Each student will select a natural hazard that challenges sustainable development and economic development. This writing assignment is designed to provide students with a more in-depth understanding of prominent physical geography features and natural hazards. Additionally, the assignment will provide a more thorough understanding of the human/nature interactions, along with environmental issues, that take place internationally. Due Date: See syllabus schedule. Late Penalty: As stated in syllabus. Format: The paper needs to be at least 6 full pages of writing total. It needs to all be turned in as one single essay, in paragraph form complete with introduction and conclusion paragraphs and a thesis statement. No more than 10% of this assignment should be quoted word-for-word (even if in quotation marks) or the list of questions to answer for the paper. Papers are to be double-spaced, 12-font with 1-inch margins. No cover page is required. Have your name written at the top of the first page, with a title and page numbers. The INTRODUCTION paragraph needs to have a specific thesis statement that gives a brief-but-specific overview of your analysis of the material in its entirety (Tip: The thesis is best written AFTER doing all the research and writing in the body of your paper). Any photographs, maps, tables, etc., need to be attached at the end of the paper only, and they do not count as part of the length of the paper. A cover page will not count towards the paper length. Grammar, Spelling: It is expected that these papers are free of excessive grammatical and spelling errors. Sources: Needed: At least 5 academic/scholarly sources. Use APA Style which you can Google to find websites with examples of this format. Scholarly sources include: Journal articles from college library or college library website. Articles from newspapers, magazines, etc, Books from researchers (at college library). “Dot-gov” websites. Most encyclopedias Do not use: Wikipedia in the paper, as that information will not count as part of the paper. In-Text Citations and Bibliography: To avoid plagiarism, all sources MUST be cited in the body of your paper AND listed in a bibliography, otherwise you will receive a score of ZERO for the paper and potentially an F for the entire course! Parenthetical citations are to be placed at the end of EACH sentence where you received a specific quote, idea, or a statistic from one of your sources. A good rule of thumb is that if you have at least a couple citations in each paragraph, you will probably not be accused of plagiarizing (unless you often quote word-for-word without quotation marks). However, you will still lose points if you do not cite ALL of the sentences which need citations. Examples of in-text parenthetical citations: http://www.aresearchguide.com/sampleparenth.html Assistance:
