Topic Examples: Climate Change, Loss of Biodiversity, Pollution, Water Scarcity, Human Population, and Energy. If you are not sure if your topic is a relevant issue, obtain preapproval.

The research paper must be a minimum of three full pages, 12-point font, double spaced, APA format with a separate cover page and reference page.

The following must be covered in the paper:

• Give a complete explanation of why your topic is a human ecology issue and assess different points of view, assumptions, and/or arguments regarding your topic.
• Describe the issue in terms of its effect on the interrelationship of the physical, biological, and ecological systems.
• Describe the impacts on the environment resulting from human decisions related to this issue.