4th+Quarter+Honors+Assignments


 * 1. //__NGOs__// **

Please answer the following questions:

__**Part I: Introduction to NGOs**__ 1. What does NGO stand for? ([|NGO])

2. When you visit [|this site](you may have to select English in the upper left corner), look at the "Main Menu" on the left. What are the main "Action Areas" the UN lists for NGOs?

3. Read this brief article from BBC - [|//NGOs: Achievers or Deceivers?//] Look at some of the comments below - how are NGOs perceived to be beneficial? How are NGOs deceptive?

__**Part II: NGOs in Africa**__ Using the links provided below, choose TWO different NGOs in Africa that especially interest you and answer the following questions about each one:

a) What is the name of your NGO?

b) What is its purpose?

c) Who founded it and when was it founded?

d) Where is your NGO? (Where is it based and/or where is aid/support focused?)

e) How much aid/assistance has your NGO provided?

f) How does your NGO raise funds and get support?


 * Please note, that you may have to dig a little to find information about some of the NGOs. You will probably not be able to use the first NGO you choose. Please use your research skills to discern whether you have enough information to answer a-f. If you cannot answer a-f you need to choose another NGO.**


 * [|Taking it Global]**
 * hints: this site works best if you pick a global issue first and then click on one of the NGOs listed. It will give you some good starting information, but you should also put the name of your NGO into an internet search engine to see if there is a specific website for your NGO.**


 * [|NGO News]**
 * hints: this site uses news headlines about activities NGOs are involved in - you could use this as a source of inspiration and then look up the NGO through an internet search engine.**

2. **//__Honors World Cultural Geography 4th Quarter Project__//**
 * [|Wango]**
 * hints: click on a subregion in Africa, you can use the search box on the right to narrow your options. Once you choose an NGO, we recommend you specifically search for it through an internet search engine.**
 * [|NGO Links]**
 * hints: this site provides links by topic for some of the main NGOs in the world - it does not determine for you whether it is an NGO that is focused on Africa. You must determine that for yourself.**
 * You will be creating a presentation to be shared in class on (your teacher will assign you a presentation time).**


 * 1. You will choose a focus topic from the list below – please have your topic approved by your WCG teacher by** Wednesday, May 8th.


 * 2. Once you have chosen your topic, you will research and find three examples from three different regions around the world and provides in-depth information about each one (provide concrete details about the benefits, negatives, challenges, background info, etc about each)**


 * 3. You will construct a presentation to be presented to your WCG classmates that provides an overview of your topic, three case study examples of your topic from three different regions around the world, and an analysis of the similarities and differences of your issue in other countries. Your presentation must include relevant graphics, including maps of the location for each case study, relevant charts/graphs/photographs, and a power point or prezi that is easy to read and understand.**


 * 4. Your presentation may be a power point or a [|prezi]. You will be graded on your research/content, the presentation you create, and your presentation skills. A rubric is attached below. You must submit a bibliography with proper MLA documentation. IF YOU COPY AND PASTE THIS PROJECT FROM THE INTERNET YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO AND BE GUILTY OF PLAGIARISM.**


 * 5. Please look over the rubric below very carefully.**

Please choose one of the following topics and have it approved by your teacher by April 7th. Topics are first come first serve.

__People__**
 * Urbanization Movements
 * Famine
 * Ethnic Conflict
 * Religious Conflict
 * Population Density
 * Low Birth Rates
 * High Birth Rates
 * Slavery
 * High rates of Emigration
 * High rates of Immigration


 * __Environmental Issues__**
 * Deforestation
 * Desertification
 * Water Scarcity
 * Water pollution
 * Air pollution
 * Endangered Reefs
 * Overfishing
 * Natural Disasters (pick one - Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Floods, Tsunamis)
 * Drought
 * Hydraulic Fracturing/Fracking
 * Over-farming
 * Mining
 * Nuclear Energy
 * Hydroelectric Energy
 * Wind Energy
 * Geothermal energy