Welcome to Chuck Ziehr's Geography Home Page!Seminary Hall

Chuck Ziehr's picture Professor of Geography & Chairman
Department of Social Sciences
College of Liberal Arts
Seminary Hall 353
Northeastern State University
609 N. Grand Avenue
Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464-2302

Everything happens somewhere ... for reasons ... and with consequences.
Geography matters!

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Ways to Contact
Chuck Ziehr		 Ziehr's
Courses at NSU		 Cartographic Analysis
of NSU Students		 GIS Day
(GIS Overview & Links)
Careers in
Geography		 Spatial Analysis of
U.S. Agricultural Distributions
 WWW 
Resources		 NSU 
Home Page
Economic Base Comparison: OK & Pacific Northwest Congressional Apportionment, 1940-2000 Department of Social Sciences
 Blackboard
at NSU

Academic Background

Curriculum Vita:  Detailed vita for most recent 10 years   (Adobe Acrobat format)

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Teaching Interests

Taught Periodically at NSU
  • Fundamentals of Geography
  • Fundamentals of Geography (Honors)
  • Economic Geography
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  • GIS Applications (GIS II)
  • Geography of Africa
  • Urban & Regional Planning
  • World Regional Geography
 Previously Taught at
NSU, Indiana University, or East Carolina University
  • College Strategies (orientation)
  • Computer Cartography
  • Environmental Conservation
  • Introduction to Human Geography
  • Locational Analysis of Manufacturing
  • Physical Environment
  • Quantitative Methods in Geography
  • Regional Development
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Theories of Industrial Location
  • Urban Geography

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Some of Ziehr's Responsibilities

Son-in-law, Husband, Father-in-law, and Grandfather
Chairman, Department of Social Sciences, NSU
Consortium of Oklahoma Geographers, Board of Directors and Treasurer
Faculty Sponsor, Theta Theta Chapter (NSU), Gamma Theta Upsilon (international geographical honor society)
Steering Committee, Oklahoma Alliance for Geographic Education (OKAGE)

NSU Committees & Activities: Professional Memberships:
Association of American Geographers
Consortium of Oklahoma Geographers
National Council for Geographic Education
National Council for the Social Sciences
Oklahoma Alliance for Geographic Education
Southwestern Division, Association of American Geographers
Curriculum Vita:
A complete curriculum vita is available in Adobe Acrobat format for the most recent 10 years.
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Ziehr's Geography Courses at NSU

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Course Number
 Course Title
 Next Time to be Offered
Continuing Education
 Introduction to GIS
 on demand
 GEOG 2243
 Fundamentals of Geography each semester-- material available only on Blackboard
GEOG 2243-HONORS Fundamentals of Geography - HONORS
 spring semesters -- by various NSU geographers
 GEOG 3133
 Principles of Economic Geography May Intersession 2008 -- material available only on Blackboard
GEOG 3253 World Regional Geography yet to be determined -- by various NSU geographers
 GEOG 3813
 Geographic Information Systems each fall semester -- material available only on Blackboard
GEOG 4463 Geography of Africa yet to be determined
GEOG 4823 Urban & Regional Planning Spring 2008 -- material available only on Blackboard
 GEOG 4833
 GIS Applications (GIS II)
 Spring 2009 - material available only on Blackboard

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Selected WWW Resources


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Links to:
Ziehr's Home Page | Northeastern State University Home Page | Oklahoma Alliance for Geographic Education | Careers in Geography
Originally created by Chuck Ziehr (6/4/96). Last revised April 23, 2008.
Send comments to: ziehr@nsuok.edu