Focus articles from March 22 2000

Focus archives from March 22 2000

Crimson Gold.(cranberry industry of Massachusetts)
March 22, 2000... Glenn R. Miller provides a teacher-friendly guide to the Massachusetts cranberry industry Cranberries are one of the few native American fruits, along with the blueberry and the Concord grape. Native Americans used cranberries in a variety...

Cape Cod Beckons.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... James Hayes-Bohanan takes us on a scenic and geographically-informative drive Geographers of all kinds -- human, physical, and undecided -- would do well to allow a day or two for a side trip to Cape Cod. From Boston, the Upper Cape can be...

Investigating Glaciation with U.S.G.S. Resources.(United States Geological Survey)
March 22, 2000... The U.S. Geological Survey, the nation's largest science agency, provides excellent resources for studying and teaching about glaciation. Resources include maps, books, aerial photographs, satellite imagery, and digital data. The processes and...

Pilgrims' Progress.(history of Plymouth Rock)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... Neal G. Lineback describes the environmental challenges facing early European settlers in New England When Thanksgiving is just around the corner, American families stock up on turkey, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. In elementary...

The Return of Hong Kong to China, Two Years Later.
March 22, 2000... Gregory H. Chu cuts through the propaganda Images - of the great firework show that lit up Hong Kong Harbor on June 30, 1997 and of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) tanks rolling into Hong Kong - are not so vivid any longer in the...

A Cowboy is a Cattle Guard.(road sign humor in New Mexico)
March 22, 2000... Michelle Behr and Neal W. Ackerly report on roadside humor of Southwestern New Mexico The New Mexico Bootheel is the kind of place where, whether they know each other or are total strangers, passing drivers wave to each other from the cabs...

In George R. Stewart's Footsteps.(travelogue of college professor's journey along Highway 40 retraced by author)
March 22, 2000... Craig S. Campbell revisits U.S. 40 in Missouri and Kansas Geographers love the detail and meaning of landscapes. A revered champion of the American scene was George R. Stewart, an English professor from Berkeley, who roamed the United...

Sweat and Conservation.(teaching sustainable agricultural practices in Honduras)
March 22, 2000... Calvin Wilvert reports on small-scale sustainable development in Honduras Only four years earlier, Pablo and his family were dressed in rags, on the edge of subsistence. At best, they were malnourished from a tortilla diet; much of the...

Clouds and Climate Change.(studying Arizona's monsoon season)
March 22, 2000... Peter Combs chases the Arizona Monsoon Rain [ldots] and lots of it. Overhead the sky was wet and black. On the horizon, bonedry mountains reflected our only light. Travel slowed to a crawl as the highway flooded, windshield wipers slapping...

In Memory of Melvin G. Marcus.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
March 22, 2000... Melvin G. Marcus was a well-loved and respected man -- a generous teacher, excellent researcher, mentor, husband, father, and friend. Mel died of a heart attack on March 2nd, 1997, in the high snows of the San Juan Mountains while leading his...