Tag: country

50 Ways to Use a Blank Political Map

Every year, I assign my students countries to investigate as the school year progresses, 7 to be exact. These countries range in region and levels of development. At least once […]

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VIDEO: Travel in La Paz Bolivia

This sure beats sitting in rush hour traffic. In La Paz, the sky rail take commuters where they need to go. This is the ultimate example of humans changing their […]

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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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INTERACTIVE: 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 […]

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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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VIDEO 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 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 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 […]

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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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NEWS via Newsweek: The Geography of Autism

The Geography of Autism By Rob Verger Filed: 3/14/14 at 2:56 PM  | Updated: 3/14/14 at 4:09 PM A new study hints at why autism clusters, but experts caution seeking an easy solutionEnrique De La […]

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