Select a geographic scope and discuss issues of that area

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China Research Project

Overview:

This is an independent research project. You are supposed to select a geographic scope (e.g. a region of China, a province, a city, or the whole country) and an issue that is of particular importance to that region (and of interest to you). You are required to research the issue and write a research paper of approximately 7-15 pages that discusses the nature, origin, and outlook for that issue. You may consult the instructor for possible research topics or/and talk to a librarian for useful academic references.

Objectives:

The objectives of this research project are threefold:

1) to encourage you to explore, in some depth, geographic issues in a region of China;

2) to help you develop some basic research skills (e.g. data acquisition, library searching, etc.);

3) to help you develop your written communication skills.

What to include in your paper?

In your research paper you should firstly introduce the region of your study (e.g. where is it, what is it like, who lives there, etc.) Then you need to analyze the nature of the issue, describe the research data and methods (if any), characterize geographic patterns discovered, provide possible explanations for the observed patterns, and discuss the future outlook or policy implication of the issue. In other words, in addition to describing what the issue is, and what its impact is on the region, you need to think about and discuss when and why the issue arose in the first place, and what is likely to happen in the future (i.e. worsen or improve?).

You can find a short list of possible topics on pages 2-3, which you are free to do, but there are hundreds of other possible issues as well.

Reference

You are required to consult sources such as books or journal articles. You should make reference to at least one academic source other than the textbook. You must clearly cite any sources you use. The referencing system you use is up to you (e.g. APA citation style or MLA citation style), but it must be consistent, and the reader must be able to determine exactly where you got the material from. Students may ask a librarian for useful academic sources .

Formatting Requirements

Your research paper should be of about 7-15 pages in length (including the title page and bibliography but excluding tables, figures and maps). You may place all your tables and maps after the text and bibliography. If you have multiple tables and/or maps, they should be clearly numbered (e.g. Table 1, Table 2, etc.). Your paper should be typed and double-spaced in 12 point font with one inch margins. You should include a title page which clearly indicates the course code (GEOG 345), the title of your research project, as well as your name and student ID.

Possible Topics

Please note that the topics below are only some suggestions to get you going. There are a lot of other possibilities and you can choose anything that interests you. Make sure it relates to a specific region.

1) China's population aging

2) China's One-child Policy and its consequences

3) Developing sustainable tourism in Western China

4) China's "missing girls"

5) Huang He: China's Sorrow

6) Rural to urban migration (floating population) in China

7) Sustainable development in East China

8) China's "One Country, Two System" principle

9) China - US trade

10) Buddhism in China

11) Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in coastal China

12) The impact of the Olympics on China

13) China's growing role in Africa

14) The development of Hsinchu - Taiwan's Silicon Valley

15) The problem of desertification in Nei Mongol

16) The role of China in the global economy

17) The Silk Road

18) Urban development in China

19) Environmental transformation in China

20) China's film industry

21) The Three Gorges Dam project and its environmental and human consequences

22) Gender inequality in rural China

23) Sustainable agriculture

24) The rise of Pearl River Delta

25) Deforestation

26) The widening rich-poor gap in China

27) The beautification projects in Beijing

28) Fertility levels among different regions of China

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