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The Midterm Exam tested your ability to demonstrate an understanding of
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course content. The exam questions asked you to recall facts,
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locations, and concepts that provide a foundation to the study of
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human-environment relations relevant to an *environmental* history of
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California. Most of the questions asked "what?", "where?", and "when?",
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so effective responses generally identified and described information.
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The Final Take Home Exam is open books/notes/resources. The questions
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are designed to assess your ability to analyze and apply what you are
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learning in the course rather than on your skill to memorize
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information. The focus is on asking you to describe and explain the
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“how?” and “why?” behind historical events and to make connections
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between natural processes, biological and cultural diversity; people,
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their migration patterns, resource use practices, and cultural
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landscapes; and local, regional, and global events in their social,
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political, economic, and environmental context.
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The exam format allows students to prepare a complete, accurate,
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concise, and detailed single document that includes text, maps,
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graphics, images, the use of citations, and a list of references similar
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to a research paper.
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Sources of information include the required and suggested readings and
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materials posted to iLearn, including journal articles, news media
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articles, reports, videos, PowerPoint presentations, maps, as well as
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the midterm exam, assignments, guest speakers, class discussions, and
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forums.
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Grading criteria: Follow the outline provided below and use section
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headings to guide the reader through the document. Cite your sources in
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the text and format all citations in a reference list properly formatted
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in a style of your choice (APA, MLA, Chicago etc …). Check spelling and
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grammar, format as a PDF document, and post to the iLearn Final Exam
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folder by **Monday May 13 by 11:55pm** (no .doc, .docx, pages, .wps,
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.txt, google doc, or other styles to ensure that your formatting is not
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altered when converted for grading in iLearn).
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Late exams will receive a five point penalty out of a total of 100
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points.
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Additional points will be added to the final exam score based on the
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quality and quantity of extra credit responses included in your
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document.
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Title Page
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Include an original title for the final exam, your name, date, class
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information, semester, and instructor name.
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I. Introduction
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II\. Environmental History
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How do the tensions suggested in the Introduction of *Green Versus Gold*
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and the myths and realities described in The Preface: A Nation-State and
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Chapter 1 Queen Calafia’s Island in the book *California: A History*
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apply to an understanding of contemporary California?
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III\. Environmental Degradation
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How did the commercial exploitation of resources in the 19^th^ and
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20^th^ centuries as described in Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 8 of *The Death
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and Life of Monterey Bay*, and Chapter 4 of *Green Versus Gold* degrade
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marine and terrestrial ecosystems?
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IV\. Environmental Management
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Explain one or more of the primary themes/issues for *each* of the
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Chapters 5-8 in *Green Versus Gold* based on your readings of the
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chapters and class discussions. See project description document for a
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partial list of key terms and concepts.
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V. Environmental Conservation
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What natural and cultural resources are protected in National Parks
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and/or State Parks that you investigated? How are these resources
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representative of California?
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a\. Extra credit: Who was John Muir and what is his legacy in terms of
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environmental conservation in California, the United States, and in the
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world?
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VI\. Historical contexts
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John Steinbeck’s newspaper articles included in the *Harvest Gypsies*
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and his observations as chronicled in the film *Journey to the Sea of
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Cortez* provide examples of the social, political, economic, and
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environmental context of the 1930s-1940s in California and the world.
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Compare and contrast this historical context with social, political,
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economic, and environmental events of the 1960s-1970s when Environmental
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History became an academic field of study and the first Earth Day was
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celebrated in 1970 as described in the documentary *Earth Days*.
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b\. Extra credit: Expanding on your response to question VI. Historical
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Contexts, describe some of the social, economic, political, and
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environmental context of the contemporary period in which we currently
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live that help you to understand the world.
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VII\. Environmental Restoration
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What is implied by the book title *The Death and Life of Monterey Bay*
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and Part III The Recovery? Why do the authors suggest that Monterey Bay
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be considered a case study for “good environmental news”?
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VIII\. Environmental Sciences and Environmental Ethics
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Describe the three ethical dilemmas in the concluding chapter of *Green
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Versus Gold* and explain why an interdisciplinary approach to learning
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can contribute to a future of “renewal and synthesis as nature and
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culture come together in new visions and appreciation for a potentially
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green *and* golden state” (Merchant 1998:pxvii).
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IX\. Political Action Project
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Review the CSUMB Founding Vision Statement <
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<https://csumb.edu/about/founding-vision-statement>> and the Mission
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and Strategic Plan, Core Values, and Academic Goals <
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<https://csumb.edu/about/mission-strategic-plan>>. How can class
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activities contribute to achieving the aspirations identified in these
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CSUMB documents? Can you suggest class activities to improve student
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engagement with campus stewardship and improve education and awareness
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of sustainability-related issues on campus?
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c\. Extra credit: How might a K-12 teacher incorporate environmental
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history in their lesson plans? In your response, consider both classroom
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and outdoor activities, including field trips to protected areas and
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other places that inspire you?
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X. Sense of Place
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Describe a sense of place for the location you currently live, your
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hometown in California, or somewhere that you have spent a significant
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portion of time in California. In addition to using the four spheres
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(lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere) to organize your
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observations and experiences of the natural environment, provide
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additional context about the place and its position in the contemporary
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socio-economic context of the Five Californias found in the *Portrait of
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California Report*. Is this a place that is prospering or in decline as
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suggested by your observations and the report?
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d\. Extra credit: How has this class contributed to your understanding of
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the State of California and what are any recommendations to improve the
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course?
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XII\. Conclusion
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XIII\. References
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