RECENT GEOGRAPHY THESES COMPLETED AND IN PREPARATION

Titles followed by an asterisk in the list below are available on interlibrary loan. The next list of titles will be published in the November, 1962 issue.     

Boston: A Center of Industry

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European Transport and Communications Networks: Policy Evolution and Change by David Banister, Roberta Capello, and Peter Nijkamp eds. Chichester, U.K.: John Wiley &; Sons. 1995. xxiii plus 348pp. Figures, tables, maps, index, list of contributors. ISBN 0-471-95737.

Geographical Excursions in London by Hugh J. Gayler, Lanham, MD: University Press of America. 1996. 186 pp. Maps, photos. ISBN 0-7618-0328-9.

Rivers: Curriculum Guide by Bob Ashley, White Plains, NY: Dale Seymour Publishing. 1997. 230 pp. Appendices, glossary. ISBN 0-201-49368-3. $23.95, paper.     

Societies and Museums

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Irving Werstein. The Blizzard of ′88. Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 432 Park Avenue South, New York 16, N.Y., 1960. 157 pages with 36 illustrations. $4.50.

George Miksch Sutton. Iceland Summer: Adventures of a Bird Painter. Univrsity of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Okla., 1961. 253 pages with frontispiece, bird paintings, photographs and index. $5.95.

David Lowenthal, editor. The West Indies Federation: Perspectives on a New Nation. American Geographical Society, Research Series Number 23, Columbia University Press, New York City, New York, 1961. 142 pages including index, illustrations and reading list. $3.00.

S. P. Suslov. Physical Geography of Asiatic Russia (edited by Joseph E. Williams and translated by Noah D. Gershevsky). TV. H. Freeman and Company, 660 Market St., San Francisco 4, Calif., 1961. 594 pages with maps, photographs, diagrams, drawings, plant index, general index and table of contents. $15.00.     

SCALING TECHNIQUES IN THE ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL COGNITION DATA∗

The utility of nonmetric, multidimensional-scaling techniques is demonstrated for the analysis and collection of environmental-cognition data. By comparing the multidimensional-scaling solutions of a real-setting map to scaling solutions for sketch maps and two psychophysical, distance-scaling procedures, we demonstrate that magnitude estimation of actual interpoint distances is comparable in accuracy to sketch maps when produced without constraints, or when subjects are given a specified list of landmarks to include on their maps. Triadic comparisons of actual interpoint distances were less accurate than the three other techniques.     

Geography in the Intermediate Grades

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May Edel. The Story of People Little, Brown and Company, 34 Beacon St., Boston 6, Mass. lllustrated by Herbert Danska. 197 pages with maps, bibliography, and index. $3.00

William Bixby. The Impossible Journey of Sir Ernest Shackleton.

Robert S. Piatt. Field Study in American Geography: The Development of Theory and Method Exemplified by Selections.

Christine Weston. Ceylon.

Benjamin Appel. The Illustrated Book about South America Including Mexico and Central America.

Ralph W. Andrews. Heros of the Western Woods.

T. M. Bushnell. A Story of Hoosier Soils and Rambles in Pedological Fields.

Elvajean Hall. The Land and People of Argentina. J. B. Lippincott Company, East IVashington Square, Philadelphia 5, Pa., 1960. 125 pages with map of Argentina and X (entral-book pages of photographs. $2.95

H. Percy Wilkins. Clouds, Rings and Crocodiles. Little, Brown and Co., 34 Beacon St., Boston 6, Mass., 1955 (1960 first American edition). 118 pages with illustrations. $3.00.

Frank Debenham. Antarctica: The Story of a Continent. The Macmillan Company, 60 Fifth Avenue, New York 11, N.Y., 1961. 264 pages including table of contents, list of illustrations and index. $5.50.

Alice Fleming. The Key to New York. J. B. Lippincott Company, East TVashington Square, Philadelphia 5, Pa., 1960. 128 pages with illustrations and index. 52.75.

Gilbert J. Butland. Latin America, A Regional Geography. Longmans, Green and Company Ltd., London, England, 1960. 373 pages including maps, tables, photographs and index. $5.50.

John A. Wallace. Getting to Know Poland. Coward-McCann, Inc. 210 Madison Ave., New York 16, N.Y., 1960. 64 pages with 2 black and white maps, numerous illustrations, guide to Polish pronunciation, and a chronology. $2.50.

