GEOG 325 Questions - 5

After completing the readings for 12 March 2008, submit your answers to the following questions. Consult lecture material and outside resources to help you if needed. Retain a copy of your answers for your record and bring them to class to help with discussion.
1) From what you have read and learned about transportation on theGreat Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway, what are "salties" and "lakers," and how do they and there purposes differ? What is the major role or contribution of the Great Lakes System to commerce, how is it well suited to this, and what are its disadvantages or obstacles.
2) According to the same frontier articles in the CSM, who are the potential beneficiaries of the return of the frontier to the Plains?
3) According to the editorial by Klinkenborg, what is Iowa's demographic dilemma? What does he say is the major contributor or cause of it?
4) From your experience, does Wisconsin (or Minnesota, if you are from Minnesota) have a similar demographic dilemma? Why -- that is, what are the causes of it?
5) What suggestions do you have for addressing this dilemma? That is, what would it take to keep young people like yourself and your peers in Western Wisconsin? Try and be specific.
6) How helpful is America in the Abstract (WSJ, Strassel) for understanding the United States of America and its geography?
7) Your UW-Eau Claire student ID# is:
 
8) Your UW-Eau Claire e-mail address is:
 
9) Your name is:
 

 Last updated: 10-Mar-2008