UBIQUE | American Geographical Society

30 Jun

Geographical Review Preview: American Trappist Monasteries and the Ambivalence of the Spiritual Landscape

By: Thomas Larsen What is the main purpose of your study? The core purpose of this study is to understand how spiritual landscapes change over time—specifically American Trappist monasteries of Roman Catholicism. Monasteries, in general, are tied with powerful imagery,...
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24 Jun

Map of the Week: Search the Web and Plant Trees

Arbor Day, which is celebrated on the last Friday of April in most states in the United States, is a holiday where people are educated about the importance of trees and encouraged to plant and care for them. It is...
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23 Jun

Geographical Review Preview: The Multifunctionality of Country Stores: Insights on Resilience from Rural Vermont

By: Cheryl Morse, PhD What is the main purpose of your study? This research project investigated the role that small independently operated stores play in the social operations of rural communities. What are the practical, day to day, implications of...
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18 Jun

Alfredo Giron-Nava I Am Geo

I am geography Ever since I was a child, I wanted to become an explorer, an ocean explorer. After many loops and turns, I finally became an oceanographer, something that could be considered as a ‘geographer of the seas.’ I...
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17 Jun

Map of the Week: Family Video Store Closures

16 Jun

Geographical Review Preview: River Classification as a Geographic Tool in the Age of Big Data and Global Change

By: Sarah Praskievicz What is the main purpose of your study? The main purpose was to review the geographic tool of spatial classification, which divides areas of the Earth into regions based on shared characteristics. In particular, my focus was...
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12 Jun

Geographical Review Preview: Making Memorial Publics: Media, Monuments, and The Politics of Commemoration Following Turkey’s July 2016 Coup Attempt

By: Timur Hammond What is the main purpose of your study? On July 15, 2016, a coup attempt took place in Turkey. For the first time in the country’s history, the coup attempt was defeated. In its aftermath, there have...
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10 Jun

Map of the Week: The Facial Recognition World Map

By Arden Benner Using data compiled from 194 different countries, The Facial Recognition World Map was created by SurfShark as a way to visualize the ongoing spread of facial recognition technology. Perhaps most commonly used to unlock cellphones, facial...
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5 Jun

Greg Babinski I Am Geo

I am geography The summer before my junior year at Wayne State University in Detroit, I rolled my 1959 VW bug while going 60mph on a camping trip near Traverse City, Michigan. The gods must be crazy, because I survived,...
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3 Jun

Map of the Week: Climate Anomalies and Events

By Jake Rogers NOAA releases a monthly report on climate conditions, and anomalies that include many incredible maps to relay the data from the National Center for Environmental Information. These reports are part of the suite of climate services provided...
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