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Evaluation of Environmental Geography

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• Integrated geography: Integrated geography
• This article peaked my interest because I'd like to see how in-depth or superficial this article is on this topic that I have some knowledge on.

Lead

Guiding questions

• Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
• Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
• Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
• Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation

The lead for in this article is concisely written and clearly define the main topic of environmental geography as well as explaining the meaning of said topic. The lead as well touches on topics later discussed in the article, although there are many due to the short length of this article. The lead is very concise, if it were more concise then there would barely be an article.

Content

Guiding questions

• Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
• Is the content up-to-date?
• Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation

The content of this article is as well very concise, there are two subheadings that discuss the origins and focus of environmental geography. I am pleased with the content in these two. The first of which, origins, could do without all of the references to different people or go into more depth and explanation of their contributions. The names in the article are distracting due to the fact that the individuality of that person is taken away because their impacts are brushed over, if their past in relation to the origin of this topic was further written this article would be improved. The second subheading, focus, is well written and discusses current relations with humans and the environment. This section clearly explains why we as humans are interested in the topic and why it is relevant to us, even when it states that technologies have created a gap between our relationship with our environment. I believe that another subheading could be created on current and relevant case studies.

Tone and Balance

Guiding questions

• Is the article neutral?
• Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
• Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
• Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation

Even with the short length of this article, the authors bias is clear when reading the last subheading. The article discusses the fact that environmental geography is related directly to data that is taken on humans and environmental relations. This topic could as well be in more depth and explanation, the author instead states their view that technologies have hindered relationships with humans and the environment.

Sources and References

Guiding questions

• Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
• Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
• Are the sources current?
• Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation

The sources listed are used to back up factual information on definitions, people, and places in relation to the topic of environmental geography and all seem to be reliable. All sources appear to be current and work when clicked on. I believe that an additional subheading on case studies could create more sources and reliability in this article.

Organization

Guiding questions

• Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
• Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
• Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation

This article is organized well, concise, clear and easy to read which is great. I understand that this article is on an over branching article that relates to many other articles which might be why this article is short and without a lot of substance.

Images and Media

Guiding questions

• Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
• Are images well-captioned?
• Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
• Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation

This article contains two images of landscapes, one being rice terraces in Vietnam and the other a wildlife refuge in Oregon. These images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations and are visually appealing but I do not believe that they enhance the readers understanding due to the fact that the article does not discuss specific landscapes or areas.

Checking the talk page

Guiding questions

• What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
• How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
• How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation

In the talk section of my article many are discussing things that relate to the length of the article as well as the definitions and defining words used. Firstly, the articles length is in question, why is it so short. There is another person who believes that the first subheading has too many sources based on its length, which I agree with. There are many critics of this article and I agree with many of them, this article needs more substance.

Overall impressions

Guiding questions

• What is the article's overall status?
• What are the article's strengths?
• How can the article be improved?
• How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation

This article overall is on at a good starting point but also has many areas that it could greatly improve in. The article is very concise, which can be good and bad, and is written very clearly. This article just needs more substance, I believe that an additional subheading on case studies could create more sources and reliability and less bias in this article. Based on this, I believe that the article is underdeveloped but on its way.

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