Focus articles from September 2002

Focus archives from September 2002

Some geographic observations on Mongolia: lessons from a decade of field work.
September 22, 2002... We welcome you to this special issue on geographic research in Mongolia, put together by FOCUS guest editor Dr. Robert W. McColl, Professor and Chair, Department of Geography, University of Kansas, in Lawrence, Kansas USA. In addition to his...

The mysterious expulsion of the Roy Chapman Andrews expedition.
September 22, 2002... Often referred to as "the original Indiana Jones," Roy Chapman Andrews was the first to find dinosaur eggs. It was a discovery that set the world of natural history afire: What else might be found? He was not allowed to find out as he was...

Lake Khovsgol the blue pearl of Mongolia.
September 22, 2002... Mongolia's Lake Khovsgol is one of the major ecological gems of Central Asia. Until recently only Soviet scientists worked in the region. Over the past decade, the authors have documented and researched the lake and its ecosystems in order to...

Territorial Organization of Mongolian pastoral livestock husbandry in the transition to a market economy.
September 22, 2002... Errors and misconceptions abound about nomadic behavior in Mongolia. Mongolians organize the use of space in their own unique way. Their approach to herding is different from that of nomads or pastoralists in Europe or the United States. D....

The Mongolian Wild Horse.
September 22, 2002... Independent scholar Dr. Judith Kolbas has reviewed Mongolian and European history, literature and mythology in order to assemble this captivating account of a romantic and elusive species. Discovered by science during the 1870s The...

Remote sensing and geographic information systems: their use in Mongolia.
September 22, 2002... The Center for QeoInformatics and Remote Sensing is providing Mongolia with information essential to good planning. Dr. Ganzorig and his students combine field studies with satellite data, for ecological insight about the country's most remote...

Mongolia's role in preserving world biodiversity.
September 22, 2002... B. Chimed-Ochir is Head of the Project Office, World Wide Fund for Nature, in Ulaanbaatar. He has worked for a variety of other agencies associated with biodiversity and environmental protection. Mongolia's ecosystems are globally unique...

Human-environment-society Mongolia.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2002... Wheels Contrary to the popular image of the Mongol as nomad horseman, as can be seen from these photos, the people of Mongolia have a long history (from the Paleolithic to the present) of using the wheel as a means of transport. ...