Annotated Bibilography 
Tyrell Woodland
Connie Johnson, Ashley Jennings
Geography 142
2 March 2014
Droughts
Introduction
Droughts have always been a problem in the United States, but the problem is increasing. Many Americans hear about droughts in the news, but do not pay much attention to the under lying threat droughts cause in America. When one thinks about droughts they typically think it is just the cause of a lack of rainfall, but it is more complex than that. When researching droughts I want to know; what is causing the spike of droughts in the Midwest of the United States? My interest in droughts is due to the cause it has on my family. Many of my family members are famers and the affects of the droughts have made their crops yields significantly lower, and have financially hurt them. I have a personal tie to droughts and their affects, and want to explore more about droughts. While exploring this issue I want to know how can we fix the drought crises across our nation.
Annotated
Maxwell, J. , & Soulé, P. (2011). Drought and Other Driving Forces Behind Population Change in Six Rural Counties in the United States. Southeastern Geographer. Volume 51, Number 1, Spring 2011, 51(1), 133-149.
The authors Justin T. Maxwell and Pater T. Soulé compared the “impacts of drought has on population”, they choose six counties; Douglass Country in South Dakota, Pottawatomie in Kansas, Tillman in Oklahoma, Sampson in North Carolina, Bedford in Tennessee, Adams in Indiana. In the study conducted, they selected “counties that had a similar economic makeup to minimize the influence of unique county situations” (145). The cause of droughts in these counties is due to population and agriculture. “Drought has been shown to influence migration and population patterns for both historical societies” (142). In certain counties like Adams, agriculture is an important characteristic of its survival with 88,060 hectares promoted to agriculture (142). As droughts worsen agriculture suffers, which can
Connie Johnson, Ashley Jennings
Geography 142
2 March 2014
Droughts
Introduction
Droughts have always been a problem in the United States, but the problem is increasing. Many Americans hear about droughts in the news, but do not pay much attention to the under lying threat droughts cause in America. When one thinks about droughts they typically think it is just the cause of a lack of rainfall, but it is more complex than that. When researching droughts I want to know; what is causing the spike of droughts in the Midwest of the United States? My interest in droughts is due to the cause it has on my family. Many of my family members are famers and the affects of the droughts have made their crops yields significantly lower, and have financially hurt them. I have a personal tie to droughts and their affects, and want to explore more about droughts. While exploring this issue I want to know how can we fix the drought crises across our nation.
Annotated
Maxwell, J. , & Soulé, P. (2011). Drought and Other Driving Forces Behind Population Change in Six Rural Counties in the United States. Southeastern Geographer. Volume 51, Number 1, Spring 2011, 51(1), 133-149.
The authors Justin T. Maxwell and Pater T. Soulé compared the “impacts of drought has on population”, they choose six counties; Douglass Country in South Dakota, Pottawatomie in Kansas, Tillman in Oklahoma, Sampson in North Carolina, Bedford in Tennessee, Adams in Indiana. In the study conducted, they selected “counties that had a similar economic makeup to minimize the influence of unique county situations” (145). The cause of droughts in these counties is due to population and agriculture. “Drought has been shown to influence migration and population patterns for both historical societies” (142). In certain counties like Adams, agriculture is an important characteristic of its survival with 88,060 hectares promoted to agriculture (142). As droughts worsen agriculture suffers, which can