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Urban Environmental Geography – HW09 … due Feb 24, Wednesday.

Part A. Workbook - Encounter Geosystems Chapters 6 and 7. _____ of 10.

Terrific… but are you spending too much time on this? Don’t be compulsive. What matters is the tie to urban systems

Complete = about 85% done… assuming a few “5 minute rules”

Almost = looks like some struggles but you’re doing fine. Big concepts explored.

Troubles = are you having difficulties? Think about coming to before or after-class coaching on Wednesdays or office hours on Thursday.

Part B. Application to your urban setting. Critical thinking about two of the following:

Precipitation, Potential and Actual Evapotranspiration; Water Balance; Ground Water; The general climate type (climate classification); or Climate change

First of the two: ____ of 10

Connections between phenomenon “one” and the five subsystems of Earth systems

Terrific… you’ve written about the web of relationships… how everything affects everything, but some things affect other things more.

Adequate… you’ve written a few important connections

Almost… minimal write-up but you may be thinking systems thoughts (that systems have subsystems and subsystems interact).

Troubles… relationships are not clear, how the subsystems of Earth systems are interconnected.

Presentation of evidence… your urban setting’s characteristics

Terrific – information presented … quantitative … qualitative … clear

Very good – applied lab to your urban setting

Just fine – important info presented

Not quite – info is insufficient for drawing conclusions.

Troubles – looks like you got stuck or didn’t understand the concept

Application of Earth systems thoughts – recognition of webs of relationships

Connections of the phenomenon to your settings setting… geo hydro atmo bio anthro

Terrific – clear evidence that you’re mentally marching though the checklist and thinking Earth systems thoughts… however wild.

Very good – recognize a couple important relationships

Just fine – words such as atmosphere used or science concept defined

Not quite – the concept of Earth systems was not evident

Critical thinking and analysis – discussion of consequences. Consequences can be physical… it’s hotter or colder; many can be quality of life issues – need for heating or cooling; most will affect the metabolism of the city… import of energy and export of wastes such as air pollution; some will be social such as inadequate housing, challenges of adequate food, impacts on social institutions…

Terrific – discussion links physical and human geographies. Specific. Clear. Science based with evidence of understanding of urban setting

Just fine – discussion of a full paragraph… preferably two … hopefully with a topic sentence that states your main thought supported by two or three sentences that expand on your lead sentence.

Not quite or troubles – the impact of the physical phenomenon or process on your city is not clear… perhaps because you haven’t written enough to show your understanding… or perhaps because what you’ve written is so general it does not portray the connections.

Second of the two: ____ of 10

Connections between phenomenon “one” and the five subsystems of Earth systems

Terrific… you’ve written about the web of relationships… how everything affects everything, but some things affect other things more.

Adequate… you’ve written a few important connections

Almost… minimal write-up but you may be thinking systems thoughts (that systems have subsystems and subsystems interact).

Troubles… relationships are not clear, how the subsystems of Earth systems are interconnected.

Presentation of evidence… your urban setting’s characteristics

Terrific – information presented … quantitative … qualitative … clear

Very good – applied lab to your urban setting

Just fine – important info presented

Not quite – info is insufficient for drawing conclusions.

Troubles – looks like you got stuck or didn’t understand the concept

Application of Earth systems thoughts – recognition of webs of relationships

Connections of the phenomenon to your settings setting… geo hydro atom bio anthro

Terrific – clear evidence that you’re mentally marching though the checklist and thinking Earth systems thoughts… however wild.

Very good – recognize a couple important relationships

Just fine – words such as atmosphere used or science concept defined

Not quite – the concept of Earth systems was not evident

Critical thinking and analysis – discussion of consequences. Consequences can be physical… it’s hotter or colder; many can be quality of life issues – need for heating or cooling; most will affect the metabolism of the city… import of energy and export of wastes such as air pollution; some will be social such as inadequate housing, challenges of adequate food, impacts on social institutions…

Terrific – discussion links physical and human geographies. Specific. Clear. Science based with evidence of understanding of urban setting

Just fine – discussion of a full paragraph… preferably two … hopefully with a topic sentence that states your main thought supported by two or three sentences that expand on your lead sentence.

Not quite or troubles – the impact of the physical phenomenon or process on your city is not clear… perhaps because you haven’t written enough to show your understanding… or perhaps because what you’ve written is so general it does not portray the connections.