The history and scope of geography

Dr Jerome Dobson, who led the Bowman Expedition to Mexico, gave the 2010 Jefferson Science Lecture to the US Department of State on “Geography: Use It Or Lose It“:

• Full text of “Geography: Use It Or Lose It” with link to video was at http://www.state.gov/e/stas/series/154218.htm [March 2011]

This lecture ranges widely across the history and scope of geography (primarily in the USA) and  is a very interesting read, as is Dobson’s earlier 2-part article in ArcNews:

• “Bring Back Geography“

(Thanks go to Dr. Joseph Kerski, Esri’s Education Manager, for suggesting the links to Dobson’s lectures.)