Essays on Geography

A young girl who was captured by an enemy tribe. Who was later sold to a French-Canadian trapper. He made her his wife. She was invited to go on an investigation as a Shoshone Interpreter. Who now is best known for the only woman on…

There is a quote by Andrea Randall that articulates that, “not all heroes wear capes.” Public figures, now what are public figures? Public figures are usually respected and admirable people who have certain social positions that people think highly of. Public figures have influence and…

The ocean is the single most vast and mysterious being on our planet, home to millions of species and trade routes. Our oceans contain the most complex ecosystems, like coral reefs, the deep sea, mangroves, and estuaries. Although we know a lot about our waters,…

An area that I previously lived near was the Pacific Ocean, and this place was located approximately two miles from Newport and Huntington Beach, California. I lived near these two Southern California beaches for twenty years and visited them both frequently. I feel fortunate to…

At 28,000 feet Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. Located in Nepal, Asia thousands have attempted to climb this mammoth mountain ever since 1953 when the first climbers put their feet on the summit of Everest. Climbers are going too far by…

Introduction The terms El Niño and La Niña talk over with the periodic changes within the Pacific ocean surface temperatures that impact the weather. close to the equator, the western pacific surface ocean is generally terribly heat and therefore the Japanese Pacific is incredibly cool….

What is El Niño? El Niño is a climatic event which describes an unpredictable and unusual rise in sea surface temperatures in the Eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. This unusual rise in sea surface temperatures is as a result of the El Niño’s correlation with the…

Introduction Ocean Pollution is a massive issue in our world’s oceans. Scientists have realized this and many programs have been made to try to clean up our mess. Pollution is killing off species, endangering many, and making many parts of our ocean uninhabitable for some…

After the conclusion of Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air, it is somewhat difficult to say which literary theory provides the most insight into the text. Initially, the novel was analyzed from potentially four different perspectives: reader response theory, archetypal theory, feminist theory, and post-colonial theory….

Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island, is a small, remote landmass off the west coast of Chile in South America in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Along with other small neighboring islands, it lies on top of the Nazca oceanic plate, coming in contact with…