Geo 509: Atlas of an Ingredient
Purpose:
Create a small atlas that illustrates the significance to the human diet of any single food ingredient which depict various themes that demonstrate its cultural and economic importance on several geographic scales. Once you have ensured that adequate information is available, you are welcome to choose specific content. The following list contains several examples of the themes that might be included:
• origin and dispersal
• global patterns of consumption
• global patterns of production
• national patterns of consumption
• national patterns of production
• major exporting nations
• major importing nations
• significance in national cuisines
• caloric importance in diet
Requirements:
The atlas must include
• an informative 400 – 500 word introduction which provides a rationale for the choice of topic, accounts for the selection of the plates, details the sources of information and explains the significance of the ingredient. Use any standard reference system to source text.
• a minimum of Five maps (including inserts where appropriate) with sources
• a 200 word narrative which can be shown in an insert or on separate pages
• a small bibliography of 5-6 publications that directs the reader to complementary scholarly and web materials. Papers must be submitted to Turnitin, using the link shown on Blackboard.
Sources of Information:
Outline or base maps at every geographical scale are readily available on the internet as a basis to compile individual map plates, which can be constructed either manually in hard copy or electronically with the assistance of any on-line digital mapping software such as those that are posted on Blackboard.
Use any of these softwares for the assignment:
http://www.smartdraw.com/software/digital-map.htm
http://www.memory-map.com/Download_Digital_Maps.html
http://www.click2map.com/
When available, existing maps can be used if appropriately modified for the assignment. Content can be found in numerous food atlases, public and private statistical collection agencies, the United Nations, agricultural censuses, academic journals and books that are devoted to the chosen topic, including many which are contained in the course reading list.
Assessment:
• originality of the map plates
• effective use of map elements such as legends, scale and orientation
• differentiation among varieties or species
• choice of metric used to depict distribution such as standardization of statistics
• cartographic effectiveness in displaying the spatial information
• aesthetics of contents, legibility and overall package
• (intellectual) authority of sources for both written passages and the maps
• quality of the narrative
Deadline: The paper in hard copy along with the Turnitin receipt must be submitted in hard copy on or before Monday, November 10 (section 2) or Tuesday, November 11 (section 1), 2014 during class, at the instructor’s office or in the essay box on the 6th floor of Jorgenson Hall before 4:00.
Students registered with the Access Centre must determine with the instructor alternative submission dates within the scope of the accommodation that has been approved. An email receipt that confirms the arrangement must be attached to the paper.
Evaluation: 35% of the final grade. Late papers will be penalized 5% per day. Failure to submit the Turnitin receipt will result in an additional 5% penalty apiece.
The deadline will be strictly enforced. Exceptions will be considered only for students who notify the instructor that the Ryerson Medical Form (http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/forms/medical.pdf) has been deposited with their programme departmental assistant or if contacted by the departmental assistant that documentation has been provided in the case of compassionate exigency. Papers from students with Access Centre or Medical/Compassion accommodation will be considered late unless an email with the approved deadline from the instructor is attached.
Students may petition the course instructor for reassessment within three days after the paper has been initially returned in class. The paper must be supported by a completed Instructor’s Reassessment Form that supports the expectation of a higher grade. The course instructor’s decision is final, whether greater or lesser or unchanged. Results will not be posted nor provided in response to email requests since students are expected to collect their paper in class or through arrangements with the instructor.
Consultation: E-mail responses to questions that have already been answered in class should not be expected. Students are welcome to schedule an appointment with the instructor and while not a requirement, seek approval of the topic.
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