Daylight Saving Time Starts Sunday in U.S.
Friday March 31, 2006
On Sunday at 2 a.m. the United States "springs forward" one hour as Daylight Saving Time begins. An interesting result of the change are the bars where last call ... Read More
Geography and Emergency Management
Friday March 31, 2006
I spent several years working in emergency management and think that not only is it an incredibly rewarding and interesting career; it's also the perfect career choice for geographers. ... Read More
de Blij on Dubai
Friday March 31, 2006
Geographer Harm de Blij provides some geographic perspective on the U.S. ports and Dubai issue on the Oxford University Press Blog.
New Geography Quiz
Thursday March 30, 2006
Take my latest geography quiz to test your geographic knowledge. It's five questions of fun!
Smallest Cities in the United States
Wednesday March 29, 2006
Peter wrote me to ask me for a list of the smallest cities in the United States by area. I went to the County and City Data Books site ... Read More
Decimal Degrees vs. Degrees, Minutes, Seconds
Wednesday March 29, 2006
Guest columnist Len Morse discusses the history of the metric system and its use (or lack thereof) along with how and when degrees, minutes, and seconds are used versus decimal ... Read More
Northeast U.S. Hurricane Risk
Wednesday March 29, 2006
National Geographic News writer Willie Drye writes about the hurricane risk to the Northeastern United States. He quotes AccuWeather forecaster Joe Bastardi as stating, "I'd be surprised if [the ... Read More
Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday in U.S.
Tuesday March 28, 2006
At 2 a.m. on Sunday April 2, most of the United States "springs forward" as Daylight Saving Time begins. The extension of Daylight Saving Time by four weeks each ... Read More
Future Geography Major Needs Advice
Tuesday March 28, 2006
Geography Forum user "SnappleEscobar" asks for advice from geography majors, "Hi all, I am 16-year-old geography student with a great love for the subject. I hope to go to university ... Read More
10 Weird Things Found on Google Maps
Sunday March 26, 2006
This list of the 10 Weird Things Found on Google Maps is a lot of fun. Enjoy!
Geographer: Geographic Illiteracy Led U.S. Into War
Friday March 24, 2006
Geographer Alexander Murphy's editorial in the Chicago Sun-Times carries the headline, "Geographic illiteracy led us to be hoodwinked into war."
New Geography Quiz
Thursday March 23, 2006
Take this week's new geography quiz to test your geographic knowledge. Good luck!
2020 Estimates for Biggest Cities
Wednesday March 22, 2006
City Mayors provides a listing of the largest cities in 2020. According to their list, Tokyo remains number one while Mumbai, Delhi, Dhaka, and Mexico City will round out ... Read More
U.S. Billion Dollar Weather Disasters
Tuesday March 21, 2006
NOAA has updated their Billion Dollar Weather Disasters site with a new map and five new billion dollar disasters from 2005 - Katrina, Wilma, Dennis, Rita, and a drought. ... Read More
Iran Eliminates Daylight Saving Time
Monday March 20, 2006
After observing fourteen years of Daylight Saving Time, the Iranian cabinet has eliminated observance of the time change due to a lack of evidence that DST provides any energy savings ... Read More
Top 10 Places to Party on Spring Break
Monday March 20, 2006
Although it's likely too late to make travel plans for spring break, MSNBC reports on the Top Ten Places to Party on Spring Break.
Some of Canada's Southernmost Point Disappears
Saturday March 18, 2006
Canada's southernmost point, Point Pelee has apparently lost some of its southernmost-ness. The nation's southernmost point is located within Lake Erie. High winds and waves have eroded away ... Read More
Crude Birth Rate and Crude Death Rate
Friday March 17, 2006
Take a look at my latest article for an overview of the Crude Birth Rate and Crude Death Rate and discover what these number mean and whether a country has ... Read More
2014 Winter Olympic Games Bids
Thursday March 16, 2006
Seven National Olympic Committees have submitted bids to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. This June, the International Olympic Committee will meet to narrow the selection. The 2014 ... Read More
Latest Geography Quiz
Wednesday March 15, 2006
Test your geographic skills with my latest geography quiz, a five-question, multiple-choice test of how much geography you know!
