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Montana Agritourism In 2024: Opportunities And Challenges In A Changing Landscape, Glenna Hartman, Elena Bigart, Ava Worbets, Hilary Faxon, Melissa Weddell Mar 2025

Montana Agritourism In 2024: Opportunities And Challenges In A Changing Landscape, Glenna Hartman, Elena Bigart, Ava Worbets, Hilary Faxon, Melissa Weddell

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Agritourism is a growing industry that offers Montana’s farmers and ranchers an opportunity to supplement their income, preserve agricultural heritage, and foster public engagement with rural communities. With Montana’s rich agricultural history, expansive landscapes, and growing tourism sector, agritourism is uniquely positioned to thrive, benefiting both producers and local economies. This report highlights the opportunities, challenges, and future potential of agritourism in Montana, based on research and survey data from farmers, ranchers, and community stakeholders.

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When Civil Society Defends Authoritarianism: Thai Bhakdi, We Support Prayuth, And Thailand’S Democratic Decline, Igastya Hagarayu Sapta, Luthfi Makhasin Mar 2025

When Civil Society Defends Authoritarianism: Thai Bhakdi, We Support Prayuth, And Thailand’S Democratic Decline, Igastya Hagarayu Sapta, Luthfi Makhasin

Jurnal Politik

Civil society is often regarded as an essential foundation for democratic consolidation, but in Thailand, civil society also plays a crucial role in maintaining authoritarian rule. This article analyzes how pro-authoritarian civil society movements—Thai Bhakdi and “We Support Prayuth”—emerged and operated in the context of the historical relationship between the military and the monarchy and political polarisation since the 2006 coup. Using the authoritarian civil society (ACS) framework and a comparative historical analysis approach, this study traces how the long-standing divide between reformist and conservative forces created fertile ground for these movements. Thai Bhakdi, rooted in monarchist nationalism, …

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The Fading Of Identity Politics And The Rise Of Oligarchy In Selayar, South Sulawesi, Abu Bakar, Gustiana A. Kambo, M. Teguh Setyadi Bahtiar Mar 2025

The Fading Of Identity Politics And The Rise Of Oligarchy In Selayar, South Sulawesi, Abu Bakar, Gustiana A. Kambo, M. Teguh Setyadi Bahtiar

Jurnal Politik

The fading of identity issues indicates that the direction of local politics in Selayar has shifted and changed. However, this change does not mean that it does not bring new problems to the local political landscape in Selayar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. We aim to uncover the emergence of oligarchy in place of identity politics as a new phenomenon in the Selayar context. This research uses the concept of oligarchy to understand it, which is described qualitatively. In general, we argue that the failure of identity politics to consolidate power has given birth to oligarchies that are intertwined with familism in …

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Cover And Forewords, C. Nicholas Raphael Feb 2025

Cover And Forewords, C. Nicholas Raphael

The Geographical Bulletin

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Notch Formation Due To Freeze-Thaw Action In The North-Facing Valley Cliff Of The Asama Volcano Region, Japan, Yukinori Matsukura Feb 2025

Notch Formation Due To Freeze-Thaw Action In The North-Facing Valley Cliff Of The Asama Volcano Region, Japan, Yukinori Matsukura

The Geographical Bulletin

There are notches at the base of vertical cliffs located at the foot of Asama Volcano, Japan. In the north-facing cliff, frost weathering is frequently observed on the notch surface in winter. Mean air temperature is below freezing point in winter. There are many fine days in winter, but the sunshine cannot hit the northfacing cliff due to its orientation. These conditions gradually cool the notch zone and make a frozen layer which grows parallel to the notch surface. The maximum frost penetration depth is estimated to be 20 to 30 cm in one winter season. Exfoliation occurs in spring …

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Volume 32-2 Complete Issue, C. Nicholas Raphael Feb 2025

Volume 32-2 Complete Issue, C. Nicholas Raphael

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 32-2 Complete Issue

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Factors Controlling Ground Water Flow To Wells In Crystalline Rocks Based On A Principal Components Analysis, Southeastern Piedmont Of Georgia, Joseph E. Garcia, George A. Brook Feb 2025

Factors Controlling Ground Water Flow To Wells In Crystalline Rocks Based On A Principal Components Analysis, Southeastern Piedmont Of Georgia, Joseph E. Garcia, George A. Brook

The Geographical Bulletin

In a study of the geologic and topographic factors influencing well productivity in the crystalline southern Piedmont region of Georgia, Garcia et al. (1990) found that three variables explained 65 percent of the variation in well productivity. However, many of the nine variables examined could not be included in modeling because of high intercorrelation detracting from the interpretive if not the predictive value of the result. To overcome this problem, data from Garcia et al. (1990) were subjected to a principal components analysis. This technique was used to transform the set of nine highly correlated variables into three uncorrelated components. …

