ARTICLE: Political Geography

Article via AllThat’sInteresting: The Racist Origins Of America’s Suburbs And The Story Of The First Black Family To Move In

July 17, 2019 0 comments

The Racist Origins Of America’s Suburbs And The Story Of The First Black Family To Move In Excerpt: Bill Myers had seen the promise splashed across newspapers and magazines around […]

Article via Atlantic: Human Lives Might be Long Enough Already

July 17, 2019 0 comments

Human Lives Might Be Long Enough Already Humanity has added three decades to people’s life spans in the past 150 years. Science is only beginning to catch up. AMANDA MULL […]

Article via mapbynik: Nobody lives here: The nearly 5 million Census Blocks with zero population

July 17, 2019 0 comments

Nobody lives here: The nearly 5 million Census Blocks with zero population Excerpt: A Block is the smallest area unit used by the U.S. Census Bureau for tabulating statistics. As […]

Article via PennStateNews: Why is the Census Important?

July 16, 2019 0 comments

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 […]

NEWS & RESOURCE via Washington Post: Germany reunified 26 years ago, but some divisions are still strong

October 4, 2016 0 comments

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. […]

NEWS via Governing: Florida Lawmakers to Redraw Congressional Maps but on Their Own Terms

August 6, 2014 0 comments

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 […]

NEWS via Mashable: Mapmakers Debate How to Define Crimea

March 21, 2014 0 comments

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 […]

NEWS via CNN: Crimea-Economic fallout of a ‘yes’ vote

March 16, 2014 0 comments

Crimea: Economic fallout of a ‘yes’ vote By Alanna Petroff and Mark Thompson @CNNMoney March 15, 2014: 7:54 AM ET Crimea is voting on Sunday in a referendum to decide if the […]

INTERACTIVE via Ramiro Gómez: Country Shape Quiz

March 9, 2014 0 comments

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NEWS via NewYorkTimes: Some Who Fled Cuba Are Returning to Help

March 7, 2014 2 comments

Some Who Fled Cuba Are Returning to Help By DAMIEN CAVEMARCH 4, 2014 At Atelier, foreigners and Cubans find food and service that had disappeared from Havana for decades. Credit […]

NEWS via Telegraph: The maps which explain the Ukraine crisis

March 7, 2014 0 comments

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 […]

NEWS via National Geographic: Behind the Headlines: History and Geography Help Explain Ukraine Crisis

February 28, 2014 1 comment

Behind the Headlines: History and Geography Help Explain Ukraine Crisis The country rests precariously between East and West. A woman wipes away tears as she walks away from a memorial […]

VIDEO RESOURCE via CGP Grey: How Many Countries Are There?

February 12, 2014 0 comments

How Many Countries Are There?

News via Wired.com: How the U.S. Maps the World’s Most Disputed Territories

February 1, 2014 0 comments

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 […]