Geography Awareness Week

November 17 - 20, 2025, raising awareness about the importance of geographic education and literacy, highlighting how geography helps address global challenges.

Geography Awareness Week was established by a U.S. presidential proclamation in 1987, with support from the National Geographic Society, to encourage a broader study and appreciation of geography.

Online Student Presentations

Time: 9 - 9:30 a.m.
Presentation: Deforestation in the Amazon
Presenter(s): Gabbie Beltz and Manoela Bocon Rosa
- Zoom meeting ID: 867 9565 1125
- Time: 10:30 - 11 a.m.
- Presentation: Deforestation in the Amazon
- Presenter(s): Isabella Calle, Mariana Franco, Victoria Antia
  - Zoom meeting ID: 819 3334 6167
- Time: 11:30 - Noon
- Presentation: Two Regions, One Earth: A Geographical Comparison of Bulgaria and the Ozarks
- Presenter(s): Violeta Bachvarova & Prairie Vaughn
  - Zoom meeting ID: 893 5414 3263
- Time: 12 - 12:30 p.m.
- Presentation: How Tsunami’s Form: Earthquakes, Landslides and more
- Presenter(s): Shaun Buck, Andy De Cardenas
  - Zoom meeting ID: 869 2513 2355
- Time: 1:30 - 2:00 p.m.
- Presentation: Learning from the past to power the future: Fate of Nuclear Energy
- Presenter(s): Tyler Aday
  - Zoom meeting ID: 850 6320 2497
- Time: 2 - 2:30 p.m.
- Presentation: The Fiery Earth: Volcanoes and the Forces That Shape Our World
- Presenter(s): Kaitlin A. Campbell-Woodyard & Madeline P. Riddiford-Woodyard
  - Zoom meeting ID: 843 8129 3898
- Time: 3:30 - 4:15 p.m.
- Presentation: Fire and Earth: How Geography Shapes the World’s Volcanoes
- Presenter(s): Cali Lemons & Cooper Vaughan
  - Zoom meeting ID: 871 3502 2563
- Time: 1:30 - 2:00 p.m.
- Presentation: Living with the Heat: Volcanoes, Hazards, and Benefits
- Presenter(s): Leighann Payne & Kaden Ennis
  - Zoom meeting ID: 810 3936 5450

In-Person Student Presentations in Hass-Darr 100

- Time: 10 - 10:25 a.m.
- Presentation: Hunger in the Ozarks: A Local Food Security Crisis
- Presenter(s): Parker George & Aden Collins
- Time: 10:30 - 10:50 a.m.
- Presentation: The Ring of Fire and Beyond: Where Volcanoes Roar
- Presenter(s): Paige Watson & Morgan Howell
- Time: 10:55 - 11:15 a.m.
- Presentation: Exploring California Wildfires: Causes and Effects
- Presenter(s): Jackson Basham & Nicklas McNerney
- Time: 11:20 - 11:35 a.m.
- Presentation: Spatial Patterns of Wildlife in the Ozarks
- Presenter(s): Camryn Elliott, Hayden Burns, and Jett Samuelson
- Time: 11:40 - Noon
- Presentation: Fading Green: Deforestation in Southeast Asia
- Presenter(s): Aidan Tiller & Elden Vierzba
- Time: 10 - 10:25 a.m.
- Presentation: Soil, Terrain, and Crime: How Pedology and Geography aid Forensic Investigations
- Presenter(s): Allen Ariel (Eddison)
- Time: 10:30 - 10:50 a.m.
- Presentation: Sustainability in the Ozarks: The Geographic Factors Behind Recycling Efforts
- Presenter(s): Hannah McCrosky & John McMinn
- Time: 10:55 - 11:15 a.m.
- Presentation: Physical Geography and Ecological Diversity: Wildlife in the State of Missouri
- Presenter(s): Peyton South, Israel Johnson and Hayden O’Mary
- Time: 11:20 - 11:35 a.m.
- Presentation: Forecasting in the Hills: Understanding Tornado Hazards through the Geography of the Ozarks
- Presenter(s): Kaylynn Sites & Bayleigh Whitaker
- Time: 11:40 - Noon
- Presentation: Earth Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Environmental Change
- Presenter(s): Tara Kruse & Charlie Greim
- Time: 12:00 - 12:30 p.m.
- Presentation: Burning Hills: How the Geography of the Ozarks Fuels Wildfire Activity
- Presenter(s): Teresa Gelsinger