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The Diffusion Of Volksmarching In The United States, Anita Joan Wepfer

The Geographical Bulletin

I am indebted to the following persons for their invaluable assistance in collecting data for this paper: 1) Mr. James P. Buchanan, president of the Duluth (MN) Volkssport Association, without whose aid this project never would have begun; 2) Dr. David Toth, past president of the American Volkssport Association; 3) Mr. Carol Coffee, current president of the AVA; 4) Lt. C. Leon Childers, Executive Director of the AVA; 5) Mr. James Busbee of the Double Eagle Wanderers of Albuquerque, NM; Mr. Allison John Stafford, president of the Virginia Volkssport Association; and Mr. John M. Gaustad of The Jim Bowie Wanderers …

A Numeric Classification Of Climate, Mark R. Cox

The Geographical Bulletin

As one endeavors to create a system of categorizing different climatic types, he soon discovers that it is not an easy process. There are many factors and elements of climate which must be considered. The world also has an infinite number of unique climates that change through time. There are no abrupt changes from one climatic province to another as one might think by looking at a climate map. Each zone gradually meshes into the next adjoining zone, and the real difficulty lies in trying to determine an appropriate point to plot a division line. There are several important methods …

A Student's Assessment Of The Employment Future For Geographers, Joseph A. Stevens

The Geographical Bulletin

A young undergraduate returns home for Thanksgiving dinner during the Fall of his senior year. The house is full of relatives. Aunts, uncles, and cousins are gathered around the table. A voice from the other end of the table towers over the dull roar of the small crowd. "SO John, tell me, what are you studying to be in school?" John slowly looks up from his plate and replies, "I'm studying geography." "Geography," his uncle exclaimed. "What do you plan on doing with that, teach the names of all the capitals?" "I'm not sure just now. I might keep going …

Cover And Forewords, Robert M. Ward

The Geographical Bulletin

Cover and Forewords

Volume 26 Complete Issue, Robert M. Ward

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 26 Complete Issue

News From The Chapters 1983-1984, Robert M. Ward

The Geographical Bulletin

News from the Chapters 1983-1984

Just Scratching The Surface-Geographers And The Mining West, Rand E. Rohe

The Geographical Bulletin

Research for a doctoral dissertation on Western mining disclosed an enormous body of literature on the subject, a paucity of works by geographers, and an almost unlimited potential for such studies.' Most existing studies present and examine facts in their historical context with little or no attention to geographical interpretation.2 Yet, such analysis is essential to a full understanding of the significance of mining. Without geographic studies of mining, its perspective in the development of the West remains vague and its enduring significance to the present uncertain. While hundreds of works exist on the various gold and silver rushes, few …

The Syrian Tabqa Dam: Its Development And Impact, Monib Ei-Khatib

The Geographical Bulletin

The Euphrates River has its sources in eastern Turkey's Anatolian Plateau and extends 3,000 kilometers through Syria and Iraq before it discharges into the river's delta at Shat AI-Arab in the Arabian Gulf. It is an exotic river, a center of past civilization and population, and a managed river with an extensive delta. It floods in early summer but its flooded area dries-out very quickly in the semiarid climate. The Euphrates River can maintain an annual flow throughout its course because of relatively high rainfall and snow-melt at higher elevations. Utilization of its drainage basin has been intensified from its …

A Primer In Scientific Geographic Research Terminology: Implications For Teaching Geography Majors, Sharafat Khan

The Geographical Bulletin

The major purpose of this paper is to (1) focus on the meaning of geographic research and (2) identify and elaborate upon the basic terms utilized within geographic research literature. Geographic research is the critical objective study, investigation and explanation of specific cultural and physical phenomenon. Transportation planners, economic planners, military personnel and others are heavily dependent upon geographic research to provide pertinent data they need to make tactical and strategic decisions. Specifically, geographic research is utilized in many diverse academic and non-academic organizations and agencies. As more data become available about the world, there will be more demand for …

Land Use Related Adjustments To Aquifer Depletion In Southwestern Kansas, M. Duane Nellis

