Guest Column Index
A Brief History of Arctic Exploration by Bob Edwards
A Bush Pilot, the World's Tallest Waterfall, and the Guiana Highlands by GeoT
A Wandering Easter: Its Ways and Woes by Farrell Brown
Cemetery on a Sand Dune by GeoT
Curitiba, Brazil by Ken Conrad
Do Maps Create or Represent Reality? by Laura Hebert
Dry Farming Wheat by GeoT
El Yunque Rainforest Trip by Frances Wildman
Exclusive Economic Zones by Muncel Chang
Fordlandia by GeoT
Geography Teacher's Inspiration by Karen Arouca
India's French Connection - Pondicherry by GeoT
Kamchatka Peninsula by GeoT
The Kankakee Torrent by GeoT
Kerosene Coal Oil and the Shell Oil Company by GeoT
Kudzu: Weed or Valuable Plant? by June Hollis
Lady Liberty: Plan A & Plan B by GeoT
Lookin' at Lakes by GeoT
Making Geography Fun by Caitlin Dempsey
Mesabi -- Kemosabi by GeoT
My Island, Your Island: Whose Is It? by Muncel Chang
Natural and Constructed Features: Uncle Pete and Kate Shelley by GeoT
Newfoundland and Its Dog by GeoT
Oligochaeta! Oh Really? - Earthworms Around the World by GeoT
Opals of Coober Pedy: They're Grounded! by GeoT
Otto Engine and the Modern World by GeoT
Papua New Guinea's Fly River by GeoT
Peter Pond & Northern Alberta by GeoT
Pleistocene Glaciers and Groundwater by GeoT
Regional Nicknames of North America by Charlie Ragland
Salt Lake City by Shane Oman
Salt Water vs. Fresh Water - Ghyben-Herzberg Lens by Muncel Chang
Sam Otto of Yellowknife, NWT, Canada by GeoT
See the USA in your Chevrolet by GeoT
Some Thoughts About The "Balkans" by Silvia Pavic
Teddy and Koala Bears? by GeoT
Tierra del Fuego - Land of Fire by GeoT
Upper Peninsula of Michigan by GeoT
Aggregate in the Quarries of Illinois by GeoT
How coral reefs in Illinois have become the aggregate that underlie most of our modern construction.
An overview of the fascinating history of Arctic and polar exploration and the search for the Northwest Passage.
Discover how pilot Jimmy Angel left his mark on the landscape of South America.
The date of Easter Sunday, a so-called movable feast day in the Christian Church year, may seem a mystery to many who celebrate it. Guest columnist Farrell Brown explains the reasons Easter Sunday moves across the calendar.
Discover the fascinating geography of railroads and cemeteries around Woodland, Illinois.
The modern and efficient city of Curitiba, Brazil is home to more than two million. Its transportation system is envied worldwide.
Laura explores the philosophy of maps and how maps inherently lie about what they represent.
Learn about the process of dry farming of wheat under precipitation of 15 to 20 inches a year.
Discover Puerto Rico's beautiful El Yunque Rainforest.
Explore the law and tradition governing ownership and jurisdiction over the oceans. Today countries are battling over Exclusive Economic Zones or EEZs.
The story Henry Ford's city in the Amazon rain forest.
An inspirational story about a geography teacher who had quite an impact upon a young student.
Learn about four enclaves of French India.
Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula presents a most fascinating geography and geological history.
The Kankakee River has a fascinating glacial history - find out all about the river and how the town made it into Steve Goodman's song.
Did you know that gasoline was simply a byproduct of kerosene production? Learn all about kerosene and how it helped form the Shell Oil Company.
Most Southerners will tell you that kudzu is a weed, a pest, and a problem, one which is here to stay. Learn the fascinating history of this plant that has taken over the South.
Find out the true initial plan for Lady Liberty.
A virtual tour and information about some of the world's high-altitude lakes and how they ended up in such strange locations.
Take an online tour and discover some innovative ways teachers are sparking their students' excitement of geography in their classrooms.
The story of Minnesota's Mesabi Range, one of the world's largest iron ore mining regions in the world.
The eunuch explorer named Cheng Ho of China in the 15th century has a lot to do with China's claim on the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
All about the world's longest and highest double track railroad bridge and a woman who saved the lives of a train crew.
A brief history of Newfoundland, Canada and the dog of the same name.
All about earthworms around the world - find out about Australia's earthworm festival.
Discover the story of Australia's partially underground opal mining city of Coober Pedy.
The invention of the autumobile had a profound impact on the geography of the Middle East.
Explore New Guinea's Fly River and the landslide load that it carries.
The history of oil in Canada and especially the Athabasca Oil Sands in Alberta.
Did you know that the Mighty Mississippi was one a tributary of the Teays river?
Regional nicknames of communities, cities, and metropolitan areas in the United States and Canada.
An overview of Salt Lake City's geography from a local.
Fresh water is lighter than salt water so wells drilled on islands need to take the principle of the Ghyben-Herzberg lens into account.
The story of Sam Otto of Yellowknife fame and legend.
About the history of the Chevrolet.
Croatian student Silvia Pavic writes about her impressions of the history and use of the term "Balkans" to describe a geographic area.
The story of how teddy bears got their name from President Theodore Roosevelt, information about Koala bears, and the relationship between teddy bears and koalas.
Explore the southernmost tip of South America - the region called Tierra del Fuego.
The reasons behind why the two parts of Michigan are not connected and why Wisconsin didn't get all of the peninsula.
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