Describe how population density, farming patterns, industrial location, etc. contribute to the problem and constrain the possible solutions. Tourism Examine the spatial aspects of tourism issues in Virginia, such as the use of museums and historic sites to attract visitors. Surf through the tourism web pages of Virginia's cities, counties and towns, pick out about five or six home pages about local museums and historic sites that look attractive to you, and discuss what makes them attractive. News Articles Identify 3-10 newspaper articles that have a geography aspect to them. Turn it copies of the articles as an appendix to your paper.
Some papers only keep articles posted on the Web for a short time.
A major use of the Web by cities and counties is for economic development. Localities want to attract new businesses and industries into their area. Check out the pages on the class web site under the Economic Development heading. Put yourself in the role of a Chief Executive Officer of a company looking for a new location for their plant to move to or for an expansion site. Write about what kinds of things the pages emphasize, so that you can comment on what physical and human geographical features businesses find desirable.