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New Opportunities In Historical Geography: Guest Editorial, Marshall Mclennan
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
News From The Chapters 1983-84, Robert M. Ward
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
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
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
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 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
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
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, …
Cover And Forewords, Robert M. Ward
News From The Chapters 1985-1986, Robert M. Ward
News From The Chapters 1985-1986, Robert M. Ward
The Geographical Bulletin
ighlights of Activities: After a very intensive recruitment program where GTU members visited Geography classes and explained the importance of GTU membership, the ZETA XI Chapter initiated six new members. The first activity of the year included a presentation by Dr. Lawrence Hoffman on his summer trip through China and the U.S.S.R. At a reception afterward, both students and faculty were able to discuss Dr. Hoffman's travels with him. In December GTU members attended the traditional Departmental Christmas Party.
Volume 28-2 Complete Issue, Robert M. Ward
Volume 28-2 Complete Issue, Robert M. Ward
The Geographical Bulletin
Volume 28-2 Complete Issue
Effective Leadership Theories For Geographers In Education, Sharafat Khan
Effective Leadership Theories For Geographers In Education, Sharafat Khan
The Geographical Bulletin
n higher education institutions, the position and merit of geography has been gradually declining. Geography programs have been reviewed regarding the value, nature, purpose, and utility of the discipline. Some geography departments have been terminated, such as the one at the University of Michigan (Kish & Ward, 1981). Skeptics of geography, moreover, point to the great range of problems, such as the identity of geography and the role it plays in education, which have plagued the discipline. Yet effective and efficient leadership have rarely been voiced as one means to enhance the status of geography. It is the intent of …
Catastrophic Michigan Tornadoes, 1950-1984, George M. Howe, Carl F. Ojala
Catastrophic Michigan Tornadoes, 1950-1984, George M. Howe, Carl F. Ojala
The Geographical Bulletin
During the 35-year period from 1950 through 1984, 520 tornadoes were reported and confirmed in Michigan. Slightly less than one quarter of them killed a total of 234 people, injured 3,102, and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in property damage.' A violent tornado in Genesee County on June 8,1953, widely referred to since then as "The Flint Tornado," was responsible for 116 deaths, the greatest number of deaths by a single tornado in the entire United States that year. The worst in Michigan's history, the Flint Tornado death toll ranks fourth largest in the nation, by single tornadoes, for …
Perceptual Comparison Of Four Common Quantitative Map Symbols, Warren W. Lawrence
Perceptual Comparison Of Four Common Quantitative Map Symbols, Warren W. Lawrence
The Geographical Bulletin
A fundamental technique to convey quantitative information on maps is use of symbols.' Four of the most common symbols for this purpose are circle sectors, bar segments, graduated squares and graduated circles . 2 The ability of these four symbols to communicate accurate information to map readers has been the subject of research by those interested in the cognitive process. The purpose of the research reported here was to compare these four symbols in terms of how accurately they were perceived by test subjects. The results of this research indicate some symbols were perceived more accurately than others. This should …
Geographical Elements Affecting Quaintness In Tourist Town Developments-Topography And Transportation, Deborah A. Fitzwater-Dewey
Geographical Elements Affecting Quaintness In Tourist Town Developments-Topography And Transportation, Deborah A. Fitzwater-Dewey
The Geographical Bulletin
An understanding of recreation geography is an important factor, now and in the future, as we strive to make the best decisions to serve the public. Although the roots of recreational geography extend into the 1920s in the United States,l there are few American articles devoted to the subject. Literature pertaining to the field is mainly from British, European, and Canadian sources. How transportation, topography, and planning affect tourist destination patterns is of utmost importance to recreation geographers. Prior studies 1-13 have not reached agreement on what methods may be used for determining the effects of transportation or topography on …
Distribution And Property Value Impacts Displayed By Adult Foster Care Facilities: Ann Arbor, Michigan, Mary Beth Moss
Distribution And Property Value Impacts Displayed By Adult Foster Care Facilities: Ann Arbor, Michigan, Mary Beth Moss
The Geographical Bulletin
The establishment of Adult Foster Care Facilities (AFC's) in residential areas is seen by many people as a Locally Unwanted Land Use (LULU).' Adult Foster Care is needed throughout the nation yet these structural uses often meet with community opposition. In addition to concerns about personal safety, a frequent basis for community opposition to location of a group home in a middle class neighborhood is the fear that property values will plummet, either due to deterioration of the neighborhood or the reluctance of buyers to purchase a dwelling near the facility.2 Such community opposition may be the most evident deterent …
Volume 28-1 Complete Issue, Robert M. Ward
Volume 28-1 Complete Issue, Robert M. Ward
The Geographical Bulletin
Volume 28-1 Complete Issue
Cover And Forewords, Robert M. Ward
News From The Chapters 1984-85, Robert M. Ward
News From The Chapters 1984-85, Robert M. Ward
The Geographical Bulletin
News from the Chapters 1984-85
The South Dakota State Geography Convention: A Unique Educational Opportunity And Event, Edward Patrick Hogan
The South Dakota State Geography Convention: A Unique Educational Opportunity And Event, Edward Patrick Hogan
The Geographical Bulletin
