Questions to be answered and turned in at the beginning of Class

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1.  What are some of the characteristic of geography as a field of study that make it useful for solving problems and taking advantage of possibilities for making the world a better place?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.  What does the organization you selected from the SCN web site do to change the world?  Who is involved?  Do you get a sense of why these individuals are doing what they are doing?  If so, what do you think motivates their action? 

 

 

 

3.  Do you agree with Adam Ortman’s contention that finding the right job is one way to make the world a better place?  Why or why not? 

 

 

 

 

4.   What are your current vocations?  What do you think your vocations will be after you graduate from college?  In what ways might your choice of vocation be tied to the task of changing the world or creating new geographies?

 

 

 

 

 

5.  What is one question about vocation, changing the world, public protest, volunteerism and all the stuff you’ve read about that you would like to discuss in class?