As of 2017, the nation of Canada will be 150 years old. With that said, let’s do a little quickfacts. Capital: Ottawa. Anyone could memorize the capitals of nations and provinces. However, there is more to a capital city than that. Ottawa isn’t the largest city in Canada. It’s not even the largest city in…
Month: May 2017
Nashville, Why Geography Matters.
Nashville today, the capital, and second largest city in Tennessee. It is known as the epicenter for country music in the USA. However, one thing has not been considered about Nashville, GEOGRAPHY. Why geography matters for Nashville. Consider the reason it was founded. Many do not know that the Cumberland River was and is a…
Fluvial Lesson in Earth Science
If you ever want to learn something about earth science, go to a river. Just look around. Look at the river banks. Look at the rocks. Look around and explore. A book will always help. However, observe the land around you. Observe the details around you. Look at the rocks, and take some time to…
Portland’s Chances of Getting Major League Baseball
Photo by Brian Halvorsen Today, the Seattle Mariners exist as the most remote Major League Baseball team. It is the only MLB team in the Pacific Northwest. This presents some travel problems. The Mariners fly more miles than any other baseball team because the nearest team is 700 miles away, in Oakland,CA. Seattle-Tacoma-Everett metropolitan area…
Buffalo Could Have Gotten Major League Baseball
The city of Buffalo stands as the 2nd largest city in New York state. A very distant second when it’s considered that New York City and Buffalo are in the same state. A city of over 8 million people vs a a city of 258,703 people according to 2014 estimates. And that figure could be…
Shells, Now And Later
If one ever goes to the beach, one can find many shells. This is assuming that said persons are looking for shells. Shells can be found in other places such as rivers and lakes. Anywhere a mollusk can inhabit, so can shells be found. However, there is more. Fossils of shells have been found in…
Tourism Boom In Cuba Coming?
Travel restrictions to Cuba have been loosening up over the last year for American travels. There are less restrictions in traveling to Cuba. Americans can technically travel to Cuba. However, tourism cannot be listed as the reason for going. It would have to go under family visits; official business of the U.S. government, foreign governments,…
Railroads and Geology
If you go to some railroad tracks, look at the rocks. Many do not understand that there is a connection here between geology and railroads. Here is a lesson in geotechnics. In a nutshell, the layer of rocks, known as track ballast, is like a foundation for the tracks, stopper of flooding, inhibitor of weeds….
Go West, North, And South, Baseball.
Baseball, America’s Pasttime, it is a sport that has long been beloved in the USA. Spring time in America, the flowers blooming, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Passover, and baseball. TheGeoScholar blog has mentioned baseball and geography. This is another edition. Up through 1952, Major League Baseball was played in these cities: New York City, Boston,…
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