Contributing Writer Amanda Briney provides this fantastic geographical overview of North Korea that consists of the 10 Most Important Things to Know About North Korea. It's a great overview of this Axis of Evil member country.

By law, in Singapore, graves must be exhumed after 15 years to make room for new graves in the densely populated microstate. The bones are cremated and then deposited in a columbarium, which is a sort of apartment complex for funeral urns. Other Asian countries like Japan take similar actions with their funerary practices. This article from The New York Times provides an interesting look at one aspect of the cultural geography of death.

A fantastic article from Robert Butler discusses the importance of geography in understanding and putting into context the events of the world and our obviously changing environment. Titled Is Geography The New History? the article is sure to create reaction. What do you think? Share your thoughts below...

At precisely 12:47 p.m. Eastern Standard Time next Monday, December 21 (17:47 UTC) winter begins in the Northern Hemisphere and summer begins in the Southern Hemisphere! Discover what happens along significant lines of latitude on December 21.