Geography Basics
Physical Geography
Located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, Lake Tahoe is a freshwater lake that straddles the border between California and Nevada. While hail can form anywhere in the United States experiencing a thunderstorm, geography influences where hail storms are more likely to occur.Largest Alpine Lake in North America
Geography of Hailstorms in the United States
Human Geography
Robert C. Ritchie guides readers through a comprehensive history of mankind’s love affair with the beach. In New Mexico and other Southwestern states acequias are channels that are dug to divert water from snow runoff and rivers to irrigate fields.Review | Lure of the Beach: A Global History
Acequias in the U.S. Southwest
Maps and GIS
The first Ordnance Survey map was issued in 1801. Geographer Josephy Kerski writes about 10 key reasons why geospatial data quality matters.What Was the First Map Issued by the Ordnance Survey?
Ten Reasons Why Spatial Data Quality Matters More Now Than Ever
Geography Books
Robert C. Ritchie guides readers through a comprehensive history of mankind’s love affair with the beach. We Are the Land: A History of Native California recounts the perspective of the California Indians.Review | Lure of the Beach: A Global History
Review | We Are the Land: A History of Native California
