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AP Central - Defining Geography: What is Where, Why There, and Why Care?
The Nature of Geography Most everyone knows that history is the study of events through time. Basically, historians ask "What happened when and why then?" But many people, it seems, have a problem...
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Why we shouldn't judge a country by its GDP
Analysts, reporters, and “big thinkers” everywhere love to talk about Gross Domestic Product. It has become the yardstick by which we measure a country’s success. But, argues Michael Green, it's...
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12 Maps That Changed the World
Is there such a thing as a perfect map?See it on Scoop.it, via Geography
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All those confusing geography terms, explained in a gorgeous antique map - Vox
Gulf, bay, or harbor? This map will help you understand.See it on Scoop.it, via Geography
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How Not to Be Ignorant About the World
How much do you know about the world? Hans Rosling, with his famous charts of global population, health and income data (and an extra-extra-long pointer), demonstrates that you have a high statistical...
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Changes in Mortality: 1900 to 2010
"The New England Journal of Medicine looks at death reports in 200 years of back issues. The first thing to notice here is how much our mortality rate has dropped over the course of a century, largely...
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Denmark met electricity needs with renewable wind power
About a week ago, Denmark made the absolute most outof a particularly windy 24 hours by harnessing its power and producing not only all of its own electricity needs for the day, but enough extra to...
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How El niño affects commodity prices
"Cocoa, coffee and minerals are especially vulnerable to the weather pattern first named by Peruvian fishermen."See it on Scoop.it, via Geography
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The World’s Congested Human Migration Routes in 5 Maps
"The desperate men, women, and children flooding into Europe from the Middle East and Africa are not the only people moving along ever-shifting and dangerous migration routes. Last year saw the highest...
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Australia to Zimbabwe
"A Romp Around the World to 24 Countries. The perfect gift for adventurers young and old - this book is a whirlwind exploration of world cultures!"See it on Scoop.it, via Geography
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Imaginary Geographies
This fabulous 1927 map shows some of the key reasons why the movie industry flourished in Los Angeles–California’s physical geography is incredibly diverse. As the industry was emerging in the first...
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China's one-child policy and the lessons for America
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China to end one-child policy
"All couples will now be allowed to have two children, the state-run news agency said, citing a statement from the Communist Party. The controversial policy was introduced nationally in 1979, to reduce...
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World Religion Map
The incredibly detailed map of the world's religions shows what the biggest religion is by census area in each country, along with its level of support.See it on Scoop.it, via Geography
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Russia and the Curse of Geography
Want to understand why Putin does what he does? Look at a map. As things stand, Putin, like Russian leaders before him, likely feels he has no choice but to at least try to control the flatlands to...
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Why Somaliland is not a recognized state
"SOMALILAND, a slim slice of Somali-inhabited territory on the southern shore of the Gulf of Aden, ticks almost all the boxes of statehood. It has its own currency, a reasonably effective bureaucracy...
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Flooding in Asia's Megacities | In Asia
My colleagues in The Asia Foundation's Environment Program recently returned from Bangkok, where the Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum they wereSee it on Scoop.it, via Geography
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Watch Europe's Migrant Crisis Escalate in This Animated Map
A new interactive data viz shows flows of refugees seeking asylum as whizzing dots.See it on Scoop.it, via Geography
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Man of the world
"On why a Prussian scientific visionary should be studied afresh...In a superb biography, Andrea Wulf makes an inspired case for Alexander von Humboldt to be considered the greatest scientist of the...
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The Geography of New Orleans
Geographers make a distinction between site and situation as they consider the underlying foundation of a place. Few cities represent such a wide chasm between these two aspects as does New Orleans....
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More Mexicans leave than enter USA in historic shift
After four decades of mass migration to the U.S., more Mexicans are now returning home.See it on Scoop.it, via Geography
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The Myth of the Caliphate
Myth Article #1: Western pundits and nostalgic Muslim thinkers alike have built up a narrative of the caliphate as an enduring institution, central to Islam and Islamic thought between the seventh and...
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The Marshall Islands Are Disappearing
Most of the 1,000 or so Marshall Islands, spread out over 29 narrow coral atolls in the South Pacific, are less than six feet above sea level — and few are more than a mile wide. For the Marshallese,...
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220 years of US population changes in one map
Every 10 years, the Census Bureau calculates the exact center of the US population. Here's what that statistic shows about our history.See it on Scoop.it, via Geography
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Interactive Climate Map
"Obsessed as we are with cartography we in Staridas Geography perceive any aspect of the actual 3D World as a constant opportunity for another pretty map creation!"See it on Scoop.it, via Geography
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Using 'Geography Education'
"This story map was created with ArcGIS Online to guide users on how to get the most out of the Geography Education websites on Wordpress and Scoop.it."See it on Scoop.it, via Geography
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A Proposed New AP Course--AP GIS & T
There is a proposal for a new Advanced Placement course in Geographic Information Science and Technology (AP GIS&T). All U.S. high schools, colleges, and universities are invited to review the...
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Trailer: One Day on Earth
"One Day on Earth is a unique global movement, community media creation platform, and collaborative film production engine. We invite you to join our international community of thousands of filmmakers,...
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How classrooms look around the world — in 15 amazing photographs
From the poorest to the well-resourced.See it on Scoop.it, via Geography
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