Geog. 12 Case Study

Updated April 27, 2017

Easybib – use this free online resource to create your bibliography

Databases
Academic Search Premier 
Gale Databases 
– put in  your search terms using ” ” for phrases and Boolean operators such as  AND    NOT
– once you have a search results list, go to the bottom right corner and click on “Topic Finder” to drill down deeper into the topic
Global Issues in Context

Science in Context

Online Newspapers

Websites

Blood Diamonds – Time
Conflict Diamonds – Amnesty International
Conflict Diamonds – Globalwitness.org

Coltan: a new blood mineral – CBC
Coltan Gorillas and Cellphones
DR Congo Mineral – BBC
Human cost of mining in the DR Congo – BBC

Cocoa: a guide to trade practices – a PDF published by International Trade Center
Child Labour and Slavery in the Chocolate Industry
Cocoa Market Update, 2012 – World Cocoa Foundation

Refugees – UNHCR
Internally Displaced Figures – UNHRC

People displaced by war, violence and persecution – The Guardian
There have never been more people displaced across the world than now – Time
Refugees: risks and challenges world wide – Migrationpolicy.org

Folk and Popular Culture – Cultural Geography
Popular and Folk Culture – AP Central

3 out of 5 African Americans experience unfair police treatment – Denver Post
Ferguson police routinely violate rights of Blacks – NY Times

Bosnia-Herzegovina Profile – BBC
Genocide in Rwanda – UNHRC

China vs. the Philippines – Huffington Post
Everything you need to know about the South China Sea conflict – Reuters.com
South China Sea Dispute – BBC
Should the Philippines South China case against China proceed? – The Diplomat

The Indian-Pakistan War of 1965 – U.S. Department of State
Whose map is it anyway?
Kashmir territories profile – BBC News
The future of Kashmir? – BBC News

The Korean War, 1950-1953 – U.S. Department of State
South Korea Profile Timeline – BBC News
North Korea Profile Timeline – BBC News
The Korean War Overview – BBC News
Korean tension: a look at the conflict – CNN

Arab Spring: the research & study guide – Cornell University Library
Arab Uprisings – BBC News

The failures of the Arab spring were a long time in the making – The Economist

Fanaticism and Terrorism
Suicide Bombing – Encyclopedia Britannica
The Human Use of Human Beings – Department of History – Ohio State University
Emerging Trends in Terrorism and Threats Faced by Canada – Department of Justice
Cameron discusses risk of Paris style attack on the U.K. – BBC
Terror threat highest since 9/11 –  Dailymail

The city/suburb contrast: how can we measure it?  – StatsCan
Urban Patterns  – scroll down to slide #11
Causes of Inner City Poverty
Inner City Poverty in the U.S. – an open book from National Academic Press

 

HIV/AIDS – Medline Plus
Case Study of a Global Disease: AIDS