Geographical+Issues+in+East+Asia+Research+Essay+Assignment+10-09-2011

__**Unit Assignment**__ For this assignment you will be given little guidance other than what appears below. This is your anchor assignment. You will do ALL of the cooperative elements in class. Research, though can be done outside of class. Communicating with each of your group's members outside of class is encouraged, but face to face meetings are not essential as you will always be given class time to complete this.
 * **Purpose:** To learn about an important geographical issue in East Asia within the parameters given by the teacher (see below), and then to offer a plausible way to address (not necessarily solve, i.e. inclement weather cannot be solved,but can be prepared for).
 * **Method:** Research to find what is a pressing issue as limited by the parameter given to the group. Then, after finding out as much as possible about the issue (at least five different sources of information) you must outline a method of dealing with the issue you have found.
 * **Needed elements:**
 * Must have a clearly written essay outlining the problem and the solution to it. This essay must include:
 * Title page
 * Index page
 * Headings and subheadings
 * Images (pictures, diagrams, charts and graphs that you produce {not something cut and pasted})
 * Citations (MLA format) be sure to indicate within your writing when you borrow an idea or a direct quote.
 * Length of essay (excluding citations and index): 1,200 - 1,500 words.
 * A page at the end that indicates exactly what each member did.
 * **Parameters** There are 6 nations in East Asia that are to be included in this project, China (including Hong Kong, Tibet, and Macau), Taiwan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Japan. The other parameters are that you use one theme of geography as the basis of your research. See below.
 * Group No. || Nation || Theme ||
 * 1 || China || Place ||
 * 2 || Mongolia || Location ||
 * 3 || Taiwan || Place ||
 * 4 || North Korea || Migration ||
 * 5 || South Korea || Place ||
 * 6 || Japan || Human-Environment Interaction ||
 * **[|Grading]** (follow the words above and you should be okay)