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There are many individuals to whom I owe tremendous gratitude for their encouragement, guidance, and dedication towards my further development as a Geographer and towards my completion of the Master’s Program. I would first like to thank the Geosciences Department for granting me the opportunity to continue my education in geography and for the chance to share my enthusiasm for the subject with students during my tenure as a teaching assistant. Also would like to thank the Faculty for sharing their substantial knowledge of the discipline with me, and the faculty for whom I was a teaching assistant for their assistance and for their guidance through my first efforts at teaching. I also owe a great debt of gratitude to the office staff who have always provided me with direction and information. I would like to thank my head advisor Dr. Ron Doel for his support and many contributions during my graduate student years. I would also like to thank Dr. Anne Nolin for her guidance, patience, and understanding as an advisor