The Creation Of A Digital Cartographic Data Base For Locator Maps,
2025
Hunter College
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, …
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,
2025
University of Alabama
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 …
The Use Of Dendrogeomorphic Techniques To Date A Beaverdam Outburst Flood In Oglethorpe County, Georgia,
2025
University of Georgia
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 …
Newspaper Headlines And Location: A Survey Of Geographic Knowledge Of Eastern Michigan University Students,
2025
Eastern Michigan University
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 …
Projections And Perceptions Editorial Comments Speaking Critically,
2025
University of Arkansas
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
Cover And Forewords,
2025
Eastern Michigan
University
Cover And Forewords, C. Nicholas Raphael
The Geographical Bulletin
Cover and Forewords
Volume 33-1 Complete Issue,
2025
Eastern Michigan
University
Volume 33-1 Complete Issue, C. Nicholas Raphael
The Geographical Bulletin
Volume 33-1 Complete Issue
News From The Chapters 1989-90,
2025
Eastern Michigan
University
News From The Chapters 1989-90, C. Nicholas Raphael
The Geographical Bulletin
The Eta Gamma Chapter of GTU sponsored a number of events that were well attended by both student members and faculty guests. The Chapter hosted a coffee hour for the new department faculty member, Dr. Michael Broadway. Geography Careers Night was arranged by Eta Gamma as part of the 1989 Geography Awareness Week celebration. Two Geneseo geography graduates presented their views on job opportunities in the field, followed by questions from a panel of GTU officers.
Hydrogeological Sensitivity Of Transportation Routes In Hazardous Waste Disposal Facilities Siting,
2025
University of Florida
Hydrogeological Sensitivity Of Transportation Routes In Hazardous Waste Disposal Facilities Siting, David A. Padgett
The Geographical Bulletin
An analysis of federal rules for siting hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) reveals that minimal consideration is directed towards the potential for groundwater pollution during transport. Hazardous substances are being introduced to groundwater annually from spills during shipping. Federal regulations do include stringent aquifer protection measures for the immediate facilities' sites; however, little attention has been paid to the hydrogeological sensitivity of the highway and railway corridors. This project raises the policy question of possibly including the hydrogeological sensitivity of transport routes as decision-making criteria for location of proposed TSDFs. An examination of current regulations and a …
The 1987-88 Drought In Selected North-Central United States: The Dimensions Of Precipitation Deficiency,
2025
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
The 1987-88 Drought In Selected North-Central United States: The Dimensions Of Precipitation Deficiency, Rafique Ahmed
The Geographical Bulletin
The north-central United States, namely Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, experienced a severe drought during 1987-88 crop year. Monthly precipitation data of the crop year (September through August) were analyzed for 58 stations over the period 1964-65 through 1987-88 to quantify the intensity and extent of this drought. With the exception of a narrow strip in northern Minnesota the entire study area was affected by this drought. More than 92 percent of the stations experienced seven to eleven months of precipitation deficiency during this drought. Approximately 50 percent of the study area experienced precipitation deficiency of over 30 percent. South-central Iowa …
The Centennial Farm Program In Michigan,
2025
Eastern Michigan University
The Centennial Farm Program In Michigan, Susan Tosick Storwick, Robert M. Ward, Linda Young
The Geographical Bulletin
Some 4,500 centennial farms were documented in Michigan at the end of the 1980 decade. Qualifications for centennial farm status are somewhat subjectively interpreted. However, the most important criterion is based on families and descendants occupying farms for 100 years or more. Some farms are being decertified when the continuous ownership is broken by sale of the property. The necessity to sell is attributed in part to declining farm revenue, aging farmers who lack heirs and urban land pressure. Before termination from the program, some farmers have sold small parcels of their land, hired fa rm labor, or switched to …
The Abandoned Shipwreck Act Of 1987 And The Reaction Of State Historic Preservation Offices,
2025
Eastern Michigan University
The Abandoned Shipwreck Act Of 1987 And The Reaction Of State Historic Preservation Offices, Kelly A. Victor, Gary M. Victor
The Geographical Bulletin
The Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 is perhaps the most important piece of recent federal legislation enacted affecting underwater archaeology and the preservation of underwater historic sites. With this short statute, the federal government vested title to virtually all historic shipwrecks in navigable water to the states. The act also changed existing legal principles in order to allow the states to enact their own laws to protect and preserve underwater historic resources. This article begins with a discussion of the Abandoned Shipreck Act of 1987- what it is, what it does and how it has changed the law related to …
Projections And Perceptions-Editoral Comments. The Changing Human Impact,
2025
University of Oxford
Projections And Perceptions-Editoral Comments. The Changing Human Impact, Andrew Goudie
The Geographical Bulletin
