1998 Articles by date | Articles by topic
12/28/98 - Russia and Belarus to Reunite?
Seven years after disbanding, will two former Soviet republics unify?
12/21/98 - The Father of American Geography: William Morris Davis
Learn about the man who invented geomorphology.
12/14/98 - Milankovitch Cycles: Changes in Earth-Sun Interaction
Find out about cyclical climate changes and the Y14K problem.
12/07/98 - Mecca
Learn about the holiest city of Islam.
11/30/98 - Division of Countries
How different countries are divided into states, provinces, districts, regions, and territories.
11/23/98 - Grocery Stores, Supermarkets, and Piggly Wiggly
A look at the development of the modern grocery store and supermarket.
11/16/98 - Eratosthenes
The father of geography, one of the "greatest geographers of all ages."
11/09/98 - Geography Awareness Week
Your Guide's geographically aware week.
11/02/98 - Topographic Maps
Learn all about these very useful large-scale maps.
10/26/98 - Atacama Desert
One of the world's driest places.
10/19/98 - Political Geography of the Oceans
Find out who owns the oceans.
10/12/98 - Bermuda Triangle
Learn the truth behind this mysterious region.
10/05/98 - The 1998 Best of the Net Awards
The Internet's top ten geography resources.
09/28/98 - Harm de Blij, Geographer
Read the 21st century predictions of this renowned geographer.
09/21/98 - Uniformitarianism
Learn about this basic concept of earth science.
09/14/98 - Nunavut, Canada
Nunavut becomes Canada's newest territory in 1999.
09/07/98 - The Demographic Transition
This model explains long-term changes in birth and death rates.
08/31/98 - Measuring Precipitation
Learn how this important piece of climatic data is measured.
08/24/98 - Metropolitan Newspaper Circulation
Read about the study that helped show the influence of cities.
08/17/98 - Marco Polo
Learn about the life of this great explorer.
08/10/98 - Prester John
The legend of this medieval king sparked crusades and exploration.
08/03/98 - Matt's European Vacation
A travelogue from my recent four-nation tour.
07/13/98 - The World's Largest Shopping Malls
Take a virtual tour of two huge shopping centers.
07/06/98 - Microsoft's Terraserver
See satellite photos of your house on the Internet's largest database.
06/29/98 - Kazakhstan Moves Capital City
Not only did they move it, they also renamed it!
06/17/98 - World Population Growth
Within the next year the world's population will reach six billion.
06/08/98 - International Date Line
Learn about the line and how one country moved it a few years ago.
06/01/98 - Pakistan
Learn the geography and history of this South Asian nation-state.
05/25/98 - Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Read all about the new edition of this excellent geographic reference.
05/18/98 - Displaced Jews in Europe: 1945-1951
Learn about Jewish migration after WWII and the Holocaust.
05/11/98 - Countries with the Largest Population
The 23 countries with a population greater than 50 million.
05/04/98 - Amerigo Vespucci
Learn about the man for whom America was named.
04/27/98 - State or Nation?
Learn the difference between an independent State and a nation (and what is a nation-state anyway?)
04/20/98 - Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal Questionnaire
Read the questions the U.S. Census Bureau will be asking in the 2000 Census.
04/13/98 - Tornadoes
Tornadoes are the most destructive of any local atmospheric phenomena.
04/06/98 - The CIA World Factbook
The Factbook is an excellent geographic resource and now it's on this site!
03/30/98 - Attending a Conference: The AAG's Annual Meeting in Boston
An overview of the 1998 conference and a primer on attending academic meetings.
03/23/98 - Islamic Geography in the Middle Ages
Arab geographers kept ancient knowledge alive during the Dark Ages.
03/16/98 - Puerto Rico: State, Commonwealth, or Country?
The island may have an opportunity to decide their future.
03/09/98 - The Highest, Lowest, and Deepest Points
A list of extreme places around the world.
03/02/98 - Lake Champlain, The Sixth Great Lake?
Congress turns a tiny lake into one of the Greats.
02/23/98 - Geography of Agriculture
We don't often think about where our food comes from.
02/16/98 - The Pacific Rim and Economic Tigers
Learn about the integrated economies of countries around the Pacific Ocean.
02/09/98 - Landsat
Learn about the famous satellites which cover the world.
02/02/98 - Alexander von Humboldt
The life of the scientist and explorer, a founder of modern geography.
01/26/98 - Aswan High Dam
The dam that changed the Nile River forever.
01/19/98 - The Former Yugoslavia
Understand Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia, and Slovenia.
01/12/98 - Parts of a Map
An overview of map terminology, from the neatline to the legend.
01/05/98 - Which Congo is Zaire?
In May 1997, Zaire became the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but now there are two Congos!
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