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After reading, Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War answer the following questions.

For this assignment you will craft an eight-slide PowerPoint® Presentation with the following content.

Write an essay of 7-8 paragraphs and record a 4-6 minute speech based on your essay. Your essay and recording should relate sociological principles to the essential learning outcomes and your own personal and professional life, and identify a sociological research question based on your experiences.

This week we talked about Social Class in America. This is a touchy subject. The very mention of social class can provoke people. Some people might feel anxious when forced to think or talk about social class. Other people might be fairly un-bothered by the subject.

Respond to posts A & B with at least 3 additional questions they might ask during their interviews.

Respond to each question and sub-question separately. Make sure to first write out the question (copy/paste) so that the instructor can clearly know to which question you are responding. Each question is worth 20 points.

I propose a twelve paragraph comprehensive summative assessment of Unit 2 that aims to showcase our knowledge and expertise in the subject matter.

Description Step One: Launch the Soil Survey Navigate to the Soil Survey https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/WebSoilSurvey.aspLinks to an external site. You should see a map of the continental U.S. On the left, you should see a Menu with 'Quick Navigation' that will allow you to search by address, county, and so forth. Above the map you should see a title 'Area of Interest Interactive Map'; Below that title you should see a set of tools for interacting with the map (zoom, pan, AOI, etc).   If you've found those items on the page, then continue to the next step. (picture uploaded 1) Step Two: Delineate an Area of Interest Select a wetland of interest contained in the map.  The wetland should be located in Okeechobee County, Florida. Zoom into that location.  You can use either the interactive tools (e.g. zoom, pan) or the quick navigation tools (e.g. address or county) to navigate to your location.   Delineate an area of interest around the wetland using the AOI tool (there are rectangular and polygon tools in the tool bar (they say AOI above a red shape) by using the cursor to draw around your area. Once you've successfully created your AOI, it will appear outlined in aqua like below.   If you need to redraw your AOI, just click 'Clear AOI' on the AOI Properties menu that you'll see on the left, and try again. One you're satisfied with the AOI, move to the next step. Step Three: Explore the Soils Data Near the top of the page, click on the red tab labelled 'Soil Map'. If you get an error saying data in unavailable, you’ll need to redraw your AOI until you find one with availability.  Your mapped view should now show polygons delineating different soil map units.  These map units cover areas of similar soils. On the left, you'll see a list of the soil map units in your AOI.  The list will be in table form and include: Map Unit Symbol, Map Unit Name, Acres in AOI, and Percent of AOI. Click on one of the names.  You should then see a window pop up with information about that map unit. You'll see what soil types are present (sometimes there are more than one) and which is the most dominant. You can also click the 'i' icon from the map tools to load the information tool, and then click on an area of your AOI.  This will give you a quick description of the soil, but not the full details in the pop-up window.   Take a few minutes to look at the kind of data recorded in the soil survey for your AOI.   Once you're satisfied in how to navigate the data, move on to the next step. (picture uploaded 2) Step Four: Describe the Soils for your AOI(1) What were the two most common map units in your AOI? Provide their names and acreage.(2) Choose any one of the map units that you found interesting. Provide a description of one of its components (e.g. 5—Felda fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes), including: Soil type name Landform Drainage class Frequency of flooding Other vegetative classification Hydric Soils rating Description of the Soil Profile (depth and texture of each horizons).  Note: in this class, we simplify soil profiles.  For example, you may see an E horizon, which is a mineral horizon in the upper part of the soil that is typically only present in forested areas.  Or, you may see subscripts to the letters (like Btg) which you can ignore Step Five: Did you know that you can also download soils data from the Soil Survey? This would be useful if you want to map the soils in a geographic information system.  We won't do that in this course, but to do so, you would click on the red tab labelled 'Download Soils Data', click 'Create Download Link' at the bottom, and then save the .zip folder to your computer.

