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 […]
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Article 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 […]
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ARTICLE via Newsweek: Alabama has the Worst Poverty in the Developed World, U.N. Official Says
Human Imprint: This short article could be presented at the beginning of the year to have kids conduct a Why of Where investigation into the reason for Alabama’s poverty, and it’s […]
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NEWS & 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. […]
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NEWS: The Country Training People to Leave
A great article to discuss when teaching BRAINDRAIN. The country training people to leave By Stephen SackurBBC, Philippines The Philippines has one of the fastest growing economies in Asia – […]
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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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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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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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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 […]
Read MoreInteractive RESOURCE: PeopleMovin-Migration Flows Across the World-A Visualization
This Flash site provides a visualization of migration flows in and out of every country in the world. Top emigration locations are also listed.
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NEWS via Quartz.com: Here’s what the future of car navigation looks like
Here’s what the future of car navigation looks like By Leo Mirani @lmirani March 12, 2014 In 1946, Jorge Luis Borges wrote “On Exactitude in Science,” a very short story about an empire […]
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NEWS via ABQjournal: Mexican economy’s growth in overdrive
Mexican economy’s growth in overdrive By Jerry Pacheco / For the Journal PUBLISHED: Monday, March 17, 2014 at 12:05 am The current economic situation in Mexico reminds me of what was […]
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NEWS via: Reuters: Asia-Pacific failing to save forests, grassland loss
Asia-Pacific failing to save forests, grassland loss BY STIAN REKLEV ULAN BATOR, March 11 Tue Mar 11, 2014 3:32am EDT (Reuters) – Asia-Pacific nations are failing to halt the loss of […]
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NEWS via NOLA: Putting hip on the map: Real estate markets heat up when a neighborhood turns cool
Putting hip on the map: Real estate markets heat up when a neighborhood turns cool By Richard Campanella on March 12, 2014 at 9:00 AM, updated March 12, 2014 at […]
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NEWS via CNN: Crimea-Economic fallout of a ‘yes’ vote
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 […]
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