South Africa is the world’s most unequal country. 25 years of freedom have failed to bridge the divide Excerpt: More than two decades have passed since South Africa overhauled a […]
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Article via theConversation: Is China worsening the developing world’s environmental crisis?
Is China worsening the developing world’s environmental crisis? Excerpt: The developing world is in the midst of an environmental crisis. Simply breathing the air is a leading cause of death. […]
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In this episode: Learn what FOSSIL FUELS, UNCHECK GROWTH, and NON-RENEWABLE ENERGIES have to to with global warming. What? There’s a correlation? Ack! Click to read!
Read MoreArticle via Brookings: Africa’s 3 deadly deficits: Education, electricity, and taxes
Africa’s 3 deadly deficits: Education, electricity, and taxes Excerpt: In 2016, per capita income growth in sub-Saharan Africa turned negative for the first time in the 2000s. Thanks to the […]
Read MoreArticle via UNNews: ‘Shadow’ of persistent inequality is growing, key UN human development report reveals
‘Shadow’ of persistent inequality is growing, key UN human development report reveals Excerpt: While health, education, and income levels have improved overall across the globe, “wide inequalities” both among and […]
Read MoreVideo via Wendover Productions: Big Max Economies
Big Macs: delicious (kinda), cheap (kinda), and educational (absolutely). In this episode, we look at how the economist magazine used burger prices to teach about purchasing power parity.
Read MoreVideo via It’s a Southern Thing: Which States are Southern? – Back Porch Bickerin’
On this week’s episode, Matt and Calli bicker about which states are considered to be “southern” states.
Read MoreArticle via TheAtlantic: Where Does the South Begin?
Where Does the South Begin? Excerpt: The Post had an interesting article last weekend about how the Washington, D.C. region has lost most of its southern identity in recent decades […]
Read MoreArticle via BusinessInsider: The US is split into more than a dozen ‘belts’ defined by industry, weather, and even health
The US is split into more than a dozen ‘belts’ defined by industry, weather, and even health Excerpt: The United States can be divided and subdivided into countless regions, each […]
Read MoreArticle via NewsScience: Formal Region: Definition And Types
Formal Region: Definition And Types Excerpt: Regions are categories, and like all categories, they exist to help us group things together and make sense of the world around us. A […]
Read MoreArticle via Science Trends: Functional Region: Definition And Examples
Functional Region: Definition And Examples Excerpt: While studying geography, you may have heard the term functional region before. Yet what exactly is a functional region? Put simply, a functional region […]
Read MoreInfographic via BrilliantMaps: Land Reclamation in the Netherlands 1300 Vs 2000
Land Reclamation in the Netherlands 1300 Vs 2000 The map comparison above shows what the land area of what makes up the Netherlands today, looked like in 1300 compared to […]
Read MoreArticle via TheGuardian: Cities from Scratch; Watch New Cities Rise from the Desert, Jungle and Sea
Cities from scratch; Watch new cities rise from the desert, jungle and sea Excerpt: “We’re in the midst of new cities fever,” says Prof Sarah Moser. The head of the new […]
Read MoreArticle via NPR: Oh Dear: Photos Show What Humans Have Done To The Planet
Oh Dear: Photos Show What Humans Have Done To The Planet Humans have made an indelible mark on the planet. Since the mid-20th century, we’ve accelerated the digging of mines, […]
Read MoreArticle via 99%Invisible: Thermal Delight
Thermal Delight Excerpt: In the summer of 1902, the Sackett and Wilhelms Lithography & Printing Company in Brooklyn, New York had a problem. They were trying to print an issue of […]
Read MoreArticle via BigThink: The Joy of Sad Place Names
The Joy of Sad Place Names The scattered toponyms that delight us by their unvarnished expression of downheartedness, defeat and despond. Excerpt: Victors don’t just write the history books. They […]
Read MoreArticle via WorldAtlas: The Five Themes In Geography
The Five Themes In Geography Definition and examples of the 5 themes in Geography. In 1994, a decade after the “five themes of geography” concept became highly popularized, the National […]
Read MoreArticle via Geoawesomeness: Leveraging Geospatial Tools and Technology to Document the Land Rights of Vulnerable Communities
Leveraging Geospatial Tools and Technology to Document the Land Rights of Vulnerable Communities Making a positive difference to society through the use of geospatial technology Everyone deserves to be recognized […]
Read MoreArticle via PennStateNews: Why is the Census Important?
Probing Question: Why is the census important? Every ten years, the U.S. Census Bureau undertakes a mammoth task: tallying up all the people living in the United States and recording […]
Read MoreArticle via Metrocosm: Your World Map is Hiding Something
Your World Map is Hiding Something There is also another point supporting the view that Mercator is culturally biased. Often the top and bottom of the map are clipped unevenly, giving more space to the […]
Read MoreInfographic via BrilliantMaps: Mercator Vs The True Size of Each Country
Map Projections: Mercator Vs The True Size of Each Country November 11, 2018 While it’s well known that the mercator projection distorts the world, the maps here show very clearly […]
Read MoreArticle via MotherNatureNews: Why we still need paper maps
Why we still need paper maps GPS may be handy, but there are some serious downsides. Whether you use a GPS device in your car or Google Maps on your […]
Read MoreArticle via TimeandDate.com: Time Zone News-Countries That Change Their Clocks
For class: You can use this during your discussion on Greenwich Mean Time, the Prime Meridian, and how the natural environment and political geography impacts people’s daily lives. Time Zone […]
Read MoreArticle via BBC: The Epic Story of the Map that gave America its Name
Article via BBC: The Epic Story of the Map that gave America its Name Excerpt:A few hundred years ago, when much of the world was mysterious and unknown, a […]
Read MorePROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Collaborative APHG Stimulus Bank
*Links to be included under the Facebook Group post. Collaborative APHG Stimulus Bank This is the brainchild of our creative master, and new teacher mentor Laura K. who gave me […]
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