Noisiest Country?
Saturday February 25, 2012
After nearly fifteen years of running this website, I thought I'd received every possible question imaginable. However, a Peace Corps volunteer recently wrote to ask which countries are the ... Read More
Water Scarcity in Jordan, A Case Study
Monday February 20, 2012
Jordan is an excellent example of a country dealing with water scarcity. Due to the country's climate and lack of adequate rainfall and water sources, Jordan's water use vastly ... Read More
Of Surveying and Surveyors
Monday February 13, 2012
Contributing writer Emma Irving recently completed a course on geomatics, also commonly known as surveying, so she has written an overview of the topic of surveying so that we can ... Read More
Bifurcation of Streams
Thursday February 9, 2012
While most are familiar with the concept of river tributaries, the streams that feed into a larger river, there is a less-common situation where a river divides into smaller streams. ... Read More
Geography News Roundup
Wednesday February 8, 2012
Here are a few of my favorite geographical news stories, culled from my continual postings on my Twitter feed:
In 50 to 200 million years, the new super-continent of Amasia (a ... Read More
Geography of the Strait of Hormuz
Tuesday February 7, 2012
The Strait of Hormuz, located between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman of the Arabian Sea, has been in the news lately as the United States and Iran ... Read More
Geography as a Science
Friday February 3, 2012
In her latest article, Xanthe Webb Aintablian explores the place of geography within the sciences. She discusses the foundations of the discipline and its modern-day growth and use ... Read More