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Dr. Michael G. Noll

Associate Professor of Geography


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2011 Nevins Hall
Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA 31698
Phone: (229) 333-7143
Fax: (229) 219-1201
E-Mail: mgnoll@valdosta.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays (12:30-2:00 pm) & Wednesdays (12:30-2:00 pm),

                     and by appointment.

 

Education:

Ph.D. (2000) University of Kansas
M.A. (1993) University of Kansas
B.A.  (1987) University of Trier (Germany)
 

Courses I Teach in Fall 2009:

GEOG 1102    (World Regional Geography)        Final Exam: December 11, Friday, 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm, 0101C Powell Hall      

 

GEOG 3410    (Cultural Geography)                    Final ExamDecember 10, Thursday, 10:15 am - 12:15 pm, 3041 Nevins Hall

 

GEOG 3920    (Geography of the Middle East)    Final ExamDecember 11, Friday, 10:15 am - 12:15 pm, 3041 Nevins Hall



Courses I Also Teach
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GEOG 1101 (Introduction to Human Geography)

GEOG 3910 (European Geography)

PERS 2605  (Geopolitics and Ethnic Conflicts)

PERS 2699  (Culture, Language & Identity)

 

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Research Interests:

My research focuses on the narrated landscapes of Prince Maximilian of Wied (1782-1867), a German explorer and naturalist who traveled through the United States in 1832-34, accompanied by the Swiss painter Karl Bodmer (1809-1893). Other research interests include: community development along Highway 41; the Hispanization of the South; geography of Europe and the Middle East; and the diffusion of Turkish culture and businesses throughout Germany.

Please contact me if you have any questions!
 

Some Useful Links:

- Association of American Geographers
- National Geographic Society
- Topographic Maps on the Web
- Newsmagazine of the Earth Sciences
- U.S. Historical Census Data
- University of Texas Map Collection
- Educational Material from the Weather Channel
- Interactive World Time Atlas
- Vegetation Maps at Stanford University
- Satellite Imagery from Terra Server
- National Council for Geographic Education
- World Geography
- Quiz Site for U.S. Geography
- National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)
- Additional Geosources on the Web
- The Chronicle of Higher Education
- The Christian Science Monitor
- The New York Times
- The Right-To-Know Network

- Aljazeera on You Tube (English version)

- 2005 photo project on parking and garbage at VSU

- A Guide to Environmental Stewardship

 

 

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness - all foes to real understanding. Likewise, tolerance or broad, wholesome charitable views

of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in our little corner of the earth all one's lifetime."  Mark Twain

 

"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." Stephen Hawking


"He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despicable an ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." Albert Einstein

 

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana


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