In recent decades the power of humans to modify the landscape has been transformed by the achievements of humans in increasing their numbers, the increase in individual affluence and consumption in western societies, and the application of new technologies. During the twentieth century the human population of the planet has exploded. It was not until the time of George Perkins Marsh, author of that great landmark work on conservation Man and Nature (1864), that the world's population reached 1000 million-a process that had taken about 3 million years. However, by 1930 it had doubled yet again to 2000 million, by …
Erosion Of Coastal Beaches And Dunes During The Highest Water Level On Record In Southern Maine, Usa (Data Files),
2025
University of New England
Erosion Of Coastal Beaches And Dunes During The Highest Water Level On Record In Southern Maine, Usa (Data Files), Katelyn Dewater, Matthew Pittsley, Johanna Birchem, Ruth Ellis, Tyler Janik, Paige-Marie Merrill, William Kochtitzky
Geographic Information Systems Data Projects
Maine experienced its highest water level ever recorded on January 13, 2024, just two days after another winter storm with an even higher storm surge on a smaller tide. In this study, we aimed to quantify the impact of these storms along five shorelines in York County, Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport, Fortunes Rocks, Middle, Biddeford Pool, and Hills, in Biddeford, and Camp Ellis, Ferry, and Bayview beaches in Saco. We used aerial and unoccupied aerial vehicle (UAV/drone) imagery to analyze the changes in area and volume of dunes and sand along the beaches before, after, and during recovery due …
To Enhance Sustainable Development Goal Research, Open Up Commercial Satellite Image Archives,
2025
Université catholique de Louvain
To Enhance Sustainable Development Goal Research, Open Up Commercial Satellite Image Archives, Philippe Rufin, Patrick Meyfroidt, Felicia O. Akinyemi, Lyndon Estes, Esther Shupei Ibrahim, Meha Jain, Hannah Kerner, Sá Nogueira Lisboa, David Lobell, Catherine Nakalembe, Claudio Persello, Michelle C.A. Picoli, Natasha Ribeiro, Almeida Alberto Sitoe, Katharina Waha, Sherrie Wang
Geography
Observing the Earth with satellites offers clear advantages when it comes to tracking the health of the planet—consistent measurements that can be translated into environmentally relevant estimates, such as carbon, crop productivity, or land use. The resulting information covers large regions, irrespective of administrative boundaries. These measurements also drastically reduce costs compared with on-the-ground data collection efforts. Earth observation (EO) data thereby efficiently deliver timely insights that can directly inform sustainability debates, including with regard to United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the heart of these efforts are open data initiatives linked to the public release of medium- …
Cover And Forewords,
2025
Eastern Michigan
University
Cover And Forewords, C. Nicholas Raphael
The Geographical Bulletin
Cover and Forewords
The Geography Of The European Dreadnought Race: 1884-1919,
2025
Illinois State University
The Geography Of The European Dreadnought Race: 1884-1919, William D. Walters, Jr.
The Geographical Bulletin
The launching of HMS Dreadnought in 1906 is sometimes regarded as the start of the warship building race preceding World War One and is often seen as one of the causes of that war. In fact, the European battleship building race goes back to the 1880s. Most of the countries of Europe participated in some way in this race, which involved significant transfer of technology from the more developed to the less developed countries of Europe. Spain, Italy and Russia received significant aid from armaments firms in northern and western Europe. During the period before the war, battleships dominated naval …
Volume 34-1 Complete Issue,
2025
Eastern Michigan
University
Volume 34-1 Complete Issue, C. Nicholas Raphael
The Geographical Bulletin
Volume 34-1 Complete Issue
Late Holocene Coastal And Estuarine Environments Of The Shanghai Area, People's Republic Of China,
2025
Shanghai Normal University
Late Holocene Coastal And Estuarine Environments Of The Shanghai Area, People's Republic Of China, Li Jinan, Yan Qinshang
The Geographical Bulletin
Four major sedimentary environments have been identified in the Shanghai area which were deposited over the past 7,000 years, 3 to 20 meters above a Pleistocene basal clay. These are marsh, lagoon, recurved spit and tidal flat. The morphology west of Shanghai is a fresh water marsh since it was not transgressed by rising Holocene sea levels. In the central area, a recurved spit and lagoon had developed from 6,500 years B.P. to 3,500 years B.P. However, the tidal flat has characterized coastal sedimentation in the eastern part of Shanghai since 3,000 years B.P.
Thematic Innovation On The North American Colonial Frontier: Comparisons Of The Four Historic Maps Of Fort Michilimackinac, Michigan 1749-1769,
2025
Miami University of Ohio
Thematic Innovation On The North American Colonial Frontier: Comparisons Of The Four Historic Maps Of Fort Michilimackinac, Michigan 1749-1769, Richard Alan Sambrook
The Geographical Bulletin
To date, four historic maps of Fort Michilimackinac, Michigan are recognized: de Lotbiniere's Plan and Description (1749), the Magra Map (1766), the Nordberg Map (1769), and the Crown Collection Map (circa 1766-1769). These maps are all different in a number of important map features, including scale, style, technique, and portrayal of the type and detail of information included on the map, especially the accuracy of the location and size of structures within the fort. This paper also demonstrates the wealth of social, cultural and architectural information contained within the four existing historic maps. In conjunction these maps have both aided …
