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Making History; Creating a Landscape: The Portuguese American Community of Southeastern New England

Making History; Creating a Landscape: The Portuguese American Community of Southeastern New England

A masterful portrait of the landscape and history of Portuguese Americans the places they call home.

2018

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Greenland Calling: Beware of Map Projections. Be Aware of Them.

What kind of map will we be looking at when someone thinks about “buying Greenland”?

Jan 25

A map of Greenland superimposed over a map of the lower 48 states of the United States. Map from thetruesize.com as shown on blogs.egu.eu/divisions.

Jan 25

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LLMs in Scientific Research: The Error(s) of Their Ways

What is a researcher to do with so much incorrect information coming from various Large Language Models?

Aug 20

A topographic map of Brazil showing elevation in various colors and the location of Brazilian territory north of the Equator.

Aug 20

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Introducing a New Golden Triangle

There are several well-known triangles, colloquially called golden triangles, which incorporate some aspect of the mathematical ratio know…

Dec 19, 2023

Introducing a New Golden Triangle

Dec 19, 2023

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The One Minute Geographer: New Jersey, The Garden State?

Forget the refineries and what you see along the I-95 corridor as you approach New York. Sure, New Jersey has gritty towns and congested…

Sep 2, 2023

The One Minute Geographer: New Jersey, The Garden State?

Sep 2, 2023

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Recent Population Changes in US Metropolitan Areas —Gainers and Losers 2020–2024

Metropolitan growth comes with population loss between 2020 and 2024 in five of our largest metros

Apr 21

The metropolitan area of St. George, Utah (population 208,000 in 2024). The cloud-covered Pine Valley Mountains are in the background and low-rise buildings in the foreground. Photo by St. George Chamber of Commerce on Wikipedia here.

Apr 21

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Blizzards, Bombogenesis, Haboobs: The Fascinating History of Weather’s Most Dramatic Words

On the evolution of weather forecasting language—and how it escalates into rhetoric that captures our emotions

Sep 26

A satellite photo showing a spiral-shaped swirl of clouds from Hurricane Erin off the east coast of the USA from Florida to New Jersey

Sep 26

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Cultural Symbols in the Portuguese American Landscape

More signs of Portuguese culture in America

Sep 8

A multi-colored painting of the Galo de Barcelos covers much of the side of a building three stories tall that houses Antonio’s Portuguese restaurant in New Bedford.

Sep 8

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Saudades of the Homeland

Lasting signs of Portuguese pride in America

Jul 30

These three flags include the flag of the Madeira Autonomous Region. Flying highest in the US flag, the Portuguese flag next and then the flag of Madeira. They fly permanently on the grounds of the Madeira feast in New Bedford.

Jul 30

Are You Ready for That Cross-Country Road Trip?

Let’s Go East-West

Jul 25

A young woman with her feet up on a car dashboard while looking at a map. The seashore is visible through the windshield. Photo by Leio McLauren on unsplash.com

Jul 25

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City-Port Pairings in South America

How the Physical Geography of a Continent Helped Shape City Location

Jul 22

A photo of the tall buildings of Caracas in a mountain basin, framed by trees. Photo by Jorge Brito on unsplash.com

Jul 22

Jim Fonseca

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Geography professor (retired) writes The One Minute Geographer featuring This Fragile Earth. Top writer in Transportation and, in past months, Travel.

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