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Current Event Analysis Matrix
This matrix will help you to identify the information you need to write a comprehensive Current
Events Analysis.
Remember, to construct an integrated analysis, there should be agreement between at least
some of the evidence and context that you present, and the geography concept. In other words,
your selected concept will determine which information is highlighted in your essay.
Summarize current event
In Guatemala, the government has set month long curfews and banned public gatherings in the northern coastal provinc
Izabal because of protests for the Fenix nickel mine by the Swiss-based Solway Investment Group (AP, 2021). It is importa
because indigenous groups were not consulted about the mine’s projects. The mining area resides the indigenous
community, Maya Q’eqchi’, who live and work in the area the company mines; and face environmental and health concer
and housing issues because of the mining. For decades, this has been a substantial concerning issue for people, and
currently because of the protests, the country’s highest court suspended the mining operations.