Department of Geography

Welcome to the Department of Geography at Ohio University - Zanesville. This web site contains articles written by professor James W. Fonseca.

Articles

"Community Colleges in the United States: A Geographical Perspective" - an article by Alice C. Andrews and James W. Fonseca
"An Elevation Profile of Virginia" - an article written by James W. Fonseca, Dean of Ohio University - Zanesville, and William Vaughan of George Mason University
"The Nine Regions of Virginia" - by James W. Fonseca. Discover the regions of Virginia via virtual tour.
"The Semi-Urban Landscape" - an article written by James W. Fonseca
"Urban Rank Size Hierarchy: A Mathematical Interpretation " - an article written by James W. Fonseca. Analysis of the sizes of the largest cities and how these cities relate in geography and mathematics.

Presentations

"Portuguese American Community of Southern New England" - by James W. Fonseca

Map Exercises

"Virginia Topographic Map Exercises" - by James W. Fonseca