Description A central theme of this course is that the world is incredibly diverse and that there are meaningful differences both within and among countries.  By researching and developing country profiles for two distinct countries from different parts of the world, you will have the opportunity to gain geographic insights about the diversity and complexity of our planet. In this project, you will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the cultural and physical geographical elements that help define your two countries of focus. This includes an understanding of the physical environments, political/social context and developments of your selected countries (e.g., social and technology developments), demographic, ethnic, linguistic, and religious patterns of the countries, revolutionary periods, and analysis of key geographic opportunities and challenges associated with the selected countries. The Basics Early in the first week of our course, you will have an opportunity to select a set of countries from a designated list provided by your instructor. Each student in our class will select a different and unique set of countries from the list to focus upon. Any students who do not select a set of countries from the list during the first week will have a set of countries randomly assigned to them at the beginning of week 2, when all country selections will be confirmed by your instructor. Once your country selections have been confirmed, you will be welcome to begin working on the research project, which will be due by the end of Week 7. Country Profiles Instructions and Requirements This heart of this assignment will consist of two key parts: 1) the development of country profiles for your two countries of focus, and 2) a comparative analysis highlighting the commonalities and distinctions between your two selected countries. Your country profiles and subsequent comparative analysis should convey to the reader information that captures the essence of each country and gives the reader a sense of familiarity with the people and conditions of the countries. Introduction Make sure you provide a general introduction of the countries of focus, starting by describing their location (where they are in the world and relative to one another), dimensions, and perhaps even the origin of each countries' names. You can also discuss some general geographic and historic characteristics they possess Part I – Country Profiles This is where you will want to provide a description of the population, size, growth, distribution, and linkages to global issues.  Be sure to use the statistics you learned in the course: birth rate, death rate, fertility rate, life expectancy, infant mortality, etc. Tell the reader WHY this information is relevant ... don't just lay out the facts. Provide a discussion of important cultural geographic elements, which can include religion, language, economic systems, government, history, ethnic identity, relations with neighboring countries/world, and politics.  It is up to you to identify which characteristics are most relevant to developing the profile of the assigned country, and integrating the spatial patterns and connections that exist among/between these elements.  Be sure to tell the reader HOW these characteristics have developed, WHY they help to bind the people together and define the population, and in WHAT ways these cultural elements are intertwined. What key cultural issues, opportunities and challenges do the countries of focus face (historically, nowadays, and looking into the future)? A description of the physical geography can include the kinds of environments and climates found within each country of focus, along with water resources, natural hazards, other resources that have been or are available, etc. Your paper can also integrate ways in which climate change has impacted each of your countries of focus. A discussion should also be incorporated on how the physical environment has impacted the development, cultural patterns, security (i.e. geographic “situation” relative to neighboring countries), settlement patterns, economies, and histories of the country and their people. Have the physical environments provided opportunities or challenges for the societies, and in what ways have the physical environments of the countries been utilized, preserved, or modified? Part II – Comparative Analysis In the second part of your paper, you will want to provide a comparative analysis of the geographies of the two countries you geographically profiled in part I. You aren’t being asked to discuss which country is “better” – rather, you’re asked to examine the commonalities and distinctions about the physical environments and cultural geographies of the two countries of focus, and the opportunities and challenges that may come along with those respective geographies. What are some of the unifying themes that emerge when analyzing the profiles of these countries together?

Description "EXPLAIN CALIFORNIA’S CURRENT SEISMIC (TECTONIC) SITUATION" Note that you do not need to include the "Basin & Range Extension" in your essay. As such, there are three main components specific to California that you can write about: the Transform Plate Boundary, Converging Plate Boundary, and Diverging Plate Boundary. Since a traditional college-level essay of 5 paragraphs includes an introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion, you can write one body paragraph on each of the three plate boundaries that are part of California's current tectonic situation (as discussed in lecture). And, be sure to include some of the key points made in the video lectures and Canvas course content, such as forces involved, plates involved, type of motion, location, resultant features on the landscape, etc.