Consider many birds that you see and have heard of. Canada geese, cranes, penguins, pelicans, sea gulls. These birds all have one thing in common. They’re water birds. Yes, these are birds that live in, or around the water. It is something that isn’t often thought of, but water does play a role in where…
Month: May 2016
Usefulness of Mathematics in Geography
Geography has a perception of being little more than capital cities and memorizing maps. This could be further from what geography is about. Many people forget that mathematics is an important part of geography. Photo by Clipper Here is an example. Surveyors have to use geometry in their work. This involves determining distances, terrestrial positions,…
The Snow Belt, a potential research center
The North American Snow Belt region, in the Great Lakes region, lives up to its name as a region of heavy snowfall. This region gets the heaviest snowfall totals outside of the Rocky Mountains. The Great Lakes themselves contribute to this phenomenon. Videos below show how lake effect snow works. And here is a…
Of Maps of Nicknames
A map can tell you a few things about a place. Where a place is, the things in that place, certain physical features, statistics. A map can tell you what it intends to tell you. A map can also be an indicator of a city’s nickname. Two cities to look at are New Orleans and…
Geography of a bicycle trail.
May is National Bicycle Month in the USA. Considering that this is a blog about geography, this segment on bicycles is going to take a geographic perspective. Bicycle trails make good places to have leisurely ride without having to deal with the concerns of traffic. Human geography aspect. They are good places for walking around,…
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