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1. [Reading] Read the following article:

Ommer, R. E. & Paterson, B. (2014). Conclusions: Reframing the Possibilities for Natural and Social Science Dialogue on the Economic History of Natural Resources. Ecology and Society, 19(1):17. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-05972-190117

a. Write a 3-2-1 report on the paper above, using the form found on

Coursespaces

. Note that you CAN’T just copy-and-paste text from the paper. You need to either cite quotes properly, and explain why you chose them, or use your own words. Use

APA style

for any citations. You will lose marks if you omit citations. (12 marks)

b. In the context of economic history, what is a staple, and what does it have to do with fish? You may need to search the web for this answer. (3 marks)

(1 mark) In the context of economic history, a staple is __________________________________

(1 mark) What does this have to do with fish? _________________________________________

(1 mark) Where did you find this information? (Cite using APA style)

Note: Please try to keep your answer to each question under 100 words. If you can answer a question in 6 words, that’s great!

Question 1 What are the 3 most important concepts, ideas or issues in the reading? Briefly explain why you chose them. Any quotes must be in quotation marks and cited properly in APA format.

Question 2 What are the 2 concepts, ideas or issues in the article that you are having the most difficulty understanding, or that are missing but should have been included? Briefly explain what you did to correct the situation (e.g. looked up an unfamiliar word or a missing fact), and the result. Cite any sites or sources used in APA format .

Question 3 What is the main economic story of the paper? (Economics studies the allocation of limited resources among unlimited needs and wants.)

1. [Research] This question will introduce you to the British Colonist Archive, a web site you may find useful as you search for a site to be the subject of your group project.

a. (1 mark) Go to

https://www.random.org/calendar-dates/

and generate a random date between January 1, 1858 and December 31, 1950:

Random Date: _________________________

b. (2 marks) Find an historical newspaper from your date from part a.

i. Go to

http://britishcolonist.ca/

ii. Click on ‘Browse by Date’.

iii. In ‘Select a Year’, select the year corresponding to your date from part a. Next, click on the month and day corresponding to your date. If there is no newspaper available for that date, re-do part a.

iv. You should now be looking at a Colonist newspaper for the date you selected. Write down the URL for that newspaper below:

(1 mark) URL: ______________________________________________________

c.Read through the newspaper until you find an article or advertisement that provides insight into the economic history of Victoria, Vancouver Island or British Columbia. Write down a citation of the article (or advertisement) in APA style, and a brief summary of what it contains.

(2 marks) Citation (APA style):

(4 marks) Brief Summary:

Note: The British Colonist site allows you to zoom in to the articles, and even to save the newspaper as a PDF for offline reading.

d.(6 marks) Briefly explain, in your own words, why the article or advertisement you chose is of interest to economic historians. (Remember that economics is the study of the allocation of scarce resources.)