Trey Huneycutt Fall '25 World Geography Blog

Lab_4  North America This week in Geography we covered North America, including Canada and the United States.  Both countries share distinct and similar physical and cultural characteristics, so they are covered in this chapter.  Mexico, being culturally similar to Guatemala and Honduras will be covered in the next chapter.  The physiographic regions of North America are well defined and commonly recognized by its residents. Climatically, North America is very diverse with ranges from the arid deserts of the southwestern US to the tundra of northern Canada and Alaska.  Most of Canada is covered in boreal forest, which consist of coniferous trees such as spruce and pine. Most of North America sits on the North America plate and is relatively stable, one exception is the Juan De Fuca Place off the Pacific coast.  Having lived in northern California and Washington, the threat of that plate shifting is very real.  The area is overdue for a massive tectonic...

      Lab3  Russian Population, Economy, and Chernozem This week we discussed the geography of Russian and conducted a lab where we created a map showing the populations of the different districts along with their economy and relation to the Chernozem.  Russia is the largest country in the world and contains 1/8 of the entire worlds land, with much of the land lying above the arctic circle.  The population is relatively small given the size of the country, with most Russians living in the southern latitudes and the western part of the country closer to Europe.  Russia contains numerous mountain ranges including the Ural Mountains to the east that separate the European continent from Asia and also separates western Russia from Siberia.  The Caucasus Mountain lie to the Southeast and create the border between Russia and Southwest Asia.  On the far east lies the volcanic highlands of Kamchatka Peninsula.  In our lab this week, we discussed ...

Lab 2   Map of European Population 65 and over This week we discussed the geography of Europe and our lab included making a map highlighting 65 and over populations of European countries. During our lecture we discussed the boundaries of Europe being the Arctic Ocean to the North, the Atlantic Ocean to the West, the Mediterranean and Black Seas to the south, and the Ural Mountains to the East. Given this geography of the Eurasian plate, Western Russia is located in Europe.  Europe has a large number of navigable waterways, and added to fact that most places in Europe are relatively close to one another, Europe dominated maritime travel and trade.  Due to the proximity of water and the Gulf Stream, Europe has a relatively temperate climate.  Until fairly recently, Europe was dominated by kingdoms and empires, today being comprised of 40 different countries.  The political map of Europe continues to change, with more recent lines being drawn in WWII and with the f...

Lab 1  Global Population Projections This week in World Regional Geography we discussed the origins of geography, a word derived from the Greek terms geo meaning "the Earth" and graphia meaning "to write" literally translating to writing about the earth. The "Father of Geography" is considered to be Eratosthenes, who wrote a book on the subject in the 3rd century B.C.  Although his map of "The Known World" is rudimentary, it is still quite an accomplishment.   We discussed the spatial perspective and Relative Location versus Absolute Location , with relative indicating a position in relation to a known object or place and absolute being in Lat and Long.  We discussed Geographic Information Science (GIS) using computers and satellite data which we would use in the lab for this week.  We learned about plate tectonics and how the movement of different plates cause different types of landforms across the surface of the earth.  The book also disc...