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The midterm asks you to watch a short video, read a newspaper article, and
answer the question below by engaging with course materials.
You should draw on course readings primarily and the lectures ONLY when a
term/concept/issue has been introduced in lecture that is not included in the
readings. You may only use two readings for any one week of the course.
Please include definitions of any key terms you use. Imagine you are answering
these questions for someone who has no prior knowledge of the course content.
Give examples and explain your arguments fully.
Your response will be graded on its content and its engagement with the course
readings and lectures (e.g. citations). Response should be in paragraph format.
Do not use point form.
APA in-text citation style must be used. A reference page is not required,
unless you draw on sources outside the course content, which is not necessary. If
you are citing lectures you can use the following citation style (Lecture #, Majeed,
2020).
You answer should be no longer than two pages single-spaced.
The question is worth 20 marks.
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FORMAT
• Your response should be submitted online through the course site as a
document.
• No title page. Include your name, student number, course code, and the
instructor’s name in the header of the first page
• Single-spaced
• Times New Roman, 12pt
• Include page numbers
RESOURCES
Video Resource: COVID-19: What’s Next EP20 George Floyd
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-no4zCx1JY0)
Newspaper Article: Toronto board of health unanimously votes to recognize antiBlack racism as public health crisis (https://globalnews.ca/news/7041153/antiblack-racism-public-health-crisis-toronto-board-of-health/)
QUESTION
1. Watch the video and read the newspaper article above. Drawing on three (3)
readings from the first half of the term (you may only use two readings for any one
week of the course), respond to the statement “racism is a public health issue”.
Ensure you summarize the course readings, define concepts, and make clear
connections to how the readings and concepts highlight the health inequalities
faced by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) as a result of racism and
racialization.

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Summarize and discuss the major points made in the articles. Look for arguments with which you agree or disagree and explain your reasons for taking the positions you espouse. Explain how you might use the information presented in the articles in the future and what environmental and health consequences might result.

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Adaptation in excretion and osmoregulation of mammals

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How would sea-level change if all glaciers melted?

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Numerical weather prediction models

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Role of enzyme in the remediation of polluted environment

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Grapevine phenology alludes to the timing of its development stages, which are exceptionally climate touchy. Grapevine’s phenological attributes are vital for viticultural arranging and choice making. Varieties ought to be well adjusted to their nearby climate conditions to guarantee ideal development and maturing. Phenology thought to be one of the main natural indicators of stress and is utilized to measure the effect of environmental changes on the basic phenological stages of grapes (bud break, flowering, veraison) and at harvest time

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you will create a research paper based on a given topic and demonstrate your ability to write fluently about a geographic topic. 
The research questions require a minimum of five (5) academic references. Of the 5 references at least three references must be peer-reviewed journal articles. Marks will be deducted if you do not have three peer-reviewed articles properly referenced in APA format in your references list.  Three is the required minimum to not fail the references section. Note that if you would like full marks on the quality of the references, you will need to substantially exceed the required minimums. All ideas that come from a source MUST be cited in APA format. In text citation and referencing are taken very seriously in this course.
Poverty stricken areas are disproportionately affected by most diseases. This research essay is an examination of the relationship between malaria and poverty. Using at least five contemporary academic sources (including a minimum of three peer-reviewed journal articles), write an essay that explains three reasons why malaria is an issue in less developed countries. 
Note: the latitude is not a factor to be discussed. You may discuss one physical geography issue (e.g. climate), but the other two issues (or all three issues) must relate to the human geography aspects (social, cultural, economic, political, etc reasons for the high incidence of malaria in less developed countries). 
At the end of your answer to this question, you should have a list of references (at least five academic sources in APA format). Your answer should be between 1200-1500 words.
The essay should include an introduction, a thesis statement that explains your argument and the three issues, the body of your essay that discusses the issues, and a conclusion that re-states the thesis statement and summarizes each of the three issues. 

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Define “adaptation.” Then explain a “spandrel.” Define spandrel in both architectural and biological contexts. Explain why Gould and Lewontin used the spandrel as an analogy in their paper that criticized the “adaptationist regime.” Explain the pseudopenis of the female spotted hyena and why it is or is not an example of a spandrel.

What is the difference between organizational and activational effects of hormones? Give an example of each and describe data that would demonstrate whether a hormone has organizational effects or activational effects. You can base your answer on a real or imagined hormone.

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Does your demographic perspective align more with Malthusian, Marxist, doomster, or booster viewpoint? Explain.

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China has experienced extraordinary demographic changes during the past fifty years. In this reflection paper, you are to reflect on these changes and what China may experience demographically in the next fifty years. How do you think these future changes will impact your life?

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What are some creative ways to minimize your carbon footprint (e.g. flush the toilet less, turn off the shower water when you are lathering your hair/body)?