The Geographical Bulletin

From prairie to wheat field, the historical transformation of the Kansas landscape has been dramatic. The contributions to this transformation have been based on many factors including new grain varieties, irrigation technology, and other resource converting-space adjusting techniques. In Western Kansas in particular, with inadequate precipitation (14 to 16 inches average from AprilSeptember) for high yield intensive cropland agriculture, the structure of land transformation has been strongly influenced by the availability of water for irrigation. Since surface sources are negligible, groundwater from the Ogallala Aquifer is the critical source for irrigation water. With the dramatic increase in land area irrigated …

New Opportunities In Historical Geography: Guest Editorial, Marshall Mclennan

The Geographical Bulletin

Traditionally universities and colleges have served as the employer of opportunity for aspiring geographers. The "baby boom generation" has graduated from the nation's universities, however, and its offspring won't make a significant numerical impact upon the hallowed halls of higher academia until late in the next decade. Demographics have dictated a contraction of the traditional employment market, and it behooves today's geography students to seek other outlets for useful application of the geographer's set of expertises. Alternative employment opportunities have proven particularly hard to come by for aspiring cultural and historical geographers. Consequently, the Department of Geography & Geology at …

Cover And Forewords, Robert M. Ward

The Geographical Bulletin

Cover and Forewords

News From The Chapters 1983-84, Robert M. Ward

The Geographical Bulletin

News from the Chapters 1983-84

Volume 27 Complete Issue, Robert M. Ward

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 27 Complete Issue

An Historical Perspective Of The Growth And Development Of Canada's Petroleum Industry: 1946-1970, Elwood J. C. Kureth

The Geographical Bulletin

Prior to 1947, 85% of Canada's crude oil requirements were met by importing oil from foreign sources. Most of this oil came from the United States and Venezuela. The oil from the United States entered Canada by means of pipe lines to the Sarnia and Montreal areas while that shipped into the prairie provinces arrived by railroad tank car. Canada's coastal refineries, in the Maritimes and in British Columbia, received their oil by way of tankers. In all, domestic oil production in Canada in 1946 amounted to only 21,000 barrels per day, while imports exceeded 200,000 barrels per day.' This …

Mental Maps Of Language Distribution In Rio Grande Do Sui (Brazil), Denni R. Preston

The Geographical Bulletin

Preston, 1982 used informant-drawn maps to show young, well-educated Hawaiians' perceptions of language differences in the United States. Figure 4 displays one informant's response to the request to outline and label areas where people " speak differently." Figure 5 shows the technique (similar to the "bundling of isoglosses" in traditional dialect geography) which permits a composite (Figure 6) to be created.

The Nowruz Oil Spill In The Arabian Gulf: Case Study Of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah S. Ai-Amirah

The Geographical Bulletin

The Arabian Gulf has suffered from hundreds of oil spills, some of them reported but most unreported. In many cases the amounts of the spills and their causes are usually undetermined. During 1978-1979, tanker captains reported to the Japan Oceanographic Data Center about 412 oil slicks in the Gulf and its approaches.' Table 1 shows major oil spills exceeding 3,000 barrels which occurred between August, 1980, and August, 1982. Although these are relatively current, it should be noted that other significant oil spills have occurred since oil was discovered in the region by Iran in 1908.

Landslides Along The Lewis Overthrust Fault, Glacier National Park, Montana, Jack G. Oelfke, David R. Butler

The Geographical Bulletin

As development in the mountainous areas of the western United States continues to accelerate, the exposure of humans and structures to natural hazard threats from high-magnitude masswasting events also increases. This encroachment into previously uninhabited, undeveloped mountain areas creates situations whereby mass-wasting events now pose threats to human activity. Glacier National Park, Montana, is one such location where the potential exists for high-magnitude mass-wasting events. The mountains in this area commonly have steep slopes, high relief, and weathered bedrock features. These features, combined with a mid-latitude climate conducive to extensive frostweathering action, have resulted in a landscape possessing many slope …

Editorial Comments, Robert M. Ward

The Geographical Bulletin

The message in this issue is directed to my teaching colleagues, but it is also appropriate for the student body. My topic pertains to enrichment and overall maturity of our students beyond the subject matter in our geographic specialities. From a student perspective the contents of this editorial applies to those majoring in any educational pursuit. Specifically I am concerned about the development of writing and oratory skills, as well as personal and character growth. This is predicated on the assumption that college graduates should be expected to attain some level of leadership and consequently should have mastered the knowledge, …

The International Law Of Maritime Boundary Delimitation, Edward Collins Jr., Martin A. Rogoff

Maine Law Review

The law of the sea, in its essence, divides the seas into zones and specifies the rights and duties of states and ships flying their flags in those zones. Now that states are claiming extensive seaward jurisdiction both on the continental shelf and in the water column, attention has begun to shift from delimiting continental shelf boundaries or economic zone boundaries to the delimitation of a single maritime boundary which would serve both purposes. There are significant legal differences between the delimitation of a single maritime boundary and the delimitation of either a continental shelf boundary or an exclusive economic …

The Shorthorn: December 22, 1931

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1930s

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: December 08, 1931

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1930s

No abstract provided.

