Get Outside And Explore

You never know what you mind find when you go out. Learning about nature, geography, the geosciences, this is part of how we learn. We can read books, but we should also go out and explore. You never know what you might find.

Minnesota, Land Of The Sky-Tinted Waters

Want to go fishing? Go to Minnesota. Here is why. Minnesota’s name comes from the Dakota word meaning “land of sky-tinted waters”, referring to the lakes. The lakes are a major geographic feature of the state of Minnesota. It has the nickname of The Land of 10,000 Lakes. Actually, according the official count, there are over…

Merry Christmas. A Geography Lesson.

Christmas is about the birth of Jesus Christ. And being this is a holiday for Christ, let’s have a geography lesson dedicated to it. The maps shows where Jesus Christ was born. Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem. It is located in what is now the West Bank, Palestine, next to Israel. Christmas is a…

American tea growing potential

Tea is a crop grown mainly in the warmer parts of Asia and in East Africa, especially the highland areas. However, there are some tea growing operations in the USA as well. The potential is there for the USA to grow more tea, particularly in the nation’s subtropical regions in the South. Geography will play…

International Tea Day

15 December is International Tea Day . Tea is enjoyed throughout the world. It has its origins in China , in Yunnan province. Now, it’s enjoyed through the the world. To understand the geographic aspect tea, you must understand weather, climate, altitude, movement, which are mentioned further in the video below.

The Best Way To Look At Climate Change and Global Warming.

It is a fact. Changes have been taking place in terms of the climates on this planet. The Earth has gotten warmer over the last 50 years, despite what Breitbart and Conservapedia would try to tell you. However, this is the challenge. Everything has been viewed from a political lens, left, center, or right. This…

Breitbart Should Stay Out of Matters of Climate Change

A few days ago, Breitbart put out a report stating that the earth was actually cooling. The Weather Channel responded with a retort: https://weather.com/news/news/breitbart-misleads-americans-climate-change Basically, the Weather Channel told Breitbart to quit misleading people about climate change. While the message from the Weather Channel is agreeable, there is more TheGeoScholar is up to discuss. Breitbart is…

75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, and Geography

75 years ago today, Pearl Harbor, near Honolulu, Hawaii was attacked. 7 December 1941. It was attacked by the Imperial Navy of Japan and its submarines. This attack would commence the USA’s entry into World War II in the Pacific Theater. Pearl Harbor is a joint base with Hickam. The Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam is…

Small Satellites Are Catching On

Coming to an orbit near you..

Explaining Remote Sensing.

In a nutshell, remote sensing can be described like this: Gathering information about something without touching it. That is essentially what remote sensing is. Remotely sensing what a place is like. That is a simple explanation. Here is more. There is active remote sensing, and passive remote sensing. Passive remote sensing is indirectly acquiring data…