North America Geography

Many people who often study history, believe one of two things. They either believe that history repeats itself in some form or fashion, or they believe that history was an aspect of the past and therefore does not have any prominence today. Many people who also study geography do not realize the true importance of the land. Both groups easily forget that each topic of study reflects the other, therefore revealing that t history and geography do indeed coincide. Last time, we discussed the four important groups of people who helped establish North America as we know. Not only was that aspect important to both history and geography, but so is the areas that the four groups of people established within North America. These geographical areas

The prairies are often thought of as the grassland of America (p. 188). Although this statement if true about the prairie regions of America, the prairies became important because of the establishment of a new-found network of trade that would help establish the economy into its social networking standards that it has today. This aspect was the railroad. The prairies were greatly recognized for their strong, fertile grasslands that were therefore used to produce major crops. These major crops then had to find ways of traveling throughout the established regions of North America, and it is because of these major crops that the railroad became an essential part of society. Once the railroad became an essential part of life, it was then important to establish areas in which trade could continue to help grow and support the economy. It was therefore because of this aspect that towns begun to be established wherever a railway was located at, instead of the other way around. People begun to not only rely on the railroad as their aspect of trade along with their aspect of receiving major crops, but they also begun to use the railroad as their main form of transportation. Business men would leave throughout the week for work and because of the railroad, they were able to travel to their destination faster than before. Women and children were able to use the railroad as a way of pleasure whether for shopping or for a family

The deserts importance easily becomes overlooked within society because many people see it as a wasteland of death. Nothing of major importance (such as crops) grows in the desert because of the strong heat and little rain that often occurs within the region. However, many people often forget that just as all the other regions helped to establish North America into what it is today, so has the desert region. “The term “desert,” like “wilderness,” … conveys important lessons to “those who see” (p. 207-208). Many would tend to believe that this statement focuses on the lack of visitation that is demonstrated within the desert area of the United States. However, those who analyze both the meaning of history along with the meaning of life realize that the desert does not show an empty wasteland of death, but instead brings upon an adventure in which in order for the seeker to find their rainbow at the end of the tunnel, one must cross the desert. They often tend to overlook the aspects that the desert has brought throughout history. Not only have great men crossed the deserts of North America to establish a home, but also great notions of history have occurred within the areas of the desert region. Some of these great notions are ones such as the Mormon descent, the Spanish establishment within the Rio Grande, and the establishment of the Hoover Dam. All three notions of history proclaim a great feature of