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ALL ROADS OF DISCOVERY LEAD TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
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It's already unlikely we'll get a view as good as the ones collected in "Earth As Art," Via Seth Dixon 
Seth Dixon's curator insight,
December 15, 2012 12:41 PM
This article and the selected gallery is based on the free e-book "Earth as Art" which I've mentioned here before earlier. This particular image is fantastic for teaching about geomorphology and river systems. Students can 'see' the historical layers of a meandering stream winding it's way across the landscape. Connecting the physical geography to human geography, analyzing the flood plains can help explain the land use and settlement patterns in this Mississippi Delta image. UPDATE: Here's another meandering stream image (Willamette River, Oregon) that shows the dynamism of fluvial processes quite nicely. Delete the scoop?
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The Mekong River was once a wild and primitive backwater. Today, growing demands for electricity and rapid economic growth are changing the character of what is the world's 12th-longest river.
Economic progress for some often entails job loss and environmental degradation for others. The once isolated and remote Mekong is experiences some impacts of globalization with residents having mixed feelings about the prospects. Via Seth Dixon 
Matt Mallinson's comment,
November 27, 2012 6:12 PM
It's sad that they have to use up this wild river. I'm not a big fan of environmental degradation but if that's what they're going to do I can't do anything about it.
Michelle Carvajal's curator insight,
December 11, 2012 9:04 PM
There must be a better way to transport items and in return save the Mekong river from being degredated. Technological innovations are affecting the life in the river as local fishermen are seeing less and less fish traveling in the river. This is impacting them in the sense that they use these fish for their survival as well as for selling. They fear that in building dams and creating advanced roads over the Mekong will change their enviroment altogether and will hinder their livelihood. This is a beautiful river and I personally feel there could be a better way but there is always something sacrficed when the government choses a location to build on. - M. Carvajal 
Emma Lafleur's curator insight,
April 30, 8:03 PM
It seems to be a theme that across the bored, people are building things that directly and negatively impact the environment and the local people. There are always two sides to the problem. On one hand, the dam can help with the development of Laos because it will bring in money, but it will also destroy the fish population and therefore many fishermen will lose their jobs and people will lose a food source. It is a difficult problem because Laos needs money because there is a lot of poverty in this rural country and the fishermen do not add a whole lot to the economy, but the people need a way to survive and make money for their families as well. It's a problem that I think will be around for generation to come. Delete the scoop?
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River Meanders: Red River: Oklahoma-Texas Boundary: It all comes down to ... Geography.
This natural and physical border is examined by @josephkerski. Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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This is a fabulous archive of some truly beautiful images of earth systems. This image of Rio Bermejo in Paraguay was described as "the river that looks like a signature." Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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Nearly a week after Hurricane Irene drenched New England with rainfall in late August 2011, the Connecticut River was spewing muddy sediment into Long Island Sound and wrecking the region's farmland just before harvest.
The effects of the flooding in Vermont and New Hampshire graphically manifested on the downstream parts of the watershed. Good image for showing fluvial deposition and stream load. Via Seth Dixon 
Nic Hardisty's comment,
September 4, 2012 12:04 PM
Fantastic image, One thing that isn't mentioned is the potential effect that this will have an marine navigation. With such a massive movement of sediment, it's hard to imagine that there won't be deposits left throughout the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound. This can have a tremendous impact on boats traversing the waterways, when a foot of sediment can be the difference between safe passage and running aground.
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Flood waters inundating Thailand north of Bangkok since July have made the journey south and reached the capital. The disaster is responsible for 400 deaths in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia and Vietnam.
Too much of a good thing (water) can literally be disastrous. Via Seth Dixon, Catherine Shabo 
Catherine Shabo's curator insight,
May 3, 12:47 PM
This goes to show how this problem happens to many regions across Earth. What Thailand is experiencing in these photos is something that is happening in many places. Flooding and rising of water leves is increasingly becoming a problem and it becomes even more of a problem when it is ruining their rice crops that take a long time to mend and take care of. Delete the scoop?
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This is a great set of images that show coastal processes for a geomorphology or physical geography class. Pictured above is Palm Bay, Australia, which also happens to show fluvial processes as well. Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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See a photo of Iguazu Falls in South America and download free wallpaper from National Geographic.
Beautiful image! South America's equivalent to the Niagara Falls is a place that students should see. Via Seth Dixon 
's comment, January 30, 2012 2:13 PM
very pretty waterfall...does remind me of pictures of Niagara fallss
Gordon Riley's comment,
February 2, 2012 5:20 PM
This is quite the amazing photo. It expresses both the beauty and implacable power of nature. I am also amazed, yet never surprised, to discover the facility that was built on the edge of the falls, to offer the experience to all viewers. It is another model of human ingenuity.
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Displayed is a map originally produced by Derek Watkins. This map is a fantastic combination of physical and cultural geography. While most flowing bodies of water will be called rivers or streams, the lesser used terms (brook, fork, bayou, run, arroyo, etc.) show a striking regionalization of toponym regions. What do these patterns indicate? Why are in those toponyms found in those particular places? Via Seth Dixon 
's comment, February 2, 2012 5:10 PM
this is one of my favorite maps. intertwines language, geography, communications and history into one piece
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This is one of my favorite maps. Combines geography, language and history
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Excellent pieces of cartography...but they highlight the fact that things we think of as fixed and immovable (rivers, mountains, etc.) are a part of incredibly dynamic systems that change. An analogy with cultural, economic and political situations could easily be made, showing that the only constant on Earth is change. Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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Where nature and art collide. This is a beautiful image of nature doing her best to upset the skills PDF cartography!
This kind of movement over time can be seen in the following animation - a real eye-opener. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqOfP3gVR4s
and another... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3ub6_VwReY
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