Environmental Sciences: Human Population Growth
Your Environmental Worldview
It is now time to assimilate what you have learned into a comprehensive statement of your personal environmental worldview. At a minimum, your personal worldview should address your position on these issues:
-Human population growth
-Water and soil resources
-Air resources and climate change
-Energy resources
-Waste management
-Sustainability
For each of the above issues, state your perception of the associated problem, the magnitude of its risk to the health of our planet's functioning, and solutions to the problem. Your statements should draw from sound science and reflect concepts learned from your reading and course activities. It may be helpful to organize your thoughts by ranking each problem in terms of its seriousness.
This assignment is your comprehensive final exam for the course, reflecting your mastery of these topics as well as solutions that are the product of extensive critical thought. It is also helpful to return to your first writing assignment to see whether or not your view has changed. Give this assignment considerable attention and energy, because it is obviously one of the most important assignments in this course.
This writing assignment should constitute a comprehensive yet succinct paper of 500-600 words. Note that it may be difficult to describe your environmental worldview within 500 words, but understand that a good argument is one that is simple yet forceful in its delivery. Use APA guidelines for referencing sources and for the paper's format.
Grading
Your paper will be graded based on the following criteria:
0 to 60 points based on your coverage of each of the six topics listed above, with each topic given equal weight.
0-10 for the comparison between your initial worldview (the Easter Island assignment) at the start of the semester and your view now
0-10 for writing mechanics (grammar, punctuation, spelling, word usage).
0-10 for organization (Introduction, prioritization of problems, summary & conclusions)
Works Cited - 0 to 10 points based on the use of at least two sources besides your textbook, with proper in-text citations, and a properly formatted works cited. Wikipedia is not an acceptable source. . If you paraphrase or quote something that you have read elsewhere, then give the author due credit. WHEN IN DOUBT, CITE A SOURCE.
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