Find three current event articles (no older than 6 months) in the news related to topics covered in class. Briefly summarize each article in your own words and include the URL (web address) as well as the date of your findings.

Find three current event articles (no older than 6 months) in the news related to topics covered in class. Briefly summarize each article in your own words and include the URL (web address) as well as the date of your findings. Then discuss how the current event of the article is affecting any aspects of the regional environment, its cultural, political and socioeconomic systems.

– Your answer to each question should be no less than 250 words. (including your summary and discussion).

– Use trusted and reliable resources for quality news coverage.

– Your own discussion related to each article should be the bulk of the paper.

Topics covered in class:

– Population & Health

– Migration

– Folk & Popular Culture

– Religions

– Ethnicities

– Political Geography

– Food & Agriculture

– Development

– Industry

– Services

– Urban Patterns

– Resource Issues