Spring is Near
Wednesday March 15, 2006
It's almost spring for the Northern Hemisphere and autumn for the Southern Hemisphere. The March Equinox occurs at exactly 1:26 p.m. Eastern Time on March 20. On March ... Read More
Fun With Climate
Wednesday March 15, 2006
Weather.com provides a fantastic and fun climatic comparison site. Enter two ZIP Codes to compare average high temperatures, average low temperatures, precipitation, and more at their Climatology Comparison site.
Inuit and GPS
Tuesday March 14, 2006
About.com Archaeology Guide Kris Hirst discusses the impact of new technologies on the geographic knowledge on indigenous society in her article, Inuit Wayfinding and GPS Technologies.
Sark Abandons Feudalism
Tuesday March 14, 2006
The British island of Sark, part of the territory of Guernsey (with map), has voted to abandon feudalism and maintain a democratic form of local government. The island is ... Read More
Man Made Ponds Capture 20% of U.S. Runoff
Monday March 13, 2006
Geomorphologists have determined that man-made ponds collect one-fifth of the runoff produced as part of the hydrologic cycle. This runoff, which would be destined for natural lakes and ... Read More
From Sea to Sea to Sea for Canada?
Sunday March 12, 2006
Canadian leaders from Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon are encouraging a change of Canada's official motto. They'd like to see the current, "From sea to sea," changed ... Read More
U.S.-Maintained Iceland Defense Force May be Reduced
Sunday March 12, 2006
The United States is eager to reduce its military presence in Iceland, where the U.S. military maintains defense of the island nation. Here's more from the Associated Press.
Extinction Danger Spots
Thursday March 9, 2006
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has published an article that lists the twenty most critical places on earth where the threat of animal extinction needs to be ... Read More
Democratic Republic of the Congo Gains New Constitution and Flag
Wednesday March 8, 2006
Last month, the Democratic Republic of the Congo introduced a new constitution and, with it, a new flag.
Advanced Placement Human Geography
Wednesday March 8, 2006
My latest article is an overview of the fantastic AP Human Geography examination and course, which was introduced by The College Board in 2000. Last year, the AP Human ... Read More
Post-Katrina Population Estimates
Tuesday March 7, 2006
This fascinating article from Baton Rouge's The Advocate, discusses the efforts to determine the capital's post-hurricane population. Parish and state government is working on determining some grounded figures.
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Huge Impact Crater Discovered in Sahara
Monday March 6, 2006
A 19-mile wide meteorite impact crater has been discovered in western Egypt. The crater, which was discovered through satellite imagery, is believed to escaped land-based detection due to its ... Read More
Email Campaign Urges NZ Census Write-In Ethnicity
Saturday March 4, 2006
Despite the fact that "New Zealander" and "Kiwi" are not ethnicity options on next week's New Zealand Census, many are planning to write in those ethnicities in opposition to the ... Read More
New Geography Quiz
Friday March 3, 2006
Test your geographic knowledge (or test your luck) with my latest five-question, multiple-choice geography quiz. Have fun!
English as Global Language Undermines Competitiveness of UK and US
Thursday March 2, 2006
Reuters reports on a study that found that the rise of English as the global language reduces the competitiveness of monolingual Americans and Brits. The article discusses the ... Read More
Measuring the Tourism Industry
Thursday March 2, 2006
Here's a fascinating article from The Tennessean about the challenging effort to measure the size of the tourist industry in an area. For example, did you know that ... Read More
Two Geographical Parody Stories
Wednesday March 1, 2006
This week's edition of the parody newspaper The Onion, has two geographically themed parody stories that I found to be pretty funny - Rotation Of Earth Plunges Entire North American ... Read More