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The article presents abstracts of research related to geography. They include "Love, Haight and Beyond: A Geographical Exploration of the Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco," by Clark Akatiff, "People Geographies and Students' Worlds," by James P. Allen and "Variations in Viability: A Study of Economic Health in the Pacific Northwest," by Burton Anderson.

Between 1857 and 1860 William Gilpin promoted a new regional concept of the Cis-Rocky Mountain West. After reviewing the earlier ideas about the area this paper traces the stages in Gilpin's formulation of his Great Plains concept. The final statement of 1857 is analyzed and appraised from several points of view: as a geographical concept. as a factor influencing settlement, and as a basis for predicting economic developments. As a geographical concept it was much more valid than its precursors. As a factor influencing settlement it provided a powerful motivating image However, as a basis for prediction it was too generalized and grossly incomplete. Nevertheless, for twenty-one years it remained the most significant statement on the region. until eventually superseded in 1878 by the more mature concepts of John Wesley Powell.