Reflection Assignment
Instructions: Drawing from course materials from throughout the semester, please answer
the following series of questions. Answers for each question should be approximately 100-
150 words. Please provide citations (in the format of your choosing) to any readings that
you refer to in your answer.
1. What are some of the defining features of island environmental histories? Here, you
might want to contrast island environmental histories to that of coastal and mainland
environments.
2. In what ways are island environmental histories interconnected with other coastal
as well as mainland environmental histories?
3. Which assigned reading from this semester resonated the most with you and why?
4. Which assigned reading from this semester resonated the least with you and why?