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PART II -
THEMATIC ESSAY QUESTION
Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an
introduction, several paragraphs
addressing the task below, and a conclusion.
Theme:
Geography
Geographic factors have influenced historical developments and
historical
events of nations and regions.
Task
Choose two nations and/or regions and
for each:
• Identify and describe two geographic factors in each nation
and/or region
• Explain how each factor has influenced the historical
development or a
specific historical event in each nation and/or region
You may use any nation and/or region and any geographic factors
from your study
of global history and geography. Do not use the United States in
your answer.
Some factors you might wish to consider include deserts, river
valleys, or oil in
the Middle East; river valleys, monsoons, or the Himalaya
Mountains in India;
natural resources or the island location of Japan or Great
Britain; the river valley
or the desert in Egypt; the regular coastline or resources in
South Africa; the
Amazon rain forest or the Andes Mountains in South America. You
are not limited
to these suggestions.
Guidelines:
In your essay, be sure to:
• Address all aspects of the Task
• Support the theme with relevant facts, examples, and details
• Use a logical and clear plan of organization
• Introduce the theme by establishing a framework that is beyond a
simple
restatement of the Task and conclude with a summation of the theme
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