Rachel Quist

Geography of Coffee
To geographers, coffee holds a number of intriguing chronicles relating to physical geography, human geography, biogeography, and many other aspects.

How Archaeologists and Geomorphologists Can Work Together to Understand the Quaternary
Archaeologists and geomorphologists are some of the best suited professions for interdisciplinary research into the Late Quaternary period.

A Look at Some Map Projections
The Robinson, Transverse Mercator, Lambert Conformal Conic, and Space Oblique Mercator projections are discussed in this article.

Ancient Pluvial Lakes of North America and What They Can Tell Us about Climate Change
Datasets of paleoenvironmental variability contained in a variety of pluvial lakes is a treasure-trove of past climate conditions.

Ptolemy’s Geographia
Ptolemy was not only a geographer but a mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, and even a poet.
What is the Public Land Survey and Why Do We Still Use It?
Have you ever wondered why on legal documents your house is not listed with your address but rather by parcel ...
Geography Careers
“Well, I guess you can always teach.” If this is the response you get from friends and family when you ...

Island Biogeography of the Great Basin
The theory of island biogeography is one of the explanations as to why speciation occurs.

Using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for Remote Sensing of Archaeological Sites
Unmanned vehicles are becoming more widely available both in the military and civilian sectors for their usefulness for remotely acquiring ...
