cyber construct is sufficient to address the cyber domains unique geography. Next the paper will examine whether the national organizational structure tasked with cyber operations needs to be reorganized and subsequently require a change to the United States Code (USC). Finally, the paper will discuss that if a reorganization is required, which agency should be in charge of cyber security for the United States. Cyber Geography The emergence of the cyber domain has been uniquely different…
is in the present day. Taking on Geology was a decision I made based on my thorough enjoyment and fascination of the physical aspect of geography at GCSE, particularly learning about volcanoes, earthquakes and the mighty forces that shape the planet to what it has become today. My curiosity about plate tectonics and rock formations led me to segue from Geography to Geology, a department at the college where I found myself most enthralled. Learning about the mighty processes that our planet went…
students, and community residents. This address is home, work, play, culture and most importantly history. This is Morgan State University. Morgan State severs as a pillar of urban society in Baltimore. Morgan State University needs the kind of geography that preserves history yet enables growth. This environment will ensure a supportive atmosphere that promotes student success, enhances prestige Morgan’s status as a university, and contribution to community development. This essay will examine…
Ken Jennings’ Maphead narrates his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so interesting to him and to fellow fans everywhere. Jennings takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks from the London Map Fair to the bowels of the Library of Congress, from the prepubescent geniuses at the National Geographic Bee to the computer programmers at Google Earth. Each chapter delves into a different aspect of map culture: highpointing, geocaching, road atlas rallying, even…
An evolving industrialized nation can sprout both negative and positive effects. Technology continues to progress through time and evolve our species, but its triumphs can bring chaos when put into the hands of an immoral individual. For example, Richard Reid, also known as the infamous “Shoe-Bomber”, used his expertise with technology to craft an improvised explosive device (IED) to attempt to kill 197 passengers on American Airlines Flight 63 (Shoe bomber NBC). Technology continues to adapt…
In its simplest form, geopolitics can be defined as the ‘theory and practice of politics at a global scale with a specific emphasis on the geographies that both shape and result from that politics’ (Dittimer and Sharp, 2014, p3). Therefore, we can view geopolitical analysis as the examination of politics on a global scale in relation to the physical geography that defines it. Debatably, geopolitical analysis is beginning to lose its relevance in today’s world where the nature of politics and…
it had been used for many centuries. It was used in the original thirteen colonies that became the United States based on the English common law. This system defined the boundaries of a parcel of land by using physical features of the local geography along with directions and distances. The boundaries are described in running prose style, working around the parcel in sequence from a beginning point and returning back to the same point. Features like rivers, tress, unusual rocks, stone…
Calculation Walkability Indices Using GIS-Based Methodology Walkability is a multidisciplinary research subject in several fields such as transportation planning, urban and transportation geography, public health, GIS and commercial interests. As such, it is relevant to insist that walkability is a contested definition. Walkability refers to how friendly an area is for pedestrians. In more detailed definition, walkability as the extent to which the built environment supports and encourages…
Place and Identity Essay The term place can have several different meanings in geography. It is often thought of as a location of a town, city, or region on the Earth’s surface. More specifically, place can define the unique characteristics of a certain location whether it have a very significant meaning to you or no meaning at all. Places not only includes visual characteristics and features of a location but also the associations and feelings that come over us when we are reminded of it or go…
Geography from my understanding is defined as the world we live in natural and human geography. That meaning anything from climate to landscapes, or from the waterfalls to the people that live on earth. Geography tells us so much about this beautiful world we live in. It teaches us about the environment , how it works and what happens when climates change unexpectedly. An example would be if a drout occurs what would happen to the harvest? When the climate changes, the landscaping such as grass,…