Uneven Ground: Appalachia Since 1945, by Ronald Eller explores the devastation of traditional culture and land use in the Appalachian region at the hands of the coal industry and local, state, and federal leaders and policy makers. His perspective comes from one that separates growth from development and is highly critical of efforts to force Appalachia into a national economic model that is not aligned with the regions unique historical situations. After briefly setting the stage in the Civil War and the immediate years following, Eller focuses on modernization efforts preceding the 1930s depression and revitalization efforts that began during World War II. Eller makes the argument that industrialization and an expanding market economy altered Appalachian land use and social relations as early as the Civil War.…
The New Englanders desired a place where they prosper together as a community. They were more than concerned about the moral health of the whole community and would do whatever was called for to keep their community strong and happy. " This court in the interim recommends [that] all tradesmen and laborers consider the religious end of their callings, which is that receiving such moderate profits as may enable them to serve God and their neighbors", DOC. E, this shows that they would give their money away to help their fellow man.…
Hurricanes and tornadoes are two storms that can cause an enormous destruction in towns. This storms are similar to each other, but have different factor on the way they form, how long they last, how strong the winds are, when do they occur, and what are the warning sings. First of all, tropical cyclones are known by different names depending where in the world it occurs, for example, in North and Central America on the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean the storms are called hurricanes. Before it becomes a hurricane it has to pass through three stages. It starts out as a tropical disturbance because according to Wall and MSFC “hurricanes form over warm ocean water” and rain clouds start to form.…
Key Ideas Concept 1 • Native American Regions Guiding Questions • How do the four Native American regions differ? o Generalization: The Pacific Northwest, Desert Southwest, Great Plains, and Eastern Woodland regions have differing geographies, climates, and natural resources. Each region has different natural resources (water, vegetation, animals) terrains, and weather conditions which greatly affect how the tribes conduct their day to day lives.…
The Chesapeake Bay Area continent, is known for having “fresh water, fertile soil, and economical transportation, since that, agriculture, fishing, and hunting” (marinersmuseum.org) is very common. This continent can also be called an “estuary, which is a fresh water and salt water mixed body of water, in fact, it is the largest estuary in the United States” (chesapeakebay.net). Within this continent “Virginia and Maryland make it up and they worship God, in other words their religion is Christianity. North Americans viewed them as a source of gold, wine, citrus fruits, and olive oil. Later, the colony began to grow tobacco” (George Brown Tindall and David Emory Shi 35-41).…
The Susquehanna River is home for many: animals, fish and people alike. It is also a key contributor to the Chesapeake Bay, being the largest tributary within the watershed. The pollution of the Susquehanna directly impacts the health of the bay. To understand the importance of the river to the bay, it is necessary to understand what is causing pollution and what solutions can be introduced to lessen the negative impacts. Pennsylvania is a large participant in rural farming as well as urban sprawl, this results in agricultural runoff from farm land and drainage from urban areas that end up in streams that carry directly to the Susquehanna River, untreated.…
In Ohio, you get to experience all four seasons of weather change. In Florida, you will get to experience “Summer” all year long with the exception of a week or two that may be a little chillier than average. In Northern Florida, you will experience far more chilly days compared to the south, the summers in Ohio are far more humid compared to the every day heat of Florida. Many older people migrate from Ohio to Florida during the winter months so they don’t have to bare the blistering cold. These people have been nicknamed the “Snowbirds.” In Ohio, the downfalls as far as weather goes are tornadoes, blizzards and freezing rain.…
Alaska became a state in 1867. Alaska’s geography is constantly changing. The size and distribution of Alaska’s population are constantly changing as are the nature and character of the structures they build and the resources they harvest. Alaska is the largest states in The United States, its twice as big as Texas. People from the other states come and visit Alaska, there are different things here in Alaska, theres different animals here such as Polar Bears, Grizzly Bears, Wolf, Fox, Rabbits, Brown Bears, Birds, Muskox, Caribou, Moose, Fishes, and Birds.…
I find that Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee again is a great example of a book that has many aspects that Foster would classify under Geography. In the opening we are make known to to the Radley house which Lee describes as a threatening and forbidding place. Obviously this makes us think that Boo Radley, is a scary and mean type of person just based on the geography of his house.…
In 2011, the city of Joplin Missouri and its near 50,000 residents had a tornado rip through the town for almost 38 minutes. The tornado was rated at an EF-5 magnitude with multiple vortexes. The late afternoon tornado ripped through the town at almost 1 mile wide. The storm had a major impact on the earth, major damages including deaths and injuries, an economic impact, and lasting consequences to the town.…
Wisconsin is a natural wonderland. People who love the outdoors should love Wisconsin more than any other state. Wisconsin’s natural beauty is not just due to one particular feature, like some other states. If Florida didn’t have the ocean, it would otherwise be a flat, boring bunch of swampland. Although Wisconsin doesn’t have an ocean at all, it does have Lakes Michigan and Superior that many would argue are far more desirable.…
The number of tornadoes a year has not changed but researches have noticed a pattern change in tornadoes. In the past, tornadoes had lone occurrences but now they are coming in packs. Researchers are unable to explain why this change is occurring. These clusters or outbreak of tornadoes is defined as six or more tornadoes.…
This one tornado came from a supercell. Tornados are normally accompanied by severe thunderstorms and high winds and hail. Once a tornado hits the ground it may live for as little as a few minutes but at most a few hours.…
Tornadoes can happen almost anywhere; as a matter of a fact, tornadoes have been recognized on every continent except, Antarctica. However, tornadoes are most common in the Midwest. These storms occur when a warm front meets a cold front, usually in the spring and fall months. These storms sometimes come on with only a minute’s…
Geography is the study of the interaction between people within their environment at a place. It includes three factors: space, place, and environment. In this paper, I will first explain what those three factors entail. Then, I will relate the factors to Portland in detail.…