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Geography 300

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The Geographer's Craft

Below is a matching quiz in which you are expected to demonstrate a passing familiarity with the faculty in the department. This is intended to help you to find your way as you seek to schedule classes and find help on various problems, issues or research questions you may have.

Remember that the people on the list below are here to help you and along with your fellow students are the folks best suited to help you get the most out of your time here in the department of geography.

Don't spend your years here without getting to know these people.

Directions

Match the names in the faculty column with the clues to their identity by placing the letter corresponding to the correct faculty in the center Answer column.

The first one is done for you. David Deis (who has a G preceding his name) is identifiable by the clue: "Staff Cartographer, popular teacher of Adobe Illustrator courses. Music Fan. New dad."

Most of the information contained in the clues comes directly from the interviews posted on Yahoo - Geocraft.

Since several students failed to interview the faculty assigned to them, you will be responsible for doing a bit of research to figure out who matches those profesors whos information does not appear on Geocraft.

Quiz Table
Faculty Answer Clues
A. Helen Cox 
Got his doctorate at Buffalo. Has a NSF grant to study telecommunications industries overseas.
B. James Craine 
Teaches a number of GIS and cartography courses. Has published several atlases. Loves river rafting out in nature.
C. Darrick Danta  Biogeographer. Studies forests and fires. Wants to study ecosystem development around Los Angeles. First year at CSUN.
D. Shawna Dark  Teaches fluvial geomorphology. Is a closet cultural geographer. Plays softball and likes to cook. Plays accordion.
E. Ron Davidson Several physics degrees...atmospheric scientist. Teaches Spatial stats, remote sensing. Best accent in the department.
  Loves college football, used to be a one person geography department, researches sub-prime lenders, music industry.
G. Douglas Fischer California geography expert, especially cultural. Researches public space. Has a four month old daughter.
H. Steve Graves  Worked for a time at JPL, researches deserts. Rides horses. Urges students to take difficult classes...to challenge oneself.
I. James Hayes Media and cinematic geography, along with geovisulization. Plays guitar, bass. Editor of Aether and the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers Journals.
  Teaches a lot of GIS. Students have studied invasive plant species, wetlands. Has a big group of students working as interns for a wetlands mapping grant. Likes running and biking.
K. Edward Jackiewicz 
Researches the Balkans and southeast Europe. Mountain climber. Department Chair.
L. Julie Laity 
Latin Americanist in the department. Once a stock broker! Teaches globalization. On sabbatical this semester.
M. Amalie Orme Second year professor. Teaches biogeography, micrometeorology. Recommends jobs in environmental meteorology. Flies planes and scuba dives.
N. Yifei Sun  
O. Eugene Turner  
     
   
     





When you click the button below, you will be directed to a web page that shows your answers. The instructor will get a copy of this email as well, but you may want to keep a copy for your records. If you are curious about the correct answers, please bring your questions to class.

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