Geography homework help

/in /by

Geography homework help. GEOG 1303 World Geography Research Project Outline
Research Project: “Geography of Food”
Required Viewing: Netflix Series “Cooked”
Required: Project Proposal Submission: select a country, city, region of interest and submit this
on the D2L Research Project Proposal board.
Project Paper:
1) Country: Choose a country, city, or region of interest to begin your exploration into the
Geography of Food.
• Include reason(s) for the country, city, region chosen?
2) Maps: Describe the relative location and include a map of the area researched
3) Perceptions: Recount your initial perceptions prior to research (at the time of proposal)
4) Insight(s): Report interesting insight(s) gained during analysis (limited to 1 or 2) – this is an
exercise to compare before and after impressions of your researched topic.
5) What is the principle Staple?
• Are the staple foods ‘native’ to the country, city, region, or ‘introduced’ – how/why?
Example: potatoes are not endemic to Europe, and tomatoes are not native to Italy.
6) Food (staple) Economy
• Does the principle staple food contribute to an “export” economy?
• Does your country, city, region depend on “imports” of staples?
7) Food (staple) Commodity Trail – tell the “field or sea-to-table” story
• Subsistence economy: Locally grown and consumed? Locally traded?
• Global economy (distribution networks: how does food travel and where to)?
8) Impacts of Climate Change on food production
• What are the impacts (or potential impacts) a changing climate may have on food
production and the overall impact that will have on both social and economic scales?
9) Final Analysis – What is the overall relationship between humans and our environment
when we analyze the “Geography of Food.”
10) Most Interesting Thing? What was the most interesting thing learned in the process of research?
11) MLA Citation (cite ALL referenced work, including maps, photos, quotes, videos, interviews, etc.)
Research Project Proposal (20 points available) Total (20 pts)
Research Paper (180 points availabl

Geography homework help