User:Km42128/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Human ecology)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen this topic because it directly relates to information we have been learning in our principles of biology 2 course. As humans ourselves, it is extremely important to understand the relationship between humans and their environment. First glancing at this article, it is quite lengthy. However, it provides a section for almost every point we should know about the subject.

Evaluate the article
The lead section for the article should have more depth to it and include a better summary of key points since it is short.While the article provides a section for key aspects of human ecology, it focuses a bit too much on the history of human ecology. It is important to acknowledge and inform others on the history of a subject a reader wants to learn about, but it should not be majority of what the reader learns about the topic. Also, the section for ecological footprint was much too small especially in comparison with some of the other sections. Ecological footprints are a large aspect of human ecology since they are used as a metric for sustainability. The article is well -organised though and includes appropriate visuals as well as sources to back up the points. The content is also relevant and relatively up-to-date.