Spanish Flu

The 1918 flu pandemic (the Spanish Flu) was an unusually severe and deadly influenza pandemic that spread across the world. Historical and epidemiological data are inadequate to identify the geographic origin. Most victims were healthy young adults, in contrast to most influenza outbreaks which predominantly affect juvenile, elderly, or weakened patients. The flu pandemic was implicated in the outbreak of encephalitis lethargica in the 1920s. (source: Wikipedia)

EARTH DAY BLOG!!!!

http://www.earthday.org/

The Burgess Shale

The Burgess Shale Formation, located in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, is one of the world's most celebrated fossil fields, and the best of its kind. It is famous for the exceptional preservation of the soft parts of its fossils.

Rock Categories

Igneous rocks are formed from melted rock that has cooled and solidified.

Sedimentary rocks are formed at the surface of the Earth, either in water or on land.

Sometimes sedimentary and igneous rocks are subjected to pressures so intense or heat so high that they are completely changed. They become metamorphic rocks, which form while deeply buried within the Earth's crust. 

Soil Textures Chart

Soil Map of Georgia

Munsell Soil Chart

Red Clay Soils

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  Since the mid-1800s, the red soils revealed by erosion have been the predominant soil type in the Georgia Piedmont. They consist of kaolinite and halloysite, which are 1:1 aluminosilicate clay minerals and iron oxides. The clays came from the weathering of igneous and metamorphic rocks that are rich in feldspar. The red color is due to the iron oxides. P. W. Mayne and D. A. Brown characterized Georgia Piedmont soil in 2003 as being hard to categorize by the Unified Soil Classification System. They regarded the Piedmont residuum as a dual soil type that shows characteristics of both fine-grained and coarse-grained soils.

12 Soil Orders

Geocaching

Geocaching is an outdoor sporting activity in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigationaltechniques to hide and seek containers, called "geocaches" or "caches", anywhere in the world.

Geo-caching website

THE RED PANDA

The red panda is a small arboreal mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China.  It feeds mainly on bamboo but also eats eggs, birds, insects, and small mammals.  The red panda has been classified as Vulnerable by IUCN because its population is estimated at less than 10,000 mature individuals.

Cyclades Islands

The Cyclades is a Greek island group located in Aegean Sea.

Sukhothai Historical Park

Sukhothai Historical Park is located in the Sukhothai Province of Thailand.  The park contain ruins and temples that are apart of Thailands heritage.  Some notable locations to visit in the park include: The Royal Palace, Wat Mahathat, The Ramkhamhaeng National Museum, The Ramkhamhaeng Monument, Wat Si Sawai and San Ta Pha Daeng (the Deity Shrine).

Field Research Station

Vester Field Station is located off  of Bonita Beach Road on Little Hickory Island.  Its just 12 miles from The Florida Gulf Coast University which utilizes the station for their program in Marine Sciences. Some of the research done here includes: investigating the impact of red tides on marine organisms; examining the interactions between water flows, sediment transport with implications to beach erosion and build-up, and the effects of freshwater inflows on marine organisms such as larval stages of various bivalves, fish, and crustaceans.

http://www.fgcu.edu/vestermarine/

Google Map

This is a map of the high school that I attended in Orlando, FL.  The route to my home that I lived in.

Proportional Symbol Map

This is a Proportional Symbol Map of the United States.  Its show the US Ethanol Facilities by capacity.

Choropleth Map

Choropleth Map of the change in divorce rate over a 10 year period.