College Of Natural Sciences 2024 Year-End Publication, College Of Natural Sciences

College of Natural Sciences Newsletters and Reports

Page 2 Dean's Message
Page 3 Department Highlights
Page 4 One Day for State
Page 5 New Students in Wecota
Page 6-8 Faculty Excellence
Page 9 SDSU Physics Students Recognized
Page 9 Prairie Doc Watch Party
Page 10-11 Student Excellence
Page 11 Connections Abroad
Page 12-13 CNS’s Research Centers
Page 14 Connections Abroad
Page 14 Dean Wolf-Hall Retired
Page 15 Outreach Program
Page 15 Events and Traditions
Page 16 Student Spotlight
Page 17 Alumni Spotlight
Page 18-19 SDSU Alum at Paris Paralympics
Page 20 Work Anniversaries & Programs

Quaker Campus, March 27, 2025 (Vol. 23, Issue 11), Whittier College

Quaker Campus

No abstract provided.

Additionality Of Solar Tax Incentives Under Community Choice Aggregation In Ohio, Michael L. Smith, Carson Reeling, Michael D. Wilcox

Department of Agricultural Economics Faculty Publications

In the State of Ohio, the electric regulatory landscape permits local governments to become energy suppliers to residents and small businesses through community choice aggregation (CCA). Some CCAs provide enrollees 100% renewable electricity. Concurrently, the federal government offers an income tax credit (ITC) for the purchase of a solar array. With policy incentives, it is important to ensure they encourage behavior beyond the baseline scenario without the ITC. This is known as “additionality.” Renewable aggregation programs may crowd out the benefits of the ITC, violating additionality. This paper assesses additionality of the ITC in the context of Ohio’s CCA programs. …

Ameliorating Public Procurement Performance: Green Public Procurement Policies Within A Legislative Framework, Karem Sayed Aboelazm, Muayad Ahmad Obeidat, Fady Tawakol, Nada Zuhair Alfil, Fatima Hafiz Irshad Ul Haq

All Works

This paper highlights green public procurement, the difference between it and sustainable public procurement, and the benefits that green public procurement can achieve for the environment and its preservation. The paper also seeks to know how public procurement performance can be improved by designing and implementing green public procurement policies to stimulate environmental sustainability in the public sector and to provide a model for applying green public procurement to government agencies. The descriptive and analytical approaches were used to highlight the importance of public procurement as one of the powerful drivers and tools for governments through which public policies can …

Invasive Species From Sea To Shining Sea: An Exploration Of Different Government Responses To Invasive Species In The United States, Caroline G. Nelson

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

No abstract provided.

I&I - The Youth Sports Industrial Complex, Justin W. Angle

A New Angle Podcasts

In this episode of our Incentives & Instincts series, Justin and economist Bryce Ward revisit the youth sports industrial complex. They discuss how youth activities have evolved, the increasing pressure on families to overschedule their children, and the broader societal and economic forces driving these trends. The conversation explores the impact on kids' development, family life, and potential ways to rethink structured activities to create a healthier balance.

March 2025 Academic Affairs Minutes, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Academic Affairs Committee

Academic Affairs Committee Minutes

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Using Local Transportation Data In Gis, Ruchi Basnet, James Mclane

Day Family Research Lab Workshop Series

Learn tricks, tips, and best practices for using regional transportation data in your research. This hands-on workshop will cover how and when to use NCTCOG (North Central Texas Council of Governments) data in regional research as well as tips and tricks for using GIS data in research.

Guest Presenters:

Ruchi Basnet, Principal Geographic Information Analyst, North Central Texas Council of Governments

James McLane, Transportation Information Systems Manager, North Central Texas Council of Governments