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Volume 21 Complete Issue, Robert M. Ward

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 21 Complete Issue

Metrics, And How It All Came About, Harold E. Padelford

The Geographical Bulletin

Surveying? Just use the laser beam for a measuring device; accuracy of one mm to a range of eight km. But why the need for accuracy and what is a meter? The use of the meter as the basis of all linear measurement has been a matter of controversy for several centuries. Some few nations oppose the adoption of the metric system, most nations have adopted it wholly. No effort will be made here to analyze the controversy. However, the controversy leads one to wonder why and how the metric system came into existence. The purpose of this article is …

News From The Chapters 1980-81, Robert M. Ward

The Geographical Bulletin

News from the Chapters 1980-81

The St. Clair River Delta A Unique Lake Delta*, C. Nicholas Raphael, Eugene Jaworski

The Geographical Bulletin

Because of long-term and shortterm lake level changes, the geomorphology and vegetation patterns of the St. Clair River delta are unique. Marine delta studies and Late Quaternary chronology in the Great Lakes have progressed significantly in the past decade and the delta is investigated from the viewpoint of these developments. Although this delta has a shape similar to the Mississippi River delta, several forms and processes are different.

United States/Canada Electricity Exchange: The Case Of The Michigan/Ontario Border, Carl F. Ojala, Elwood J.C. Kureth

The Geographical Bulletin

The energy problem is the first of its kind to have repercussions throughout the world. Driven by unavoidable economic circumstances, it would have developed eventually regardless of the decisions of particular world leaders or consortiums. Energy supply and demand have created new tensions and uncertainties within and among countries. The problem has profound impact on the management of a nation's economy and affects relations between nations. It requires adjustments for all to make; it involves breaking old contacts and establishing new international ties.

‘Casar Public Lecture: The New Middle East Game Of Thrones’, The Prince Alwaleed Center For American Studies And Research Casar

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Dive into the high-stakes drama of "The New Middle East: Game of Thrones" with Prof. Alaa El-Hadidi, former Egyptian Ambassador to Turkey, Russia, and Romania, and Professor of Professor of Practice, PPAD Department, School of GAPP .

This lecture was held on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at the AUC New Cairo Campus.

The speaker discussed insider insights on regional power plays that unravels today's geopolitical intrigue like never before.

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Inter-Prefectural Migration Of Older Adults In The Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Katsuyoshi Nakazawa, Shinji Komatsu

Japanese Society and Culture

This study uses population migration data from the 2020 National Census to examine the migration of older adults within the Tokyo metropolitan area and between the Tokyo metropolitan area and other areas. The main results are as follows: In the Tokyo metropolitan area, both older adults aged 65–74 and those aged 75 and over move out of Tokyo to the three surrounding prefectures. This tendency was more prevalent in those aged 75 and over than those aged 65–74. Regarding migration between the Tokyo metropolitan area and other areas, the results show the opposite trend, with those aged 65–74 outflowing from …

Cover And Forewords, Robert M. Ward

The Geographical Bulletin

Cover and Forewords

Volume 23 Complete Issue, Robert M. Ward

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 23 Complete Issue

Data Collection And Field Research Opportunities And Problems In India, A. K. Chakravarti

The Geographical Bulletin

There are few countries in the world which can provide such a wide range of problems for field study as India. For both macro and micro level studies, spatial variations in physical, cultural, economic and political conditions within a short distance may be phenomenal and provide a complex matrix for analysis. India is divided into linguistic states. A linguistic state in turn may contain tertiary subcultures, each with a different set of conditions within its boundaries. On a linguistic state may be superimposed three distinct areas of tertiary subcultures, viz., urban, rural-and tribal, each with different levels of education, standard …

Protecting Farmland In Maryland: A Review Of The Agricultural Land Preservation Program, Craig Shollenberger

The Geographical Bulletin

During the past ten to twelve years, we have witnessed an acceleration in the conversion of farmland to non-agricultural uses. The rate of conversion averaged approximately three million acres per year between 1970 and 1980. The loss of farmland has been more acute in some states than others. For example, New Hampshire and Rhode Island could lose all their prime farmland by the year 2000 if present rates continue. West Virginia could lose 73% of its prime farmland, Connecticut 70%, Massachusetts 51%, Maryland 44%, Vermont 43%, and Utah 35% if current trends continue.

A Study Of Student Reaction To Overhead Projection Of Map Concepts, Horace Macmahan

The Geographical Bulletin

More often than not, the most conspicuous teaching device in any college or university classroom is the overhead projector. It has become so essential to many instructors that it remains in the room as a permanent fixture. But how effectively do transparencies projected onto a screen convey the ideas that we want to teach? For example, does overhead projection of map images enhance the learning of map concepts? Or would chalkboard sketches of map symbols, elevation contours and so forth be a more receptive teaching medium?

Astronomical Geography: An Examination Of The Early American Literature, James W. Vining

The Geographical Bulletin

Judging from textbooks in geography, there must be educational value in starting with the general and proceeding to the specific, an application of the deductive approach. It is not uncommon today for introductory physical geography and earth science textbooks to precede the examination of the planet's interior, land-water surface, and atmosphere with a brief survey of the fundamentals of astronomy. Not only is this true today, it has been true from the beginnings of American geography, as this study documents. Specifically, this paper examines the information on astronomy in geography school books published before 1850 for the purposes of determining …

The Dark Heart Of Europe: Culture Conflict In Transylvania, Dean Sinclair

The Geographical Bulletin

The Dark Heart of Europe: Culture Conflict in Transylvania

Editor's Comments Guest Editorial Applied Geography: Retrospect And Prospect, Charles F. Gritzner

The Geographical Bulletin

Just as the wayward Christian often seeks atonement and salvation during troubled times of crisis, so too has geography knelt before the altar seeking to be born again. In the judgment of some, we have sinned. We have worshiped false idols and turned our backs to the desperate cries of even our own followers. Now we ourselves plead for understanding, a new perspective, and redemption. A voice calls out, warning us that there is but "one Lord, one faith, one baptism." As Christians, we know we have heard Truth; as geographers, aware of the many perceptions of god held by …

Cover And Forewords, Robert M. Ward

The Geographical Bulletin

Cover and Forewords

Volume 22 Complete Issue, Robert M. Ward

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 22 Complete Issue

News From The Chapters 1982-83, Robert M. Ward

The Geographical Bulletin

News from the Chapters 1983

Comments On Robert Ward's Apathy, Sharafat Khan

The Geographical Bulletin

I am a firm believer in quality research and teaching. Thus I was very pleased to read Robert Ward's comments regarding "apathy" on the part of the students to produce and submit quality research papers for publication. While I am in congruence with most of the comments, I do, however, feel that Dr. Ward is rather overly critical than one might expect. Dr. Ward fails to consider the many pressures under which most students must work, especially at the graduate level. I am not making .any excuses nor attempting to protect the student body, but I feel that this dimension …

A Crack In The Dustbowl, Robert Garino

The Geographical Bulletin

Dust storms have been a common occurrence in the southwestern plains of the United States. Thus, the name "dustbowl" is an apt one given to a region which includes the central part of the six state area of Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska (Figure 1). Before the 1930s, there had been periodic droughts in this region, but the dusty conditions that accompanied them had always been restricted to the drought stricken area. Since the population of this region was relatively small, and few acres of land were farmed, the dust severely affected only a small number of …