Final Project: UN Environmental Issues

Requirements
Format:Yourfinalproductwillconveythisinformationintheformofaslideshow,
preparedasifyouwillorallypresentit.Youprobablywontbeabletopresentit
orally,butitshouldbepreparedasifitwillbegivenasanoralpresentation.This
meansthattheslidesshouldbeoptimalforapresentation(i.e.bulletpoints,images,
andappropriatetitlesNOTfullsentencesorparagraphsonaslide)andtheNOTES
sectionbelowshouldcontaintheinformationyou,asthepresenter,wouldbe
planningtopresentorally.Yourslidesshouldsummarizeandsupportthe
informationintheNOTESsection,notsubstituteforit.Iftheslideshowprogram
youareusingdoesnothaveanotessection,includeanadditionaldocumentwith
thenotesforeachslidewrittenout.

Content:InthisprojectyouwilldoresearchonsevenmajortopicareasintheUN
membercountryyouvechosen.Ifappropriateyoumayincludeadditional
informationtosupportorelaborateonyouranswers.Ingeneral,youcanexpectto
prepareroughly23slidespertopicareainyourpresentationplusanyintroductory
andconcludingslides.

TopicArea1:EarthSystemsandResources
1. Whatarethemajornaturalresourcesandserviceswithinyourcountry?
2. Whatarethemajorbenefits(economic,ecological,orsocietal)ofthese
naturalresources?
TopicArea2:TheLivingWorld
3. Whatarethemajortypesofbiomespresentinyourcountry?Whattypesof
biodiversityaresupportedbythesebiomes?
4. Identifyafewmajorendangeredspeciesinyourcountryanddiscusswhat,if
any,solutionsarebeingemployedtoendangeredspecies.
5. Identifyonemajorinvasivespeciesinyourcountry.Describewhyitisof
concernandwhat,ifany,solutionsarebeingemployedtodealwithit.
TopicArea3:Population
6. Howbigisthepopulationinyourcountryandwhatisitsrateofgrowth?Are
thereanyproblemswithitsrateofgrowth?Ifso,whatisbeingdonetodeal
withtheseproblems?
7. Findanagestructurediagramforyourcountryorfinddatadescribingwhat
agegroupmakesupthemajorityofthepopulation.Describetheimplications
ofthisagestructureforthefutureofyourcountry.
TopicArea4:LandandWaterUse
8. Whatarethemajorthreatstoterrestrialecosystemsinyourcountry?Isit
agriculturalpractices,climatechange,forestry,mining?

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9. Arethereanymajorwaterissuesinyourcountry(drought,flooding,sealevel
rise,dams,etc.)?Whatscausingtheseproblems?Whatisbeingdonetodeal
withtheseproblems?
TopicArea5:EnergyResourcesandConsumption
10. Whatarethemajorsourcesofenergyusedinyourcountry?
11. Whatistheecologicalfootprintofyourcountry?Whatisthelargest
contributingfactortothecountrysfootprint?
TopicArea6:Pollution
12. Whatarethemajorsourcesofpollutioninyourcountry?
13. Howissolidandhazardouswastedealtwithinyourcountry?
TopicArea7:GlobalChange
14. Howisyourcountrydealingwithorpreparingtodealwithclimatechange?
15. Whatarethemajorlawsand/oreconomicpoliciesinyourcountrythat
promotesustainability?

Additionallyyoushouldinclude:
Amapofyourcountryand/ordescriptionofwhereitislocatedintheworld.
Thisshouldbeincludedononeofthefirstfewslidesinyourpresentation.
Afinalslidethatidentifiesthe12mostpressingenvironmentalissuesin
yourcountry.ThesearetheissuesthatyourcountrywoulddesireUN
assistancewith.
Sources:Youmustcitethesourcesofyourinformationandimagesinthis
presentation.PleasedothisintheNOTESsectionoftheslidesorona
separatedocumentifyouareusingaprogramthatdoesnotcontaina
NOTESsection.Also,includeaworkscitedslideattheendofyour
presentation.

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