PinnedJim FonsecaGreat Translations: Terror in ArgentinaA Review of the novel 77 by Guillermo SaccomannoSep 22, 20221Sep 22, 20221
PinnedJim FonsecaThe One Minute Geographer: This Fragile Earth (14) The Earth’s ReliefElevation is called “relief” on a globe. We saw in earlier posts that the tallest mountain, however defined — Everest, Mauna Kea or…Mar 5, 20221Mar 5, 20221
PinnedJim FonsecaSigns, Symbols and Stones: The Portuguese American Urban Ethnic Landscape #7Signage is one of the most obvious ways that a different culture presents itself in the American landscape.Jun 28, 2021Jun 28, 2021
PinnedJim FonsecaThe One Minute Geographer: Massachusetts (12): VacationlandSo, Massachusetts is a vacationland? Pick any topic of interest to tourists, and you will find dozens of sites. Massachusetts is a state…Aug 31, 20223Aug 31, 20223
Jim FonsecaThe One Minute Geographer: Where is the Most Complex Highway Interchange in the United States?I’ll tell you right at the beginning: I’m not going to attempt to answer that question in the title of this postMay 2710May 2710
Jim FonsecaThe One Minute Geographer: Denser and DenserAnother aspect US population growth between 2010 and 2020 is that the most densely populated states are getting denser — even though most…Apr 254Apr 254
Jim FonsecainILLUMINATION-CuratedThe One Minute Geographer: Two Islands, Two Different WorldsIsle Royale and Drummond Island are both in northern Michigan but they are on different lakes and they are different worlds. Isle Royale…Apr 213Apr 213
Jim FonsecaThe One Minute Geographer: And the Biggest City is…?Three guys in a bar are arguing over what is the biggest city in Ohio. Which of the three ‘Big Cs’ is it — Cincinnati, Cleveland or…Apr 194Apr 194
Jim FonsecaThe One Minute Geographer: All About Rhode IslandRhode Island: The smallest state in area and maybe the ‘bluest’ state? Here are a series of five short posts that I’ve organized in…Apr 181Apr 181