Larry Herold loved geography and loved teaching about it. And he had a lot of students who thought he was excellent at both. Herold, who taught at the University of Denver for 35 years, died March 30.

For centuries, the study of geography was about territorial discovery and mapping. In recent decades, it has become a more diffuse discipline, concerned with the complicated interactions between human ...

2005-09-18T08:03:42-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/355/188820-m.jpgProfessor Harm de Blij explained world geography, definitions, and misconceptions. The ...

Basic geographical considerations like distance and resource location do influence political and economic processes; yet, focusing on additional geographical concepts such as relative location, ...

WASHINGTON -- Igor Stravinsky, the Russian composer, said of Poland, perilously positioned between Russia and Germany: "If you pitch your tent in the middle of Fifth Avenue, it is quite likely you ...

So it looks like fourth-graders in the United States are improving their understanding of geography, but eighth- and 12th-graders are not. According to the Nation's Report Card in Geography for 2010, ...

As a onetime university professor of geography it is very heartening to see President Kenyatta highlighting the great importance of geography in the contemporary world (Kenya's geographical position ...

THERE WAS SOMETHING odd about the black car at the junction of Sutter and Hyde Streets. It was an ordinary saloon. Its windows were clear, and it looked in good condition. And yet, as the lights ...

We need your help to raise $120,000 by December 31. Will you make a donation to our nonprofit newsroom to help power your source for Minnesota news in 2026 and beyond? Geography — where we live — is ...

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