GEO101 (MOD5 Critical Thinking-3 Pg APA Essay)
Question Description
3 Page APA Formatted Essay
Required
- Chapter 12 Coastlines in An introduction to geology. Salt Lake Community College. Open Educational Resource
- Introduction to the Oceans in Earth science. Open Educational Resource.
- Composition of Ocean Water in Earth science. Open Educational Resource.
- The Seafloor in Earth science. Open Educational Resource.
- Ocean Currents in Earth science. Open Educational Resource.
- Oceans and Coastal Environments in Earth science. Open Educational Resource.
- Tides in Earth science. Open Educational Resource.
- Currents in Earth science. Open Educational Resource.
Recommended
- Gaylord, B., Kroeker, K. J., Sunday, J. M., Anderson, K. M.,Barry, J. P., Brown, N. E., Connell, S.D., Dupont, S., Fabricius, K.E.,Hall-Spenser, J.M., Klinger, T., Milazzo, M., Munday, P.L., Russell,B.D., Sanford, E., Schreiber, S.J., Thiyagarajan, V., Vaughn, M.L.H.,Widdicombe, S., & Harley, C.D.G. (2015). Ocean acidificationthrough the lens of ecological theory. Ecology, 96(1), 3-15. Retrieved from https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1890/14-0802.1
- Lebreton, L., Slat, B., Ferrari, F.,Sainte-Rose, B., Aitken, J., Marthouse, R., Hajbane, S., Cunsolo, S.,Schwarz, A., Levivier, L., Noble, K., Debeljak, P., Maral, H.,Schoeneich-Argent, R., Brambini, R., & Reisser, J. (2018). Evidence that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is rapidly accumulating plastic. Scientific reports, 8(1), 4666.
- Network Ireland Television. (2015). Problems with plastic[Video file].
- NOAA. (n.d.). Currents. Retrieved from https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_currents/
- PBS. (2014). Oceans [Video file].
Option #1: Coastlines
The coastlines of the world are constantly being impacted by waves,currents, and storms. Choose your favorite coastline (or least favorite)and describe how it is affected by those factors. The section ofcoastline you select should be less than 100 miles in length. In youressay, discuss how your coastline changed over time, through erosion anddeposition. Consider including air photos, satellite images, and/ormaps to show the historic changes to the coastline. What features arefound along it? Ones you might mention include but are not limited tobarrier islands, headlands, bays, caves, arches, sea stacks, cliffs, andwave-cut platforms. Finally, consider the future of your coastline. Howmight it change as sea level rises due to global climate change, andhow might waves, currents, and storms contribute to those changes?
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
- 2-3 pages in length
- 3-4 outside sources
- Formatted according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements (Links to an external site.)
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Option #2: Oceanic Impacts
Humans have been utilizing the ocean for millennia, but also causingproblems in the oceans. Choose one of these negative issues, such asoverfishing, plastic trash, invasive species, coral bleaching, marinedumping, habitat destruction, acidification, dead zones, or another.Describe what the problem is, how humans caused the problem, where theproblem is, and how is it destructive. Suggest possible solutions forthis problem.
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
- 2-3 pages in length
- 3-4 outside sources
- Formatted according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements
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