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AFR 110N Sec. 101, Dr. Govere
Country Project Step 1: Colonial History and Current Political Context
Country Project Step 1 Rubric
Main Tasks Components of the Tasks Total
points
1. Basic
information
about your
country of study
What is the name of the country you are researching? What
was its name prior to colonial rule? (I point)
What is the capital city of the country being researched?
Did the capital city change its name after colonial rule? (I
point)
What is the geographical location (latitude and longitude,
and topography (e.g., tropical, desert, savanna, mountainous
or a combination)? (I point)
3
2. Colonial
history of your
country of study
Which European colonial power ruled this territory and
when? (I point)
What was the nature and type of colonial rule in the country
you are researching? (I point)
How did colonial occupation impact the following?
o local political structures;(3 points)
o social and cultural institutions (e.g., land ownership,
marriage, inheritance, gender relations, etc.); (3
points)
o traditional religions and/or spiritual practices; (3
points)
o the economy (3 points)
What were the two major events during colonial occupation
that catalyzed the process of independence? (3 points)
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became the leader of the country at independence? How is
independence celebrated in contemporary society? (3
points)
20
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3. Current
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of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
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accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
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providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
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changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
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help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
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- 1. What Color is Your Vote? Elections, Maps and Power: A Pathfinder Melissa L. Jones, LIS 688, Summer 2008
- 2. Research Questions: •How are maps used by the general public during an election year? •How are maps used by candidates and political parties during an election year? •How do maps influence our votes?
- 3. In an election year, we use maps to… 1) Draw election districts
- 4. In an election year, we use maps to… 2) Follow polls and election results
- 5. In an election year, we use maps to… 3) Communicate information about winners and losers
- 6. In an election year, we use maps to… 4) Make sense of our national identity
- 9. Conclusions Election Maps in the media don’t reflect the complexity of our votes Maps play a large role in voter education Those with the power to manipulate our electoral map have the power to decide who gets elected You can play a role in making these decisions!
- 10. Conclusions Election Maps in the media don’t reflect the complexity of our votes Maps play a large role in voter education Those with the power to manipulate our electoral map have the power to decide who gets elected You can play a role in making these decisions!
Editor's Notes
- Hi, I’m Melissa and I’m a dork. For my project, I did something a little different. I decided to look at the theme of election maps. I started thinking about the red and blue map that we all look at on election night Misleading - looks like there are more red folks in the country than blue, right?
- Not only that, but this way of mapping election results serves to divide us, rather than bring us together. Are you an American, or a resident of Bushiana? Are you from the city or the country?Are you liberal or conservative?Religious or amoral? One of us or one of them? I wanted to find out how maps affect us in an election year. QUESTIONS In my research, which I compiled in a digital pathfinder, I found that there are four main reasons we use maps during an election year…
- Maps are used by local and state governments every year to redraw district boundaries… CLICK OVER TO SITE Show Digital Libraries Books (Monmonier) Electoral Geography They Represent Us
- HOLD UP Battle of Ballots - web 0.0 CLICK OVER TO SITE SHOW Web Apps - Web 2.0
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- Is this who we are? Or is the picture more complex?CLICK OVER TO SITE Show Electoral Geography ATLASES
- Thank you! Yay!