I was watching a video about spatial statistics this week and I learned that the beloved heat map is not the same thing as a hotspot map. I don’t expect […]
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Article 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 MoreIllustrated Textbook: Crappy Mappy
On this page we wrap up our introduction of maps as we come face to face with a terrifying Greenland, we find out what happens when we stay in our […]
Read MoreIllustrated Textbook: Using Maps to Find Location
This page wraps up the Wyoming fatal traffic accident puzzle with a little help from a concept called SCALE. Vocabulary terms MAP and MENTAL MAP (aka COGNITIVE MAP) are also […]
Read MoreLESSON & VIDEO: The Geospatial Revolution Video and Worksheet
I recently revisited the Geospatial Revolution episodes created by Penn State Public Broadcasting and created a new worksheet for the series. I was reminded how good they are. If you […]
Read MoreNEWS & RESOURCE via Washington Post: Germany reunified 26 years ago, but some divisions are still strong
This 2016 article highlights how effects of border changes are still evident today. The article uses choropleth maps to highlight some of the biggest difference between East and West Berliners. […]
Read MoreRESOURCE: AP HuGe Recommended Texts
The following list is taken from the AP Human Geography Teacher’s Guide. The list looks a little dated, nevertheless, the authors have updated versions of their texts. ———————– Textbooks de […]
Read MoreINTERACTIVE: Map Projection- Google and Jason Davies
Thanks to the Vsauce video, What Does the Earth Look Like, we can use a few other helpful sites to interact with map projection. The first one is Google’s Mercator Map Puzzle […]
Read MoreNEWS via Governing: Florida Lawmakers to Redraw Congressional Maps but on Their Own Terms
Florida Lawmakers to Redraw Congressional Maps but on Their Own Terms BY MCCLATCHY NEWS | AUGUST 5, 2014 By Mary Ellen Klas Florida legislators indicated Monday that they will meet in special session […]
Read MoreRESOURCE URL: Blank Map Website
For all of you out there who scour Google images for a good base map, I am happy to let you in on a little secret: http://d-maps.com This independant map […]
Read MoreNEWS via NPR: Map Of Native American Tribes You’ve Never Seen Before
http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2014/06/24/323665644/the-map-of-native-american-tribes-youve-never-seen-before The Map Of Native American Tribes You’ve Never Seen Before by HANSI LO WANG June 24, 2014 4:03 PM ET Listen to the Story All Things Considered 3 min 36 sec […]
Read MoreNEWS via FCW.com: EPA: Using maps to make sense of water pollution data
EPA: Using maps to make sense of water pollution data By Frank Konkel Mar 17, 2014 West Virginians did not need an app to know that the Elk River had […]
Read MoreNEWS via Mashable: Mapmakers Debate How to Define Crimea
Mapmakers Debate How to Define Crimea A cartographer at work, circa 1930.IMAGE: VINTAGE IMAGES/HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAGES BY COLIN DAILEDA1 DAY AGO Much of the world is watching how the high-stakes […]
Read MoreNEWS via FCW.com: Why Maps Matter
Why maps matter By Frank Konkel Mar 17, 2014 People used to use maps so they wouldn’t get lost. But in recent years, access to the Global Positioning System and the […]
Read MoreNEWS via NPR: An Imaginary Town Becomes Real, Then Not. True Story
by ROBERT KRULWICH March 18, 2014 4:43 PM This is the story of a totally made-up place that suddenly became real — and then, strangely, undid itself and became a fantasy again. […]
Read MoreNEWS via Telegraph: The maps which explain the Ukraine crisis
The maps which explain the Ukraine crisis As Russia and Ukraine come ever closer to blows over Crimea, we explain, using maps, the issues at stake 10:35AM GMT 04 Mar […]
Read MoreNEWS via Channel NewsAsia: Virginia to be first US state to include “East Sea” in textbooks
The US State of Virginia has recently voted to include the name “East Sea” in its history and geography textbooks, alongside what is now marked only as the “Sea of […]
Read MoreNEWS via Al Jazeera: How the North Ended up on Top of the Map
How the north ended up on top of the map by Nick Danforth @ajam February 16, 2014 A cartographic history of what’s up McArthur’s Universal Corrective Map of the World.Flickr A world map […]
Read MoreNEWS via Business Insider Australia: These Maps Show Which Areas Of The Country Have The Biggest Carbon Footprints
These Maps Show Which Areas Of The Country Have The Biggest Carbon Footprints KELLY DICKERSON YESTERDAY AT 10:01 AM 19 It’s no secret that the U.S. is one of the biggest carbon […]
Read MoreNEWS via CNN: 7 Things you Probably Didn’t know about Maps
7 things you probably didn’t know about maps By Frances Cha, CNN February 3, 2014 — Updated 1011 GMT (1811 HKT) London-based map dealer Daniel Crouch shares a few unusual or […]
Read MoreRESOURCE via Metropolis Mag: These Maps Show How Subway Maps Twist Urban Reality
These Maps Show How Subway Maps Twist Urban Reality Komal Sharma A new project by historian Benjamin M. Schmidt reveals how wrong subway maps really are. Courtesy Benjamin M. Schmidt […]
Read MoreRESOURCE: Adventures in mapping | TED Playlist
See on Scoop.it – Advanced Human Geography Maps don’t just tell you which street to turn left on. Maps convey information that shapes our lives, deepen our understanding of problems […]
Read MoreNews via Wired.com: How the U.S. Maps the World’s Most Disputed Territories
Keywords: Boundary disputes; Toponyms (place-names); Delineate; Define; Demarcate; Metes-and-Bounds; State Shapes; Maritime Boundaries; Maps; GPS; Political Geography. (¯`·._.·(¯`·._.·(¯`·._.· Article Below ·._.·´¯)·._.·´¯)·._.·´¯) How the U.S. Maps the World’s Most Disputed Territories […]
Read MoreRESOURCE: Free Online Maps Course: Maps and the Geospatial Revolution
Interested in taking a spatial mapping course free form Penn State University? Sign up and follow along! This is the first week that it is being offered and so far […]
Read MoreRESOURCE: 22 Maps That Show The Deepest Linguistic Conflicts In America – Business Insider
Topics: Language, dialect, pronunciation, accent, isogloss, thematic map Everyone knows that Americans don’t exactly agree on pronunciations. Regional accents are a major part of what makes American English so interesting […]
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