Posted: September 13th, 2017

World Regional Geography

Paper, Order, or Assignment Requirements

Select two of the following destinations. Answer the
following for each of your 2 destination selections. 
1. TRAVEL DETAILS: Provide details on TWO different ways to reach this location
from Washington, D.C. Be specific and complete from one of D.C.’s points of
embarkation (airport/train station, etc.) to the destination (and include any/all points of
travel needed in between the two). Provide the following relevant information (names of
travel carriers used, types/modes of transportation used for each segment of each
journey, schedules, costs, etc.). Include visa requirements and costs if applicable. You do
not need to provide hotel/accommodation information – however – indicate the total
time for travel from start to finish (take into account time zone change from start to
finish). Incorporate a different route or transportation modes in your two different ways
of reaching the destination.
2. Detail the average summer and winter climate of this location in terms of precipitation
and temperature (you may select one month from each, such as January and July).
3. Provide one interesting or unique historical “fact” about this place.
4. Provide a list of three (legitimate!) things you could do there as a tourist.
5. Provide a brief list of relevant information about the human inhabitants of this location
(include the ethnicity, language, and religion of the majority).
You MUST use the following headings and numbers and organize your responses to the above
questions accordingly. Provide a complete SOURCE list at the end (I don’t want URLs – I
want to know the actual information sources – NO Wikipedia!).
Destination “A” (and then do the same for Destination “B”)
1. Travel Details (remember – 2 routes from D.C. to the destination)
2. Climate
3. History
4. Tourism
5. Human Geography
Select TWO (2) of the following locations/destinations (and complete the above
steps/information for each of the two you select):
Nauru, Micronesia (OR Kiribati)
Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Lhasa, Tibet, China (OR Bhutan)
Sakhalin Island, Russia
Svalbard (Spitsbergen), Norway
Yakutsk, Russia