Elizabeth S. Helfman. Water for the World. Longmans, Green and Co., 119 IV. 40th St., New York 18, N.Y., 1960. 213 pages with table of contents, illustrations by James MacDonald, bibliography and index. $3.75.     

Notes On Penguins

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Richard Dillon. MERIWETHER LEWIS: A BIOGRAPHY. Coward-McCann, Inc., New York, 1965 xvii + 364 pages, illustrations, index. $6.95.

James W. Simmons. THE CHANGING PATTERN OF RETAIL LOCATION. Department of Geography Research Paper No. 92. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, 1964. x + 193 pages with table of contents, 48 illustrations and selected bibliography. $4.00.

Sam and Beryle Epstein. THE FIRST BOOK OF SWITZERLAND. Franklin Watts, Inc., 575 Lexington Ave., New York 22, N.Y., 1964. 85 pages including index and 68 pictures. $2.50.

George F. Carter. MAN AND THE LAND: A CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY. Holt, Rine-hard and Winston, Inc., New York, 1964. xiv + 496 pages with table of contents, maps, photographs, bibliography, and index. $9.95.

Zoe A. Thralls, Edward L. Biller, and William H. Hartley. THE WORLD AROUND US, REVISED EDITION. Harcourt, Brace, and World, Inc., New York, 1965. 512 pages with table of contents, list of maps, pictures, reference section, glossary, and index. $5.80.     

A Teacher's Introduction To Remote Sensing

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This article is an introduction to remote sensing. It provides the novice with a definition of remote sensing, information about some remote sensing products, data that can be obtained from remote sensing images, what can be done with images, ideas to integrate remote sensing with other subjects, a sample unit using images, and a list of associate areas related to remote sensing. The article also contains information for obtaining remote sensing materials and information and considers values concerns relating to remote sensing.     

Population in Advanced Placement Human Geography

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The Advanced Placement human geography course affords high school students the opportunity to experience an introductory college-level course in geography. Population is one of six major themes in the course. The course outline identifies four key areas of study in the population unit: geographical analysis of population, population distribution and composition, population growth and decline over time and space, and population movement. This article addresses each of these areas of study and identifies examples of concepts, topics, and types of data that could form the basis for instructional activities. A resource list is provided for additional reading.     

SCALAR VARIATION AND NODAL ACCESSIBILITY IN THE CHINESE RAILROAD NETWORK

The effect of varying the scalar value in a powered connectivity matrix upon the measurement of nodal accessibilities is illustrated by reference to the railroad network in China. The degree of influence is demonstrated by estimating the effect of scalar variation on a model which is designed to predict the relative accessibility of thirty-nine cities within the network.     

BIOGEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

In the February 1977 issue of THE PROFESSIONAL GEOGRAPHER Leonard Guelke proposed a new approach to regional geography. This article questions the logic of Guelke's “idealist alternative'’and its applicability to geographical problems.     

PERSONAL ICONS AND AMULETS: REFLECTIONS OF CULTURE-VALUES AND HUMAN/LAND RELATIONSHIPS

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The chauffeuring of children to/from school and childcare providers has received limited attention in previous research, although it structures parents' everyday activities in important ways. Combining analytical and cultural perspectives on juggling employment and caregiving, I explore the impact of such factors as household structure, employment and commute characteristics, residential location, and culturally defined norms about parenthood on chauffeuring arrangements for dual-earner households in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Fathers conduct a considerable share of chauffeuring trips, but arrangements are often informed by traditional gender norms. The spatial variability in the gendering of chauffeuring is limited.     

Direct induction of compact rule-based classifiers for resource mapping

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Rule-based classifiers are used regularly with geographical information systems to map categorical attributes on the basis of a set of numeric or unordered categorical attributes. Although a variety of methods exist for inducing rule-based classifiers from training data, these tend to produce large numbers of rules when the data has noise. This paper describes a method for inducing compact rule-sets whose classification accuracy can, at least in some domains, compare favourably with that achieved by larger less succinct rule-sets produced by alternative methods. One rule is induced for each output class. The condition list for this rule represents a box in n-dimensional attribute space, formed by intersecting conditions which exclude other classes. Despite this simplicity, the classifier performed well in the test application prediction of soil classes in the Port Hills, New Zealand, on the basis of regolith type and topographic attributes obtained from a digital terrain model.     

