Your assignment is to discuss a current event (within the last two years) related to the themes of this course from a geographer’s perspective using spatial analysis. You are free to choose a topic that interests you as long as you show how it is related to human environment interaction. The topic can be local, region-al, national, or global in scale. The topic can be something discussed in class and/or from recent news. Discuss this topic from a geographer’s perspective. Here is a check list: ___ Begin with a brief overview of geography. ___ Introduce/summarize your current event. ___ Discuss how the topic is related to the themes of this course, with a focus on human environment interaction. ___ Discuss how this topic is viewed from a geographer’s perspective using spatial analysis (where and why). ___ Draw a conclusion or suggest a decision or a course of action from a geographer’s perspective.