Your friend says that humans have evolved from apes. How would you respond to that statement using the information provided in this chapter?Why do you think paleoanthropologists might be interested in finding areas in Africa where fossils are 4–8 million years old?

Imagine that you are a resident of Ashfordton, a community whose characteristics are described below. You have come together with your neighbors for a special meeting to devise a management plan for helping the community become more resilient and sustainable in terms of its food production by 2050. A community that is resilient is able to recover quickly from events like drought or storms. By increasing its own food production, Ashfordton can also reduce its food miles—the distance that imported food must travel. By making its food production more sustainable, Ashfordton can help ensure that its residents’ food needs are supplied for generations to come, without placing undue harm on the local environment in the process.Fortunately, you have all attended the meeting with the knowledge that you have gained from your readings in this course. Now it is time to put your thinking cap on and get to work! Your ideas should consist of one or more of the following elements (some suggestions may apply to both categories):Food resiliency measures (e.g., building vertical farms in the city center to ensure that urban residents can have access to fresh, organically grown produce).Food sustainability measures (e.g., phasing out use of organic pesticides in favor of companion planting and other organic methods).Post at least two separate and entirely original ideas. Do not duplicate ideas already posted by your peers. Include your full name for each one.Post at least six different pros and six different cons for your classmates’ proposed ideas (12 in all).Please use the following information on Ashfordton as you complete this assignment.Population: 32,434hPopulation Growth: +4.7%Elevation 56 ft. above sea levelAvg. Low Temp (Jan.): 25oFAvg. High Temp (July): 64oFAnnual Rainfall: 71 in.Annual Snowfall: 80 in.Sunny Days Per Year: 86Drinking Water Source: groundwater and riverUrban Area: 14 sq. mi.Main Power Source: natural gasAverage Commute: 15.6 minutes% Taking Mass Transit: 5.3%Top Occupations: public administration (23.8%)health care (12.3%)educational services (8.1%)retail trade (8.7%)Overview:The community of Ashfordton is located at the base of a mountain, on a secluded ocean inlet, surrounded by rugged, forested land covered with spruce and fir trees. The only access to the city is by ferry or plane; no roads connect it to other communities in the region. Winters are wet, mild, and long, with limited sunlight due to its location so far north. The city serves as the capital for the state of New Grammarly. The city is renowned for its scenic beauty; tall mountains capped by glaciers can be seen from the downtown. Tourism is a significant source of revenue. Fishing is still important to the community, although it is an occupation for only a very small fraction of the city’s residents.

Choose one of the following strategies for reducing the costs associated with responding to cyberattacks from the Rand Report* (A Framework for Programming and Budgeting for Cybersecurity): Minimize Exposure Neutralize Attacks Increase Resilience Accelerate Recovery Then,  prepare a two-page briefing paper  for the Red Clay  senior leadership and Red Clay corporate board that addresses planning,  programming, and budgeting processes for your strategy. Your audience is  the company’s IT Security Working group and includes both technical and  non-technical managers and senior staff members responsible for  budgeting. The general questions that this audience is interested in  are: Planning: What will we do? (your chosen cybersecurity strategy) Programming: How and when will we do it? Budgeting: How much will it cost and how will we pay for it? Remember to keep your focus on the processes related  to planning, programming, and budgeting not the actual hardware,  software, etc. that needs to be acquired and paid for. You may, however,  provide examples of hardware or software.