NORTH DAKOTA GEOGRAPHIC ALLIANCE MAGAZINE
Summer 2006, Volume 5, Number 4


FRONT COVER

Bonny Berryman and Geraldeen Rude lead a North Dakota Geographic Alliance workshop in Medora as part of the Alliance’s 2006 Annual Meeting. Berryman was awarded the Alliance’s Warren Kress Outstanding North Dakota Geography Teacher Award and Rude was awarded a plaque of recognition for their service in helping to develop the joint Alliance-North Dakota Agriculture in the Classroom “Creative Ways to Plant the Seeds the Change” project. More information and photos are on pages 18-19.

2 NORTH DAKOTA GEOGRAPHIC ALLIANCE MAGAZINE TO BE SUSPENDED

4 WHERE I LIVE by Emily Krieger
A North Dakota high school student describes her unique Red River Valley home.

6 A RED RIVER VALLEY FARM by Sam Ewen
A North Dakota high school student describes his family’s Red River Valley farm.

10 DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN HAZARDS AND DISASTERS by Johnny Coomansingh, PhD
A Minot State University Geography faculty member makes an important distinction.

12 A NORTH DAKOTA BUSINESS TEACHER DESCRIBES THE SOUTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE TOUR by Richard Dufault
Experience an Alliance field trip with a Killdeer, North Dakota business teacher.

16 THE CPA AUDITS THE NORTH DAKOTA GEOGRAPHIC ALLIANCE by Scott Weston
Wife of a North Dakota middle school geography teacher is interviewed and evaluates an Alliance activity.

18 TEACHING GEOGRAPHY by Phil Murphy
Keep up to date with a North Dakota geography teacher’s latest experiences.

18 NORTH DAKOTA GEOGRAPHIC ALLIANCE NEWS
2006 Warren Kress Outstanding Teacher Award, Alliance Office changes, Alliance Annual Meeting and Board news.

20 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS — MERCOSUR 2006: ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, AND CHILE by James Ondracek, PhD
Tour South America with a Minot State University International Business faculty member.

30 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY STANDARDS BASED NORTH DAKOTA STATE FAIR STUDENT EXHIBITION PROPOSED by Eric Clausen
Learn about an Alliance proposal to promote the National Geography Standards in North Dakota schools.

BACK COVER

This past year the North Dakota Geographic Alliance has been exploring how to develop a North Dakota State Fair Student Geography Action Exhibition. Details can be found on pages 30-34.