Just Scratching The Surface-Geographers And The Mining West,
2025
University of Wisconsin Cente
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,
2025
University of Damascus-Syria
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,
2025
Heath/ Zenith Data System, Inc.
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,
2025
Kansas State University
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,
2025
Eastern Michigan University
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,
2025
Eastern Michigan University
News From The Chapters 1983-84,
2025
Eastern Michigan University
News From The Chapters 1983-84, Robert M. Ward
The Geographical Bulletin
News from the Chapters 1983-84
Volume 27 Complete Issue,
2025
Eastern Michigan University
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,
2025
Eastern Michigan University
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),
2025
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sui
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,
2025
University of Riyad
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,
2025
Oklahoma State University
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,
2025
Eastern Michigan University
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, …
College Of Natural Sciences 2024 Year-End Publication,
2025
South Dakota State University
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
Cover And Forewords,
2025
Eastern Michigan University
News From The Chapters 1985-1986,
2025
Eastern Michigan University
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,
2025
Eastern Michigan University
Volume 28-2 Complete Issue, Robert M. Ward
The Geographical Bulletin
Volume 28-2 Complete Issue
Effective Leadership Theories For Geographers In Education,
2025
Zenith Data Systems
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,
2025
Eastern Michigan University
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,
2025
Valparaiso University
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 …
