Landforms
Why Rivers Often Become Routes Through a Region
Why rivers become routes: learn how valley shape, terraces and tributary shelves influence road and rail alignments…
The field record
All pieces
Explore the geography of eastern places through landforms, settlements, routes, boundaries and place names. Each piece starts with a distinct question and follows the details that help answer it.
Routes
Pass, Ferry or Bridge: Three Ways Across a Barrier
Compare a mountain pass, ferry and bridge to see which crossing suits the barrier, how it joins routes, and what still…
Settlements
Before the Grid: How Older Roads Leave Traces in a Town
Learn how to read older roads in a town’s street pattern by comparing maps, bends and junctions, and separate visible…
Boundaries
The Straight-Line Map Trap: Why Nearby Places Can Be Hard to Reach
The straight-line map trap shows why nearby places can be far apart in practice, helping you compare geographic…
Place Names
A Place-Name Walk: Collecting Clues Without Guessing
A place-name walk helps you record local names, compare spellings and repeated words, and keep observable clues apart…