Joe Akintola

Joe Akintola is a Geographer, researcher and writer whose passion to share information is the real driving force of his career.
Biogeography

How Geography Influences Animal Evolution: The Story of a Caribbean Lizard

Joe Akintola

Why are some animal bigger than other? Is evolution only influenced by genes? Does colder and hotter environment have an ...

Sources of salt in the ocean. Figure: Why is the ocean salty, USGS, public domain.
Oceanography

How Did the Oceans Get Salty?

Joe Akintola

Why is the ocean salty? Where did the salt come from?

A map of California with major cities label and a red arrow with the label "down" pointing from San Jose to Los Angeles and a red arrow point from San Francisco to Eureka with the label "up".
Human Geography

Geocentric Direction Systems

Joe Akintola

A geocentric direction system is a topography-dependent orientation system.

Satellite view of the Uffington White Horse. Source: NASA.
Human Geography

What is a Geoglyph?

Joe Akintola

A geoglyph is a work of art which is created by arranging or moving objects within a landscape.

Map showing location of BRICS countries. Map: Cflm001, Mediaiwiki, public domain.
Economic Geography

What Does the Acronym BRICS Stand For?

Joe Akintola

The term “BRICs” is an acronym developed from the names of countries that are in a similar stage of newly advanced economic ...

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