Focus articles from June 1994

Focus archives from June 1994

In the shadow of Chinggis Khan: some geographical lessons while tenting in Mongolia. (includes related articles)
June 22, 1994... "Saim banu? (Good are you?) "Saim. Ta, saimbanuu?" (Good. You, good are?) With these traditional Mongol greetings, I had returned for my fourth trip to this once-mysterious country now so open to scholars, scientists and even tourists. It was a...

Interstates 70 & 80: from sea to shining sea.
June 22, 1994... As politicians recently crisscrossed the United States during the presidential election, we were reminded how large and diverse our country is. Taking an imaginary traverse across the country following the interstates is an interesting geographic...

The Cincinnati subway: exploring the subterranean queen city.
June 22, 1994... Written on the water drums in orange stencilled letters were instructions for 'reuse as a commode.' Beneath the ultra-respectable streets of Cincinnati, Ohio lies a half-formed subway system, an echoing, dripping monument to century-old urban...

Tourism development and indigenous people: the Maya experience in Southern Belize. (includes related article on Maya culture)
June 22, 1994... In southern Belize, where tourism is in the formative stage, a program called the Maya Village Indigenous Experience has been developed to enable Mopan and Kekchi Maya villagers to participate in a small-scale tourism program without sacrificing...

Washington, D.C. statehood: a geographical analysis.
June 22, 1994... Citizens of the District of Columbia have long argued that they have been unfairly treated by the federal government because of the city's unique history. Their major complaints are the lack of political autonomy and the need for representation...

The economic geography of regional festivals.
June 22, 1994... Beer Drinking and Small Town Mississippi River Festivals In the late 1950s and early 1960s, ethnic and city festivals became very popular in the U.S. The original goal of these festivals was either to stress the uniqueness of an area's ethnic...

Access Gabon: by rail through a looking glass world.
June 22, 1994... Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. - Jabberwocky from Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Saw There, Lewis Carroll, 1872. The highlight of...