out more about this – how do Chinese people in Beijing get the right to drive there?)

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-11/07/content_17086587.htm

Northern China smog closes schools and airport in Harbin

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24579101

8-year-old becomes China’s youngest lung cancer patient, doctors blame pollution

http://rt.com/news/china-pollution-girl-cancer-249/