Strange Travel Stories
Tuesday November 30, 2004
Take a look at these weird travel stories; enjoy!
Iran Bans National Geographic Publications
Sunday November 28, 2004
Iran has banned the sale of National Geographic Society publications to protest the use of the name "Arabian Gulf" in their Eighth Edition Atlas of the World. The use ... Read More
Edmund Hillary Dislikes Road to South Pole
Sunday November 28, 2004
Sir Edmund Hillary has expressed his displeasure with a 1,000 mile-long snow road being built by the United States in Antarctica. The road will link McMurdo Station on the ... Read More
Births to Girls Aged 10-14 Down
Friday November 26, 2004
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the birth rate among young adolescents aged 10 to 14 has fallen to the lowest level since 1946. In 2002, ... Read More
New Quiz
Tuesday November 23, 2004
Take this week's quiz to test your geographic knowledge. Good luck!
Thanksgiving Facts
Sunday November 21, 2004
The U.S. Census Bureau releases a bunch of facts for every major holiday and they did not neglect Thanksgiving. Did you know that Minnesota leads the nation in turkeys? ... Read More
The Global Puzzle
Sunday November 21, 2004
Check this out! There's finally a puzzle with the puzzle pieces shaped like the countries or pieces of countries. Read my review then go buy the puzzle!
Flu Map
Sunday November 21, 2004
Wondering where you're most likely to find influenza in the U.S.A.? Look no further than the CDC's Weekly US Map: Influenza Summary Update posted every week for the ... Read More
Five 2012 Games Cities Submit Bids
Saturday November 20, 2004
The five cities - London, Paris, Madrid, New York and Moscow - vying for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games have submitted their final plans to the International Olympic Committee. ... Read More
Geography Awareness Week
Sunday November 14, 2004
Happy Geography Awareness Week! This week (November 14-20) includes GIS Day, which is Wednesday, November 17. This year's theme is "Cultures: The Sound of Place." There's no ... Read More
New Geography Quiz
Sunday November 14, 2004
Just a week between new Geography Quizzes? What's gotten into me?! Well, I know that you folks care deeply about the geography quiz so I try to oblige. ... Read More
St. Croix Petition to Split from U.S. Virgin Islands
Sunday November 14, 2004
A petition has been initiated by the largest and most populous of the three U.S. Virgin Islands to ask Congress to create a new territory from St. Croix. Read ... Read More
76,806 Killed in 2003 Disasters
Sunday November 14, 2004
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reported that the global death toll from disasters hit 76,806 in 2003, three times the number of victims in 2002. ... Read More
Purple America
Sunday November 14, 2004
Take a look at this county-by-county map for the 2004 U.S. presidential election. The map shows the percentage of people voting Republican or Democrat in a red to blue ... Read More
Hermann Goering's Atlas
Tuesday November 9, 2004
Hermann Goering escaped to the mountains where he was caught by U.S. troops at the end of World War II. With him he carried a large atlas with 33 maps ... Read More
New Quiz!
Sunday November 7, 2004
Take this week's quiz to test your geographic knowledge. Good luck!!!
145 Lakes Under Antarctica
Sunday November 7, 2004
According to scientists, there are at least 145 lakes under the ice of Antarctica. These lakes may be teeming with microscopic organisms like those that could be found beneath ... Read More
New UN Report Expects 9B in 2300
Sunday November 7, 2004
A recently released United Nations report expects that world population will reach 9 billion in 2300. However, if the current fertility rate remained unchanged from 2.83, there would be ... Read More
Visited States & Countries
Sunday November 7, 2004
Visit World 66 online to make a quick and easy map of countries or states you've visited for easy posting on a site or blog.
Damn Dam Removal
Tuesday November 2, 2004
The reservoir behind Southern California's Matilija Dam is filled with sediment so it's not much of a dam any more but the planned removal of the dam will be the ... Read More