PinnedJim FonsecaThe One Minute Geographer: Massachusetts (10): Worcester and SpringfieldContinuing our posts on Massachusetts, there’s more to Massachusetts than Boston! We’ll look at Worcester and Springfield, the second and…Aug 24, 20224Aug 24, 20224
PinnedJim FonsecaThe One Minute Geographer: This Fragile Earth (11) Water, Water Everywhere and Only a Drop to DrinkSpeaking of the hydrosphere (previous post), Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote a famous poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. It contains the…Feb 25, 20222Feb 25, 20222
PinnedJim FonsecaSigns, Symbols and Stones: The Portuguese American Urban Ethnic Landscape #4Are your feet sore yet? We’re continuing our expedition through an urban ethnic landscape, learning about a different culture, that of…May 24, 2021May 24, 2021
PinnedJim FonsecaThe One Minute Geographer: The Great Lakes Portage Site LineThe Great Lakes portage line is a bit different from the portage line we looked at along the Fall Line and across the southern US in the…Jan 2217Jan 2217
PinnedJim FonsecaThe One Minute Geographer: Touring the Erie Canal CorridorIf you don’t live in New York State, you may not be familiar with all the vacation and tourist opportunities that the Erie Canal Corridor…Aug 14, 20225Aug 14, 20225
Jim FonsecaFlipping the Texas Electoral VoteOn the map above, each of the three shades of blue shows states that are home to about one-third of the US population. The four states with…Oct 253Oct 253
Jim FonsecaPortuguese Village: A Proposal for Fall River, MassachusettsA lot of good things are happening in Fall River. After several decades of population decline, the city’s population rose from about 89,000…Sep 275Sep 275
Jim FonsecainThe Quantastic JournalThe One-Minute Geographer: The AndesContinuing our series on Latin America, we’ll start this overview of Latin America’s mountains by asking how they compare to other…Sep 41Sep 41
Jim FonsecaPablo Escobar’s Terror in ColombiaA Review of The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel VásquezAug 302Aug 302
Jim FonsecainThe Quantastic JournalThe One-Minute Geographer: Territorial Giants and Microstates in Latin AmericaThe Size of Latin American NationsAug 21Aug 21