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Interstate Migration Of Students To Professional Schools, James F. Fryman Feb 2025

Interstate Migration Of Students To Professional Schools, James F. Fryman

The Geographical Bulletin

Among the college student population, those attending professional schools are the most likely to cross state lines to attain a degree. The focus of the present investigation was threefold: first, to describe the components of the interstate migration system based on college student migration to professional schools; second, to determine the degree of association between those components; and third, to determine to what extent, the number of professional schools and the variety of programs, affects the net migration of students. Results indicated a lack of uniformity in professional school location and in the variety of professional programs offered. Net migration …

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Spatial Patterns Of Visitor Behavior: A Case Study Of The North Carolina Zoological Park, Maurice L. Mckenzie, Keith G. Oebbage Feb 2025

Spatial Patterns Of Visitor Behavior: A Case Study Of The North Carolina Zoological Park, Maurice L. Mckenzie, Keith G. Oebbage

The Geographical Bulletin

This paper explains the spatial patterns of visitor behavior at the North Carolina Zoological Park (NCZP). The NCZP is one of the top ten tourist attractions in the state, but it is unclear what factors influence each individual's decision to visit the zoo. The research reported in this paper partially confirmed many of the theoretical expectations about visitor behavior. Based on the results of a visitor survey, the NCZP is a family attraction that caters to a largely well-educated and affluent audience. Most of those surveyed came from the nearby urban centers, while the rural counties immediately adjacent to the …

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The Geography Of Rockfall Hazards In Glacier National Park, Montana, David R. Butler Feb 2025

The Geography Of Rockfall Hazards In Glacier National Park, Montana, David R. Butler

The Geographical Bulletin

Glacier National Park, Montana, has a long history of falling rock and rockfall accidents. The recent history of rockfall activities and accidents in the Park is documented here. Rockfalls are frequent in spring and autumn months, when temperatures fluctuate across the freezing point. Summer rockfall activity is primarily associated with heavy rainfall. Hazardous rockfalls may occur on any slope aspect, especially in areas where stratigraphic dip parallels the slope. Numerous accidents from falling rock have occurred, but are spatially concentrated in two major and two minor highway zones, as well as i., the backcountry. Visitors to the Park are effectively …

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Editorial Comments Facilitating Field Research, H. J. De Blij Feb 2025

Editorial Comments Facilitating Field Research, H. J. De Blij

The Geographical Bulletin

All of us remember the favorite sayings of some of our teachers. When I was a first-year student at the University of the Witwatersrand, Professor J. H. Wellington would start many a lecture by stating "Geography is a field science. What I am about to tell you comes from my field notes. When you go on to graduate school, your success or failure will depend on your ability to do original field research." When I was in the Master's degree program at Northwestern University, a visiting professor, A. E. Moodie, liked to say that "If you cannot map it, it …

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A Comparison Of Regional Drought Patterns In The Contiguous United States Using Four Measures Of Drought Severity, Peter T. Soule Feb 2025

A Comparison Of Regional Drought Patterns In The Contiguous United States Using Four Measures Of Drought Severity, Peter T. Soule

The Geographical Bulletin

The primary objectives of this study are 1) to identify spatially homogeneous drought (moisture) regions in the contiguous United States using four different measures of drought severity, and 2) to determine whether these regional drought patterns are consistent across the drought types represented by these indices. Data used include monthly values of the Palmer Hydrologic Drought Index (PHDI)' Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI)' Palmer Moisture Anomaly Index (ZINX), and standardized scores (zscores) of precipitation (PREZ), for the period 1931-1985. A series of S-mode principal components analyses and a VARIMAX rotation are used to search for aggregations of climatic divisions that …

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Cover And Forewords, C. Nicholas Raphael Feb 2025

Cover And Forewords, C. Nicholas Raphael

The Geographical Bulletin

Cover and Forewords

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Volume 32-1 Complete Issue, C. Nicholas Raphael Feb 2025

Volume 32-1 Complete Issue, C. Nicholas Raphael

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 32-1 Complete Issue

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Native Texans' Perception Of Yankees, Byron D. Augustin, Dennis E. Fitzsimons Feb 2025

Native Texans' Perception Of Yankees, Byron D. Augustin, Dennis E. Fitzsimons

The Geographical Bulletin

Texas now ranks as the third most populous state in the United States. Over the past 40 years, much of the population growth can be attributed to migration from outside the state's boundaries. Not all native Texans look favorably on the new growth patterns. "Yankee" is a term which some native Texans tend to label any new resident who does not enter from Mexico. The purpose of this paper is to delineate those states which are perceived by native Texans to produce Yankees. A second goal is to provide insight into the perception that native Texans have regarding the word …

