To this day, it remains one of my all-time favorite video games. Not iPad friendly yet as your finger is “too fat” to hone in on one location, best played […]
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GAMES: Smarty Pins with Google
This game gives you clues and a zoomed in regional map to drop a pin in the correct location. Some of the clues might be a bit advanced for high […]
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VIDEO via TEDed: Why do competitors open their stores next to one another? – Jac de Haan
A perfect video clip to have students watch after lecturing Hotelling’s principle of locational interdependence. Click the picture to view the video.
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INTERACTIVE via Visual.ly: 2014 World Population Data Visualizer
LESSON PLAN: Types of Cultural Diffusion
Human Imprint Notes: I have my students complete this assignment to apply their understanding of the different types of diffusion to real world scenarios that they choose. By the end […]
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VIDEO RESOURCE: The Most Complex International Borders in the World
Message from the creator: In this video I look at some of the most complex international border. Of course, there are more complex borders in the world, but this video […]
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NEWS 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 […]
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RESOURCE: Sample Pacing Chart
As the upcoming school year begins, I wanted to draft a visual representation of my pacing chart that I used for the 2013-2014 school year. A couple of things to note […]
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RESOURCE 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 […]
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RESOURCE: Human Geography FRQ Writing Commands
After creating the Visual.ly infographic based upon AP’s previous FRQ exams, I created a more user-friendly guide for teachers and students to use in preparation for their exams. I would […]
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VIDEO INFOGRAPHIC via Visual.ly: Modern Iraq Explained: ISIS, Syria, and War
A great 5 minute clip on how Iraq got into the contemporary problem that it is in with ISIS. You could also use this to help explain briefly the Shia/Sunni […]
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NEWS 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 […]
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Lessons and Worksheets: Spacial Distribution: Pattern, Concentration, Density
Teacher’s Notes: This is the lesson that I use for my students to teach them about the concept of spatial distribution and density. I am sure that you can implement a few […]
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Observations from the 2014 AP Human Geography Reading
Once again the AP Human Geography reading was a success. I still firmly believe that this group pf 500+ teachers and professors have GOT to be the most extraordinary and interesting […]
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NEWS via WHO: Air pollution caused one in eight deaths
WHO: Air pollution caused one in eight deaths By Arshiya Khullar, for CNN March 25, 2014 — Updated 1417 GMT (2217 HKT) Poor women and children who spend time at home are […]
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NEWS via DeccaChronicle: Aged population to be 2 billion by 2050 in India
Aged population to be 2 billion by 2050 in India DC CORRESPONDENT | March 19, 2014, 06.03 am Picture for representation purpose. Chennai: The elderly population grows at a faster rate and […]
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NEWS via NBCNews: With Migration, Indigenous Languages Going Extinct
With Migration, Indigenous Languages Going Extinct BY CARMEN SESÍN HOMESTEAD, FL – Her name is Spanish in origin, but for Juana Sales, a migrant farm-worker from the Guatemalan high lands, it […]
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NEWS via psMag: Ironic Gentrification and the Migration of Globalization
Ironic Gentrification and the Migration of Globalization BY JIM RUSSELL • March 20, 2014 • 2:00 AM Cherry blossom trees in Buffalo, New York, in bloom. (Photo DragonFire1024/Wikimedia Commons) Higher education and […]
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PHOTOJOURNALISM: Shannon Jensen-A Long Walk-Sudanase Migration in their Shoes
This is a beautiful photojournalist website of Shannon Jensen that highlights the life of Sudanese migrants after the the country. Other stories are included, but choose A Long Walk for […]
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NEWS via TheAtlanticCities.com: America’s 1,000 Richest Neighborhoods
America’s 1,000 Richest Neighborhoods RICHARD FLORIDA MAR 13, 2014 Carolyn Williams/Flickr America’s “one percent” are a privileged bunch. It takes an adjusted gross income of almost $400,000 to be counted among those […]
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NEWS via BloombergBusinessWeek: Megadams Are Dismal Investments
Megadams Are Dismal Investments By Blake Schmidt March 13, 2014 Photograph by Taylor Weidman/Zuma Press Indigenous Munduruku men at the quarry site for Belo Monte It’s hard to overstate the massive proportions […]
Read MoreVIDEO via Frontline: India-The Missing Girls
Frontline Roughtcut Website In 2006, when my wife and I traveled to India to live and work, the one issue that kept grabbing our attention was northern India’s deep cultural […]
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NEWS 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 […]
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NEWS 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 […]
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NEWS via CNN: Plugging China’s talent pool
Plugging China’s talent pool By Zarina Banu for CNN March 20, 2014 — Updated 0603 GMT (1403 HKT) Many are leaving China for reasons like education, food and wealth security and air […]
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