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Where is Transnistria?

Things are going to heating up in Transnistria. If you don't know much about Transnistria, you should definitely read this article! (Image: White House/Pete Souza)

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Interview with Harm de Blij

Tuesday February 9, 2010

The blog Geographic Travels has a must-read interview with Geographer Harm de Blij. In the interview de Blij discusses his definition of geography, the state of geographic education, and geography at Harvard. Here on my site, I have the text of a speech by de Blij along with other resources for geographic education.

Immigration Explorer

Tuesday February 9, 2010

The New York Times provides a fantastic map that provides county-level data on immigration from selected countries from decennial census from 1880 to 2000. It's a great way to watch immigration patterns over the course of over a century!

Transnistria Update

Friday February 5, 2010

Things in Transnistria, the elongated rogue state also known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic are likely to heat up. Transnistria lies along the Dniester River between Ukraine and Moldova and the two countries are about to demarcate their border early this year. However, Moldova and Ukraine are planning to enter the border demarcation process without seeking the input from the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, recognized only by Abhkhazia and South Ossetia. Russian troops have been stationed in the region since 1992. Moldova and Ukraine might want to be careful in this process...

Mo Rocca and Capitals

Wednesday February 3, 2010

As previously reported, comedian Mo Rocca is an expert on the capitals of the world. See this new video of Rocca against a former geography student Claire Calzonetti.

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