Overview
The term paper will deal with a topic of your choice that we have covered in this course, including but not limited to the following areas:
Man-Nature Divide;
Globalization;
Immigration;
Multi-Cultural Society;
The Rise of China, the U.S. – China Relations, and the New World Order;
Causes of Global and Internal Conflict;
Geographic Hotspots of Global Conflict;
Any of the Geographic Regions
You could use the relevant course materials as a foundation and organize the paper into different sections. For example, for someone who writes about the issue of immigration, he/she could organize the paper into sections such as (1) Introduction, (2) History (U.S. as a country of immigrants), (3) Pros/Benefits of Immigration (how immigrants have contributed to the development and prosperity of the U.S. or other countries), (4) Issues or Sources of Intense Debate on Immigration, (5) Constructive and Effective Policies for a Multicultural Society, and (6) Conclusions. This is just one particular example. You are strongly encouraged to incorporate materials that you have learned in other classes or other sources into your term paper.
The term paper should be 10-15 pages in length (12-point size & double space). It is due before midnight on December 19, 2025 (the last day of the final exam period).
There are abundant generic guides on writing term papers available online. Links to some good examples are provided below:
https://www.tulane.edu/~bfleury/termpaper.htmlLinks to an external site.
https://www.uww.edu/Documents/colleges/cls/Departments/Geo%20Geo/guide.pdfLinks to an external site
https://www.scribd.com/document/478758310/APA-2015-New-Format-pdfLinks to an external site.
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/index.htmlLinks to an external site.
https://www.sfu.ca/~wainwrig/Econ400/documents/460-TERM-PAPER-EXAMPLE.pdfLinks to an external site.
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/common_writing_assignments/research_papers/index.htmlLinks to an external site.
https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~bioslabs/tools/report/reportform.html