Studying the Earth's Wobble
Friday June 30, 2006
The July 1 issue of Geophysical Research Letters carries a report looking into micro-wobbles to the earth as it rotates on its axis; read the news release for an interesting ... Read More
Do All Rivers Flow South?
Wednesday June 28, 2006
It disturbs me how often I'm asked why "x" river flows northward or for the name of three rivers that flow north. Most of these questions come from Americans ... Read More
World Cup Teams That Should Not Exist
Tuesday June 27, 2006
There are twenty-nine "national" football (soccer) teams that should not exist because the twenty-nine entities are not countries. The most prominent of these is the English team, representing only ... Read More
The Map Room
Monday June 26, 2006
I'm in London and just knew I had to write about the fantastic Map Room of the Cabinet War Rooms - Winston Churchill's World War II command center during the ... Read More
Sealand Burns Down
Sunday June 25, 2006
Sealand, which is not a country, has burned down and a single unidentified security guard occupant (not proof of a permanent population) was unfortunately hospitalized in the United Kingdom. ... Read More
News of the Obvious Takes World by Storm
Sunday June 25, 2006
The headlines rang out, "California Overdue for Major Quake," "San Andreas Due for Huge Quake," etc., etc., etc. A study that was recently released showed that, indeed, since ... Read More
America's Fastest Growing City
Sunday June 25, 2006
Elk Grove, California, a fairly new city incorporated on July 1, 2000 in Sacramento County, is the nation's fastest growing city over 100,000 residents based upon the most recent year ... Read More
Iran Bans Its Second Publication Due to Geographic Disagreement
Friday June 23, 2006
The happy-go-lucky nation of Iran has banned its second publishing entity due to claimed geographic inaccuracies. This time, the country has banned the esteemed publication The Economist because the ... Read More
World Urbanization
Thursday June 22, 2006
I almost didn't link to this but felt the content was worth sharing despite my chagrin at the BBC for using a "Peter's" map. Anyway, the BBC provides an ... Read More
Africa and the Middle East Geography Puzzle
Wednesday June 21, 2006
GeoToys has produced a new puzzle - their GeoPuzzle Africa and the Middle East has just been released; take a look at my review.
Summer is Near
Monday June 19, 2006
On June 21 at precisely 8:26 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere and winter begins in the Southern Hemisphere. Learn all about the June Solstice, ... Read More
Geographical Father's Day
Friday June 16, 2006
The U.S. Census Bureau provides a collection of facts in honor of Father's Day, which arrives this upcoming Sunday. The Bureau estimates that there are 66.3 million fathers in ... Read More
Latest Geography Quiz
Thursday June 15, 2006
Do you know geography? Take my latest five-question multiple-choice geography quiz to test your geographic knowledge. Good luck!
Top Ten Reasons to Study Geography
Wednesday June 14, 2006
Marcia Holstrom, of San Jose State's Center For Geographic Education, provides this updated fun list of the Top Ten Reasons to Study Geography. Enjoy!
First Tropical Storm - Alberto
Sunday June 11, 2006
Tropical Storm Alberto became the first named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season today. Alberto is expected to remain a tropical storm (39-73 mph) over the next few days ... Read More
Toponymic Terminology
Friday June 9, 2006
Claire provides a fascinating list of "Toponymic Terminology" on her atlas(t) blog. Learn what epotoponym, exonym, anthroponym, and metonym mean. Enjoy!
England is Not a Country
Thursday June 8, 2006
Thanks to the success of my Scotland is Not a Country article (I receive more email about this topic than any other), I decided to add more email to my ... Read More
Hurricane Population Data Released
Wednesday June 7, 2006
The United States Census Bureau just released detailed population data about population change in Gulf Coast states following Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. The big news from the data ... Read More
Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan in Asia or Europe?
Tuesday June 6, 2006
I was asked today why I list Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan as Asian countries while some other websites list them as European countries. My answer was as follows... ... Read More
Smart Places to Live in the U.S.
Tuesday June 6, 2006
Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine published a list of the 50 Smart Places to Live in this month's magazine, covering the usual suspects of great cities in the United States. ... Read More
Mountain Ranges of Europe
Monday June 5, 2006
Here's a brand-new listing of the five longest mountain ranges in Europe.
South American Cities from Space
Sunday June 4, 2006
About.com Guide to South America for Visitors Bonnie Hamre provides an excellent gallery of photographs of South American cities from space. It's an impressive gallery; check it out!
Journals in Geography
Friday June 2, 2006
Jest in time for a great weekend at the library, here's my listing of important academic journals in geography and related disciplines for your academic geography research needs.
Russia's Population in Trouble
Thursday June 1, 2006
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently directed his nation's parliament to develop a plan to reduce the country's falling birthrate. In a speech to parliament a few weeks ago, Putin called ... Read More