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Comparison Of Temporal Differences In Models Of Soil Moisture And Plant Biomass Variability In The Southern Great Plains Of The United States, Stephen J. Walsh Feb 2025

Comparison Of Temporal Differences In Models Of Soil Moisture And Plant Biomass Variability In The Southern Great Plains Of The United States, Stephen J. Walsh

The Geographical Bulletin

Multiple regression models of soil moisture at 15, 61, and 91 cm depths, and for above-ground plant biomass explained 92, 90, 92, and 88 percent of the variability, respectively, through field data collected in 1986. Multiple regression models developed for soil moisture and plant biomass, through data collected in 1985, answered 83, 91, and 82 percent, and 85 percent of the variability, respectively. Field data were collected along a 200 km transect in west-central Oklahoma from May through August 1985 and 1986: four sites were eliminated in 1986 and sampling was changed from weekly to bi-weekly. Air temperature, precipitation levels, …

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Heat Island Of The Akron Canton Regional Airport, Ohio, Nirmala Kochar, Thomas W. Schmidlin Feb 2025

Heat Island Of The Akron Canton Regional Airport, Ohio, Nirmala Kochar, Thomas W. Schmidlin

The Geographical Bulletin

Air temperatures measured by the National Weather Service at rural airports may not represent the temperatures of the surrounding rural areas because of extensive paved surfaces, buildings, sparse vegetation, and the flow of surface traffic at the airport. These factors may cause the presence of a heat island which is generally an urban phenomenon. The temperature and wind of the Akron-Canton Airport and eight nearby rural sites was studied between December 1987 and October 1988. The results showed that the airport was a heat island for 83% of the calm, clear evenings. An airport heat island did not exist under …

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Shoreline Modification And Land Use Of Ford Lake, Michigan, Ashley M. Long, Gregory D. Ruhl Feb 2025

Shoreline Modification And Land Use Of Ford Lake, Michigan, Ashley M. Long, Gregory D. Ruhl

The Geographical Bulletin

Ford Lake in an 800-acre dammed reservoir on the Huron River some 35 miles west of Detroit. The 10-mile shoreline was investigated in the field as well as with the use of soil data and aerial photographs. The investigation of the shoreline reveals that shoreline erosion and mass wasting are related to high erodible soil types. The shoreline is being urbanized mainly with multifamily housing, causing a removal of the deciduous hardwood vegetation which has led to increased runoff. Shoreline owners have reinforced the shoreline to combat severe erosion. It is recommended that a reevalution be undertaken to provide development …

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Research Needs In Physical Geography, Melvin G. Marcus Feb 2025

Research Needs In Physical Geography, Melvin G. Marcus

The Geographical Bulletin

The future of research in physical geography is assessed and discussed. The discussion is divided into three parts: the inevitable generalization and comments on geography; geography's share of research funds; and critical research objectives for the future are selectively surveyed. The comments are hopefully not solely limited to physical geography but to geography in general. In spite of technical innovations the writer suggests field studies, regional information and an assessment of older data ought to be undertaken.

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Editorial Comments Geography And Yesteryear, Geoffrey J. Martin Feb 2025

Editorial Comments Geography And Yesteryear, Geoffrey J. Martin

The Geographical Bulletin

Have you noticed how we revere what is new? A new scholarly book, a new text book, a new article, a new idea, a new assessment, a new terminology all seem to readily command our attention. This is not surprising for we live in a society which places a premium on what is new; and what is new is considered best. Now such an evaluation is probably legitimate for the accumulative sciences ... mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology. It is eminently not true for art, music and literature; Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt, Mozart and Tchaikovsky, Chaucer and Shakespeare, each speak …

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Cover And Forewords, C. Nicholas Raphael Feb 2025

Cover And Forewords, C. Nicholas Raphael

The Geographical Bulletin

Cover and Forewords

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News From The Chapters 1990-1991, C. Nicholas Raphael Feb 2025

News From The Chapters 1990-1991, C. Nicholas Raphael

The Geographical Bulletin

Our small club had an interesting and enjoyable year. In late October GTU sponsored a geography quiz in the student union to test students' knowledge of geography and draw their attention to the upcoming Geography Awareness Week. The Friday before Geography Awareness Week, we published some of the results of the quiz and promoted geography as an interesting and rewarding career. During Geography Awareness Week, we again set up a table in the union and highlighted different aspects of geography and promoted our department.

