User:Cushing, D.W/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title:
 * Geologic province
 * Article Evaluation:
 * WikiProject Geology
 * Rated at high importance.
 * Quality is Stub level.
 * The article appears bare and limited for textual content. Lead is very brief and does not forward into the body in anyway. Furthermore, the article only has one citation, and excluding the Lead there are no other citations for the presented information. The article does have fair preexisting imagery. Adding greater written detail to expound on the existing work, such as the imagery, may improve the overall feel and impact of the article.
 * Sources:
 * "Geologic Province and Thermo-Tectonic Age Maps". Earthquake Hazards Program. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
 * The article appears bare and limited for textual content. Lead is very brief and does not forward into the body in anyway. Furthermore, the article only has one citation, and excluding the Lead there are no other citations for the presented information. The article does have fair preexisting imagery. Adding greater written detail to expound on the existing work, such as the imagery, may improve the overall feel and impact of the article.
 * Sources:
 * "Geologic Province and Thermo-Tectonic Age Maps". Earthquake Hazards Program. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
 * "Geologic Province and Thermo-Tectonic Age Maps". Earthquake Hazards Program. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

Option 2

 * Article title:
 * Horizon (geology)
 * Article Evaluation:
 * WikiProject Geology
 * Rated at high importance.
 * Quality is Stub level.
 * The article (Lead and Body) has only a brief though descriptive and well-cited paragraph and lacks any imagery (i.e. descriptive aids). Expanding on the context and applied use of the subject may better showcase this topic.
 * Sources:
 * - Rey, J. (2008). "Stratigraphy: Foundations and Perspectives". In Rey J. & Galeotti S. (ed.). Stratigraphy: Terminology and Practice. Editions OPHRYS. p. 10. ISBN 9782710809104 . Retrieved 28 January 2013.
 * - Schlumberger Limited (2013). "horizon". Oilfield Glossary. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
 * - Grippo, A. (9 May 2011). "Event stratigraphy". Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
 * Sources:
 * - Rey, J. (2008). "Stratigraphy: Foundations and Perspectives". In Rey J. & Galeotti S. (ed.). Stratigraphy: Terminology and Practice. Editions OPHRYS. p. 10. ISBN 9782710809104 . Retrieved 28 January 2013.
 * - Schlumberger Limited (2013). "horizon". Oilfield Glossary. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
 * - Grippo, A. (9 May 2011). "Event stratigraphy". Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2013.

Option 3

 * Article title:
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palaeogeography (Palaeogeography)
 * Article Evaluation:
 * WikiProject Geology
 * Rated at high importance.
 * Quality is Stub level.
 * The article is only a brief paragraph (Note: Lead) with some imagery, but no body paragraph(s). A fair number of details are described in the one paragraph but none are properly cited, and the only citation is given no context of placement in the information. However, the imagery appears appropriate for placing the subject in context, while also not infringing on copyrights (i.e. "public domain").
 * Sources:
 * Blakey, Ron. "Paleogeography and Geologic Evolution of North America". Global Plate Tectonics and Paleogeography. Northern Arizona University. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
 * The article is only a brief paragraph (Note: Lead) with some imagery, but no body paragraph(s). A fair number of details are described in the one paragraph but none are properly cited, and the only citation is given no context of placement in the information. However, the imagery appears appropriate for placing the subject in context, while also not infringing on copyrights (i.e. "public domain").
 * Sources:
 * Blakey, Ron. "Paleogeography and Geologic Evolution of North America". Global Plate Tectonics and Paleogeography. Northern Arizona University. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
 * Blakey, Ron. "Paleogeography and Geologic Evolution of North America". Global Plate Tectonics and Paleogeography. Northern Arizona University. Retrieved 2008-07-04.

Option 4

 * Article title:
 * Quaternary geology
 * Article Evaluation:
 * WikiProject Geology
 * Rated at high importance.
 * Quality at Stub level.
 * The article has no structure other than a brief description, has no visuals, nor background history, and only one non-peer reviewed source.
 * Sources:
 * Liljegren, Ronnie. "kvartärgeologi". Nationalencyclopedin (in Swedish). Cydonia Development. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
 * "Quaternary geology". Norwegian Geological Survey. February 25, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
 * Sources:
 * Liljegren, Ronnie. "kvartärgeologi". Nationalencyclopedin (in Swedish). Cydonia Development. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
 * "Quaternary geology". Norwegian Geological Survey. February 25, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
 * "Quaternary geology". Norwegian Geological Survey. February 25, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.

Option 5

 * Article title:
 * Environmental disaster
 * Article Evaluation:
 * WikiProject Environment
 * Rated at Top level of importance.
 * Quality at Start level.
 * The lead of the article is very brief and offers a very limited description.
 * The body of the article is also brief.
 * Citations are suspect, i.e. most are not credible, unbiased, or peer reviewed (e.g. The Guardian news source). The given sources are generally dated (e.g. 1999, 2011).
 * Sources:
 * - Jared M. Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, 2005
 * - Illustrated overview of environmental disasters due to human activity Archived 2007-02-08 at the Wayback Machine, including deforestation, soil erosion and the biodiversity crisis
 * - End-of-the-World Scenario:ecological Disaster
 * - Environmental Disaster Videos Archived 2007-12-03 at the Wayback Machine on Gaiagonewild.com
 * - Richard Schiffman (12 March 2013). "Two years on, America hasn't learned lessons of Fukushima nuclear disaster". The Guardian.
 * - Martin Fackler (June 1, 2011). "Report Finds Japan Underestimated Tsunami Danger". New York Times.
 * - Andrew Shepherd, Tom Mitchell, Kirsty Lewis, Amanda Lenhardt, Lindsey Jones, Lucy Scott, Robert Muir-Wood, 2013; The geography of poverty, disasters and climate extremes in 2030; accessed 29/10/2013 http://www.odi.org.uk/publications/7491-geography-poverty-disasters-climate-change-2030
 * - Republic of Nauru. 1999. Climate Change – Response. First National Communication – 1999. Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, United Nations
 * - Martin Fackler (June 1, 2011). "Report Finds Japan Underestimated Tsunami Danger". New York Times.
 * - Andrew Shepherd, Tom Mitchell, Kirsty Lewis, Amanda Lenhardt, Lindsey Jones, Lucy Scott, Robert Muir-Wood, 2013; The geography of poverty, disasters and climate extremes in 2030; accessed 29/10/2013 http://www.odi.org.uk/publications/7491-geography-poverty-disasters-climate-change-2030
 * - Republic of Nauru. 1999. Climate Change – Response. First National Communication – 1999. Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, United Nations