Regional geography

(IHL). Of the 8 universities, only Mississippi State University and University of Mississippi offer both undergraduate and graduate degrees in geography. Jackson State University, Alcorn State University, Delta State University, Mississippi State for Women, and Mississippi Valley State University offer no geography degrees. However, some of them offer geography related degrees. Mississippi State University The geoscience department at Mississippi State University is celebrating centennial year…

Introduction There are many situations where maps come in handy because there are many forms of maps. There are maps that express ideas, maps that explain how to complete a task and maps that are small-scale representations of a large area or location that is difficult to navigate. This small representation is to help the user find their way around the area or location. This document proposes a reevaluation of the usefulness and accessibility of the maps that are on the University of Houston…

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…

First deference between my hometown, Maghagha and Jersey City is the weather. Both cities have four seasons, but the weather is different for each one of them. The winter in Jersey City is very cold and snowy most of the time, whoever the winter in Maghagha is Warm, rainy, and has no snow. In spite of snow and the cold weather in Jersey City, the life continues because the government and public are prepared for this kind of weather. The government does all effort to keep life running smoothly by…

One of the most vast and discombobulating subjects our education system teaches us is Geography. When I was younger, about nine or ten, I always had the perception that Geography involved the study of volcanos and thunderstorms. However, as I became older I slowly came to the realization that it embodied a great deal more. At the time I was learning about Geography and I didn't even know it. Through my Social Studies class I learned about the Aboriginal Peoples movements through summer and…

The reason I choose a house in Norton Shores area is simply because it is a great neighborhood and is quiet, an excellent safe place to reside with your family. In the Norton Shores area there is an extremely low crime rate and in the Norton Shores public school district. the school system in the Norton Shores school district is safe and a place of higher leaning, for an even better reason, It's a place I would trust to send my own children if I were to ever plan on having any in the near future…

Please define the terms listed below: 1. Physical Geography is the study of the earth’s physical features, like mountains, soils and waters. 2. Human Geography is the study of the way people have had an impact on the Earth’s physical features, like constructing dams or buildings. 3. Absolute location is a location on the earth that can be found by using mathematical coordinates. 4. Latitude is one of the measures used for absolute location. It is a measurement that goes from north to…

I decided to do a research and evaluate Gill Valentine because through some quick background check, I was very interested in that she focused her research on culture of the youth and childhood that are influenced by urban societies and environment. To me, it was her interest in the youth and her ambition toward making contributions to younger generation that made me wanted to know more about the goals of all her researches. Through my research on Gill Valentine, I realized that she is a great…

The major theme of Section one, Units one and two, articles 1-15, in Geography by Gerald R. Pitzl, is how the discipline of Geography is so widely-themed, with the examples of the destruction of rainforests, desertification, and pollution featured in Unit two. Before studying this book, I never thought of pollution or how humans can damage our global environment being a topic a Geographer studied. I thought that Geography was based on maps and the land. The importance of humans and the way we…

Geographers use a variety of maps because it helps us explain what goes on, on the Earth, see what the Earth will be like in the future, and research why the earth does things the way it does. Maps help us explain the weather, the patterns in geology, and other miscellaneous facts. They also help us see what we need to wear, and prepare for like tornados or hurricanes, even earthquakes. Lastly maps help us research why there are hot and cold days, what the average whether will be in a country or…