Geography 4 Assignments

GGH310 Assignment #2

Fall 2015

Analyzing the Locations of Terrorist Attacks

Prepare a 300-400 word report about two (2) specific terrorist attacks that have occurred at particular locations within the country you selected for the Core Assessment project. While you should include a brief overview/summary of the “who, what, when, and how” of the incident, the most important question you should focus on discussing is the WHY of WHERE...i.e., why did the terrorists select this particular location? Be sure to consider the multiple reasons why terrorists may select any particular location. Do your best to find sources that discuss this information. However, if you cannot find sources that directly answers it, you should do your best to speculate (i.e., apply what you have learned from our readings thus far, along with previous knowledge and your own critical thinking ability) about why you think the location was selected. For each incident, you should include an overview map of the country you are studying, which includes the name of the city where this incident took place, as well as a map of the city/town that identifies the particular location (e.g., building) where it occurred.

FYI: You will eventually need to discuss a total of 4 such examples for your final Core Assessment project, so this is essentially your opportunity to draft half of that material.