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Volume 33-2 Complete Issue, C. Nicholas Raphael Feb 2025

Volume 33-2 Complete Issue, C. Nicholas Raphael

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Volume 33-2 Complete Issue

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The Creation Of A Digital Cartographic Data Base For Locator Maps, Karen R. Mulcahy Feb 2025

The Creation Of A Digital Cartographic Data Base For Locator Maps, Karen R. Mulcahy

The Geographical Bulletin

This paper reports on the procedures and problems associated with the development of a digital cartographic data base for the creation of small scale, small size locator maps. These locator maps are used as inserts to accompany thematic and planimetric maps. They are generally very simple outlines of coastlines or political boundaries, but may also contain boxed or shaded areas, graticules, and occasionally, thematic content. Several cartographic data sets were evaluated and three were chosen for use to cover a map scale range of 1 :800 million to 1: 30 million. The data sets were then reviewed and edited. Finally, …

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Glacio-Dynamic Variations In Central New York Drumlins: A Morphometric Analysis, Mark Francek, Roger Blish Feb 2025

Glacio-Dynamic Variations In Central New York Drumlins: A Morphometric Analysis, Mark Francek, Roger Blish

The Geographical Bulletin

Varying rates of till deformation as a function of surface topography and direction of continental ice advance are linked to pattern and form variations in drumlins. Five transects are examined morphometrically . Transects are selected on the basis of their slope and direction of ice advance. A hypothesis based on variable rates of clast lodgement and till deformation accounts for most of drumlins' spatial characteristics. The Cayuga Trough funnelled most of the ice southward and the large amounts of till mobilized contribute to high drumlin densities. The observed increase in drumlin elongation is linked to local ice surging. Away from …

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Support For The United States In The United Nations On Cold War Issues And The Distribution Of Foreign Aid To Central American And Caribbean Countries, Gerald R. Webster Feb 2025

Support For The United States In The United Nations On Cold War Issues And The Distribution Of Foreign Aid To Central American And Caribbean Countries, Gerald R. Webster

The Geographical Bulletin

The agenda of the General Assembly of the United Nations has been dominated by Cold War battles between the United States and the Soviet Union during much of the organization's 45-year history. Do countries who support the United States on votes associated with the Cold War receive larger quantities of U.S. foreign assistance? This paper examines two hypotheses pertaining to this question with regard to the voting behavior of 12 Central American and Caribbean countries between 1970 and 1987. The cross-sectional analysis finds significant evidence for a link between U.N. voting behavior and the quantities of per capita U.S. foreign …

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Newspaper Headlines And Location: A Survey Of Geographic Knowledge Of Eastern Michigan University Students, Steven P. Semmens Feb 2025

Newspaper Headlines And Location: A Survey Of Geographic Knowledge Of Eastern Michigan University Students, Steven P. Semmens

The Geographical Bulletin

This study assesses the ability of Eastern Michigan University students to correlate selected newspaper headlines with the actual location of the associated stories. For this purpose, a stratified random sample of 100 students was selected from students enrolled in classes offered by the Military Science Department. A 25-item test was given to 25 freshmen , sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The students' scores averaged 76.7 percent. Of the variables examined, significant differences in test results were obtained when comparing males to females, the four academic classes, and groupings based upon ACT scores. A lesser distinction was evident when comparing the results …

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The Use Of Dendrogeomorphic Techniques To Date A Beaverdam Outburst Flood In Oglethorpe County, Georgia, Katherine A. Schipke, David R. Butler Feb 2025

The Use Of Dendrogeomorphic Techniques To Date A Beaverdam Outburst Flood In Oglethorpe County, Georgia, Katherine A. Schipke, David R. Butler

The Geographical Bulletin

An outburst flood from a failed beaver dam occurred in September, 1987, in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. The flood event tilted, scarred, and traumatized trees along the banks of Millstone Creek. Dendrogeomorphological techniques were employed to verify that the flood event was recorded in the annual rings of these trees, and to produce an index cutoff value for ring responses. Because of its recency, a very high number of sampled tree-rings recorded the flood; however, older floods are less likely to be so strongly recorded in the sampled trees, diminishing the usefulness of the index value concept. An alternative approach used …

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Projections And Perceptions Editorial Comments Speaking Critically, O. Orland Maxfield Feb 2025

Projections And Perceptions Editorial Comments Speaking Critically, O. Orland Maxfield

The Geographical Bulletin

The field of Geography has experienced much change during my professional career, which I date from my arrival to teach at the University of Arkansas in September, 1946 (I retired in May, 1990). My geographical education was under seasoned, mature geographers who had taught several years and were themselves the product of early 20th century geographers. I chose the field because I liked the subject, not be - cause of job opportunities, and because of the perspect

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Cover And Forewords, C. Nicholas Raphael Feb 2025

Cover And Forewords, C. Nicholas Raphael

The Geographical Bulletin

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