The South Dakota State Geography (SDSU) Convention, held annually at South Dakota State University in Brookings, is indeed a unique educational opportunity and event. The faculty of the Department of Geography at SDSU believe that the convention makes major contributions to the discipline, the state of South Dakota and community of Brookings, the university, and particularly to the Department of Geography and its students. This student planned and conducted convention affords students an outstanding educational opportunity. The convention has evolved over a period of fifteen years and continues to grow and change as the program adapts to new opportunities and …
An Automated World Climate Tutorial, Ray Lougeay, Tomas Miller
An Automated World Climate Tutorial, Ray Lougeay, Tomas Miller
The Geographical Bulletin
Students and teachers of Physical Geography and Climatology often find that a great deal of repetitive practice is required for one to develop the skill to identify a given climate type when presented with monthly temperature and precipitation data (e.g., Fig. 1). Ideally, when observing standard climatic data, the student will have acquired some ability to locate a station in its proper hemisphere and locate it in a reasonably logical location. To do this one must be able to translate the temperature and precipitation data into an understanding of annual regimes of heat energy and moisture surplus, or deficit. A …
Nuclear Waste And North Carolina, C. Phillip Webb
Nuclear Waste And North Carolina, C. Phillip Webb
The Geographical Bulletin
As the number of new oil fields and the further development of existing ones continues to decline, more and more attention is being given to other sources of energy such as coal, solar, hydroelectric, and nuclear power plants. Of the alternate energy sources listed above, the potentially most dangerous is probably nuclear energy. The danger comes from the waste products produced by generating electricity and the nuclear fuel cycle. During the nuclear fuel cycle-where uranium is enriched for use in nuclear generators-many waste by-products are generated, but the most radioactive occur at the end of the cycle. Nuclear waste, ranging …
Goldrush Migrations And Goldfield Populations In The American West 1848-1880, Rand E. Rohe
Goldrush Migrations And Goldfield Populations In The American West 1848-1880, Rand E. Rohe
The Geographical Bulletin
The discovery of placer gold initiated some of the most spectacular migrations ever to occur in the American West. The discovery of gold in California in 1848, of course, touched off the first of the western mining rushes. More importantly, its backwash led to the development of the rest of the mountain West. From California, the mining frontier moved eastward and subsequently enveloped most of the West. The background of the discovery of gold in California needs but cursory attention here. On January 24, 1848, in the course of constructing a sawmill on the American River, James Marshall noticed flecks …
Volume 29-2 Complete Issue, C. Nicholas Raphael
Volume 29-2 Complete Issue, C. Nicholas Raphael
The Geographical Bulletin
Volume 29-2 Complete Issue
Cover And Forewords, C. Nicholas Raphael
Cover And Forewords, C. Nicholas Raphael
The Geographical Bulletin
Cover and Forewords
News From The Chapters 1986-1987, C. Nicholas Raphael
News From The Chapters 1986-1987, C. Nicholas Raphael
The Geographical Bulletin
During the fall the Gamma Delta Chapter held a series of seminars on topics of controversial nature, such as the causes of glaciation and the extinction of the dinosaurs. The fall picnic was a well-attended success as was the Christmas banquet. During the spring term, the chapter is running a seminar on the Great Plains and is co-sponsoring, with Biology's Tri Beta and Geology's SGE, the visit of Carnegie Museum's Leonard Krishtalka, a paleontologist. The annual spring picnic is held in early May.
Geographic Variations In Resale Housing Values Within A Metropolitan Area: An Example From Suburban Phoenix, Arizona, Diane Whalley, William J. Lowell-Britt
Geographic Variations In Resale Housing Values Within A Metropolitan Area: An Example From Suburban Phoenix, Arizona, Diane Whalley, William J. Lowell-Britt
The Geographical Bulletin
The average cost of single family resale housing displays geographic variation at many scales. Regional variations in the cost of housing are used in the compilation of cost-of-living indices, (Follain and Malpezzi, 1980) and have been well documented (inter alia Butler, 1980; Ozanne and Thibodeau, 1983; Blackley et aI, 1986). Geographic patterns of housing values within a metropolitan area are not as sensitive to the conditions affecting the national market, but are the result of a series of local influences (Bednarz and Wilson, 1982). It is the purpose of this paper to identify the nature of local variations in the …
Variation In Grassland Biomass: A Spatial And Temporal Perspective, Stephen J. Walsh
Variation In Grassland Biomass: A Spatial And Temporal Perspective, Stephen J. Walsh
The Geographical Bulletin
During a sampling period extending from May 07 through August 13, 1985, plant biomass, soil temperature, soil moisture, and other selected biophysical variables were collected on a weekly basis at 12 sample sites distributed along a 200 km east-west trending transect in west-central Oklahoma. Correlation coefficients showed temporal and spatial relationships between dry mean biomass and the relative location of sample sites along the transect, Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate location of each sample site, sample site elevation, and sample week (-0.43, +0.43, -0.54, and +0.42, respectively). A multiple regression analysis showed that 84.5 percent of the variation in plant biomass …
United States Mid Tropospheric Flow Patterns: A Monthly Climatology Based On Transect Difference Analysis, Brent R. Skeeter
United States Mid Tropospheric Flow Patterns: A Monthly Climatology Based On Transect Difference Analysis, Brent R. Skeeter
The Geographical Bulletin
A simple technique exists for documenting the strength and orientation of mean monthly mid-tropospheric flow. The technique involves finding the differences in the 500-mb heights between stations along selected north-south and east-west transects. Each difference is a measure of the pressure gradient along the transect. Differences along northsouth transects give a measure of the strength of the west to east flow between the two sites. Differences between the east and west sites give an indication of the strength of the meridional (i.e., northerly or southerly) flow component between these particular sites. By using multiple transects, the monthly flow characteristics across …