Recently added articles from Focus on Geography:
Yew tree toponyms and their connection to the Irish landscape.
Mar 22, 2009; ... Introduction Years ago while meandering through Killarney, Ireland, I happened upon a little book Irish Local Names Explained (Joyce 1990). It is not the geographers alone who find toponymy, the study of place names, curious and entertaining. Recently, the International Herald ...
Landscape change in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.
Mar 22, 2009; ... Every year it becomes more difficult to find historic Nepal in Kathmandu. As the traditional economy gives way to such global pursuits as tourism, export industries, and speculative investments, the landscape of the valley follows. The accretions of modern buildings now hide the vernacular ...
Rediscovering the cacao in Ecuador's Upper Napo River Valley.
Mar 22, 2009; ... Introduction The geography of chocolate links together distant regions of the world in interesting and important ways. If today we live in a globalized world, the geographies of agro-foods like chocolate can point towards historical globalizing moments. What might be most ...
The South Dakota Sand Hills.
Mar 22, 2009; ... The South Dakota Sand Hills are a rolling sea of grass, an area of sand dunes covered by prairie grass and used almost exclusively for grazing beef cattle (Photo 1). They are located in the southwestern part South Dakota along the Nebraska state line. An Unknown Place ...
Barranca del Cobre: North America's other majestic canyon.
Dec 22, 2008; ... Introduction As one of the world's leading tourist destinations, Mexico appeals to vacationers for a variety of reasons. Some places such as Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo San Lucas are among a long list of sunsoaked coastal locations that stand out for their ...
Ecotourism and sustainability in a Q'eqchi' Maya community, Guatemala.
Dec 22, 2008; ... Introduction Despite the cornucopia of unique natural resources found in Latin America, the average citizen in most countries remains economically destitute. For example, the World Bank (2004, 2008) estimates that 56% of the population of Guatemala lives in poverty. The key to ...
Flagscapes in the American Heartland.
Dec 22, 2008; ... Introduction Citizens of few other nations are more devoted to the overt expression of national pride than are Americans. In fact, many countries constitutionally ban the public display of flags except for official state events or other sanctioned circumstances. Individuals in ...
How human and natural driving forces affect pheasants and pheasant hunting in South Dakota.(County overview)
Dec 22, 2008; ... Introduction The percentage of Americans who actively participated in hunting declined 7 percent from 1960 to 2005 (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2008a, b, c, d). During the same time the number of pheasant hunters in South Dakota increased by over 34 percent (South Dakota ...
Selling wares on the streets of Accra: a case study of street hawkers in Ghana's capital.
Dec 22, 2008; ... Introduction Vehicles driving along the main Accra road are bombarded with women, men, girls, and boys selling items ranging from plantain chips to Wrigley's chewing gum to book bags to live puppies. As a foreigner it can be overwhelming, but Ghanaians have accepted it as part ...