Discussion Question
Discussion Topic – Unit 4
For this week’s cohort assignment, we are going to have a discussion on climate change and environmental adaptations!
One aspect of being a college student is the ability to comprehend and analyze data to be relatively true, or false. “Fake News” has been an issue for centuries, but with the rise of social media it is ever so more important for you to understand a fake news source from accurate and true news, and how it applies to the world — the environment — the future.
For this Discussion, I would like you to read the articles attached to this post, and respond to the questions below.
Five Environmental Consequences of Australia’s Fires – Eos.pdf
https://disasterphilanthropy.org/disaster/2019-australian-wildfires/
(Links to an external site.)
Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa Article.pdf
Questions to consider in your reply:
What are these articles about? Did you learn something new? Did the articles inspire any thoughts?
How do these articles relate to our course topics? Why do you think I’m having you read these articles?
Is there anything similar between the articles? Or contradictory?
Are all of the articles from academic sources? How can you tell?
Post a critical thinking question related to the articles for your classmates to answer
Instructions
This discussion is an opportunity for you to share your thoughts and experiences with fellow classmates and create connections with students that share similar interests.
Part I: Post your Initial reply(min 300 words) to the above prompt
write a 300-word summary response of the events/situations and post a critical thinking question related to the articles for your classmates to answer
relate the articles back to course reading topics, (like what does the Demographic Transition Model look like in this situation, what are the push/pull factors for the migration, what is the environmental or social impact of the situation in the region, etc).
include your personal thoughts about this news article
do not just answer the bulleted questions listed above, use critical thinking skills
write complete sentences using proper spelling and grammar.
include the word count at the end of the submission (Ex: “Wordcount – 324”)
include an HTML link or .pdf attachment of any additional scholarly sources you would like to include on the discussion