APPRAISAL OF GEOGRAPHIC RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THE SOVIET UNION

Global distributions are commonly described by maps and tables which emphasize the dispersion of a distribution. The Mean Spheroidal Center (M.S.C.) defines the average location of a world distribution. It is an objectively determined point within the sphere's surface. The M.S.C. calculations are demonstrated using the world's 25 largest cities in each of four time periods.     

RECENT GEOGRAPHY DISSERTATIONS AND THESES COMPLETED AND IN PREPARATION

Titles followed by an asterisk in the list below are available on interlibrary loan. The next list of titles will be published in the November, 1969 issue. The list has been prepared by Leslie Hewes of the University of Nebraska.     

RECENT GEOGRAPHY DISSERTATIONS AND THESES COMPLETED AND IN PREPARATION

Titles followed by an asterisk in the list below are available on interlibrary loan. The next list of titles will be published in the November, 1967 issue. The list has been prepared by Leslie Hewes of the University of Nebraska.     

GEOGRAPHERS' RANKINGS OF FOREIGN GEOGRAPHY AND NON-GEOGRAPHY JOURNALS

Questionnaires sent to 500 geographers randomly selected from U.S. graduate departments solicited opinions on the quality of scholarship of articles in 65 journals: 33 foreign geography journals and 32 non-geography journals. The five highest ranked were Science, Geological Society Bulletin, Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, and Journal of Ecology. When familiarity and quality were considered together, the top five were Science, Canadian Geographer, Progress in Human Geography, Geographical Journal, and Transactions of the IBG. Specialty of respondent proved most significant in explaining ranking variations.     

Rockin' and Rappin' in American Music: Themes and Resources

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As a relevant aspect of contemporary culture, music is a significant part of the lifestyles of students at all levels of education. Thus, use of various genres of American music is framed in the context of the National Standards five themes of geography—location, movement, human-environment interaction, region, and place. Several classroom projects appropriate for grades 7–12 are identified, including data collection, map preparation, and development of a research paper. Teaching resources consist of references used in text, music geography bibliography in addition to references, data sources, useful music-related websites, and list of research paper topics.     

Editorial Notes and News

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Thubten Jigme Norbu. Tibet Is My Country. As told to Heinrich Harrer; translated from the German by Edward Fitzgerald. E. P. Dutton &; Co., 300 Park Avenue South, New York 10, N.Y., 1961. 264 pages with color illustrations. $5.00.

Miriam Schlein. The Sun, The Wind, The Sea and The Rain. Abelard-Schuman Limited, 6 West 57 Street, New York 19, N.Y., 1960. 38 pages with illustrations by Joe Lasker. $2.75.

Robert L. Pendleton with the assistance of Robert C. Kingsbury and others. Thailand: Aspects of Landscape and Life. An American Geographical Society Handbook. Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 60 East 42nd Street, New York 17, N.Y., 1962. xv and 321 pages with table of contents, photographs, maps, charts and index. $10.00.

Stuart R. Tomkins. Life in America: Alaska. Revised edition. The Fideler Company, Grand Rapids 2, Michigan, 1961. 128 pages with table of contents, photographs, glossary and index. $2.48.

Harry C. Rubicam, Jr. Men at Work in the Great Plains States. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 200 Madison Avenue, New York 16, N.Y., 1961. 123 pages with table of contents, photographs, notes and index. $3.00.

Winifred Hammond. Rice: Food for a Hungry World. Coward-McCann, Inc., 210 Madison Ave., New York 16, N.Y., 1961. 160 pages with table of contents, references, maps, photographic illustrations and index. $3.50.

John C. and Elsie F. Caldwell. Our Neighbors in the Philippines. The John Day Company, Inc., 200 Madison Avenue, New York 16, N.Y., 1961. 45 pages with table of contents, photographs and illustrations by Heidi Ogawa. 12.00.

Sidney H. Gould, editor. Sciences in Communist China. (Pub. No. 68) American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C., 1961. 872 pages with table of contents, tables and author, geographical and subject indexes. $14.00.

Gilbert F. White, editor. Papers on Flood Problems. Research Paper No. 70. Department of Geography, Rosenwald Hall, University of Chicago, Chicago 37, Illinois, 1961. 228 pages with illustrations. $4.00.

