The US Department of State has requested you to determine which bureau (world region) to assign Panama – Central America, South America, or the Caribbean?

I need a 3 page essay due thursday the 16th. its about whether panama is part of north, central, or south america based on culture, politics, environment, and economics

In this regard, the US Department of State has requested you to determine which bureau (world region) to assign Panama – Central America, South America, or the Caribbean?

To accomplish this task, you will need to have some knowledge of the major characteristics of the three possible regions in which Panama should belong. The textbook should provide a good beginning base of information followed by additional library and internet research. You will also need to examine the country in question in more detail and formulate the strongest arguments for why it should be part of your assigned region and not its alternatives. Thus, you will need to be familiar with the environmental, cultural, economic, and political characteristics of Central America, South America, and the Caribbean as well as learning more details about Panama.

Deliverables

You will upload the following to Canvas latest Thursday, March 16, 2023:

A map of the entire Americas indicating your regional divisions. Note that this should highlight Panama and the region you have placed it in. Make sure you correctly title the map, distinguish your regions (use color appropriately), include a compass, label significant features to enhance the relative location of Panama, and provide a legend.
A short essay of no less than three pages double-spaced justifying your placement of Panama. Do provide evidence, examples, and illustrations as appropriate. Cite your sources in a professional format.
Rubric
Regionalization Rubric
Regionalization Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRegionalization
Depiction of the country and meta-regions in terms of their environmental, cultural, economic, & political features; and justification for meta-regional membership.
15 to >13.4 pts
Excellent
• Demonstrates accurate knowledge of four principal features of the country and the regions; uses accurate examples in each case. • Convincing justification for the country’s meta-regional membership; identifies and accurately discusses four significant similarities.
13.4 to >10.4 pts
Good
• Demonstrates accurate knowledge of four principal features of the country and the regions; uses at least three accurate examples. • Satisfying justification for the country’s meta-regional membership; identifies and to some degree accurately discusses four significant similarities.
10.4 to >8.9 pts
Average
• Demonstrates inconsistent knowledge of three features of the country and regions; some examples are incorrect. • Shaky justification for the country’s meta-regional membership; identifies and may incorrectly discuss some of the significant similarities.
8.9 to >0 pts
Unsatisfactory
• Demonstrates no accurate knowledge of features of the country and regions; most of the examples are incorrect. • Very weak justification for the country’s meta-regional membership; fails to correctly discuss any significant similarities.
15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeImpact of Features
Evaluation of the distinctions between the country and meta-regions.
12 to >10.4 pts
Excellent
• Accurate and very strong distinctions between the regions and county; accurate examples from all areas of regional characteristics.
10.4 to >8.3 pts
Good
• Accurate and strong distinctions between the regions and country; accurate examples from areas of regional characteristics.
8.3 to >7.0 pts
Average
• Some accurate distinctions between the regions and country; some inaccurate examples from areas of regional characteristics.
7 to >0 pts
Unsatisfactory
• Inaccurate distinctions between the regions and the country; inaccurate examples from all areas of regional characteristics.
12 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMap
Division of the Americas into geo-political regions.
15 to >13.4 pts
Excellent
• Complete, perfect, and well-defined regional boundaries. • Aesthetically appealing based on accepted standard formats. • Neither sparse nor busy; docked legend is appropriate and aids comprehension.
13.4 to >10.4 pts
Good
• Clear and well-defined regional boundaries. • Aesthetically appealing based on the accepted standard formats. • Neither sparse nor busy; floating legend is appropriate and aids comprehension.
10.4 to >8.9 pts
Average
• Unclear regional boundaries which may/may not be precisely defined. • Aesthetically appealing based on some of the accepted standard formats. • Slightly sparse or busy; legend largely aids comprehension.
8.9 to >0 pts
Unsatisfactory
• Not clear and regional boundaries are not defined with any precision. • Not aesthetically appealing based on accepted standard formats. • Too sparse or too busy; legend is inappropriate and does not aid comprehension.
15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting
Grammar, Mechanics, & Comprehension.
8 to >7.1 pts
Excellent
• No grammatical errors, typos, or misspellings; concise, clear sentence structure; wording is unambiguous. • Information is logically organized; no redundant information; logical and effective flow of ideas. • Uses five or more good sources; all sources are cited; all citations are properly formatted; pages are numbered.
7.1 to >5.5 pts
Good
• Very few grammatical errors, typos, and spelling errors; sentence structure is concise and clear; no/very few minor ambiguities. • Information is logically organized; no redundant information; the flow of ideas is logical and mostly effective. • Uses at least four good sources; all sources are cited; all citations are properly formatted; pages are numbered.
5.5 to >4.7 pts
Average
• Several grammatical errors, typos, and spelling errors; some sentence structure not concise; some minor ambiguities. • Information somewhat logically organized; some redundant information; the flow of ideas is somewhat logical and effective. • Uses at three sources; sources are not always cited; citations may or may not be properly formatted; pages may or may not be numbered.
4.7 to >0 pts
Unsatisfactory
• Substantial grammatical errors, typos, and spelling errors; wordy and awkward sentence structure; meaning not always clear. • Information within each paragraph not logically organized; mostly redundant information; ideas do not connect logically nor effectively. • Uses less than three sources or no sources at all; citations are missing or improperly formatted; pages not numbered.
8 pts
Total Points: 50

basically i want to say that panama is part of central america but i have to give reason by giving, economic, political, environmental, and cultural reasons

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