Exploring Geography

Welcome to a new feature of the UCA Department of Geography online presence. Exploring Geography is a window into geographic topics of interest to members of our broad department community. These posts won’t simply be informational pieces about activities happening in the Geography Department, but rather more detailed commentary about themes of Geographic research, interesting Geographic questions, or Geographic connections to current events. We hope that these insights will give those outside of our department a better sense of how Geography connects to all aspects of the world around us.


 

Geography is …

Fieldwork

 

Stream Geomorphology

Environmental Science & Geography students work with Dr. Matt Connolly to evaluate changes to stream channel structure, including sediment characteristics and propensity to erosion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soybean Irrigation Monitoring

Geography students work with Drs. Matt Connolly and Yaqian He to study the impact of irrigation on soybean plants using UAV technology and remotely sensed data.

 

Mapping

 

 

 

Historic Map Georeferencing

Working in partnership with the Arkansas GIS Office and the UCA Archive, Dr. Pearson and an MGIS student georeferenced 1936 school district maps.

 

 

 

Various Geography graphics from This Is Geography and Simon Jones.