D. D. Harris and D. A. M. Lea. A Regional Geography of South Australia. Whitcombe and Tombs Pty., Ltd., 20 Bond Street, Melbourne, C. 1, Australia, 1961. 168 pages with table of contents, maps, diagrams and index. About $2.75.

Richard M. Highsmith, Jr., editor, and Jon M. Leverenz, cartographer. Altas of the Pacific Northwest: Resources and Development, 3rd edition. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon, 1962. 168 pages with table of contents, photographs, tables, plates and index. $5.00.

Wiliam Lytle Schurz. Brazil, The Infinite Country. E. P. Dutton &; Co., 300 Park Avenue South, New York 10, N.Y., 1961. 316 pages with table of contents, maps, supplementary reading list and index. $6.00.

Umberto Nobile. My Polar Flights. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 200 Madison Avenue, New York 16, N.Y., 1961. 288 pages with table of contents, illustrations, appendix and index. $4.50.

Robert Engler. The Politics of Oil: A Study of Private Power and Democratic Directions. The Macmillan Company, 60 Fifth Avenue, New York 11, N.Y., 1961. viii and 565 pages with table of contents, notes and index. $7.50.

Edwin Thompson Denig. Five Indian Tribes of the Upper Missouri: Sioux, Arickaras, Assiniboines, Crees, Crows. (Edited and with introduction by John C. Ewers.) University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, 1961. 217 pages with 12 illustrations, 1 map, editor's bibliography and index. $4.00.

J. P. Cole and F. C. German. A Geography of the USSR: The Background to a Planned Economy. Butterworth Inc., 7235 Wisconsin Avenue, Washington 14, D.C., 1961. x and 290 pages with table of contents, appendixes, notes, glossary, bibliography and index. $8.50.

Jane and Paul Annixter. Horns of Plenty. Holiday House, 8 West 13th St., New York 11, N.Y., 1960. 203 pages. $2.95.

Richard J. Ward and Lawrence A. Hoffman, editors. Readings in Economic Geography from Fortune. Henry Holt and Company, 383 Madison Avenue, New York 17, N.Y., 1960. 130 pages with table of contents, maps and graphs. $1.50

Helen Wolff Vogel and Mary Leonard Caruso. Ocean Harvest: The Future of Oceanography. Alfred A. Knopf, 501 Madison Avenue, New York 22, N.Y., 1961. 14 pages with illustrations by John Kaufman. $3.00.

The New Rand McNally Pocket World Atlas. Cardinal Edition. Pocket Books, Inc., 630 Fifth Avenue, New York 20, N.Y., 1961. 295 pages with table of contents, maps covering 169 pages and index. 75 cents.

Lowdon Wingo, Jr., Transportation and Urban Land. Resources for the Future, Inc., 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington 6, D.C., 1961. 132 pages with table of contents, figures and appendices. $2.00.

Paul Fenimore Cooper. Island of the Lost. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 200 Madison Avenue, New York 16, N.Y., 1961. 256 pages with table of contents, map of King William Island and selected bibliography. $4.00.

Rhoads Murphey. An Introduction to Geography. Rand McNally and Company, P.O. Box 7600, Chicago 80, Illinois, 1961. 699 pages with table of contents, illustrations, chapter-end bibliographies, questions for further study, statistical appendix and index. $7.75.

Jordan A. Hodgkins. Soviet Power: Energy Resources, Production and Potentials. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1961. 190 pages with table of contents, maps, tables and 34 pages of appendix tables. $5.25.

Andrew A. Freeman. The Case for Doctor Cook. Coward-McCann, Inc., 210 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., 1961. 315 pages with table of contents, sources, notes and acknowledgments and index. $5.75.

Frances H. Kohan and Truda T. Weil. Juan's Adventures in Mexico. Noble and Noble, Publishers, Inc., 67 Irving Place, New York 3, N.Y., 1961. 183 pages with table of contents, chapter study helps, illustrations and suggested reading list. $3.00.     

MAPS,METAPHORS AND MUDDLES

The idea of a cognitive or mental map has been a source of confusion in the geographical literature for some time. Downs suggests that the confusion can be removed if we give consideration to the role of maps in metaphors and analogies. This raises important questions, but treating the map as a double metaphor does nothing to clarify these issues. Cartographic skills are not the result of introspection and hypothesizing such maps-in-the-head can only impede our understanding of spatial behavior.