Indian Name Changes Continue
Tuesday October 31, 2006
The Christian Science Monitor published a nice lengthy article about past and future place name changes in India. They report that Bangalore might be the next major city to ... Read More
Amazon River Flowed Into Pacific Ocean
Monday October 30, 2006
It is now believed that the Amazon River, the river that carries more water than any other river in the world, one flowed east to west and into the Pacific ... Read More
Daylight Saving Time Ends at 2 a.m. Sunday in the United States
Saturday October 28, 2006
Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, October 29; thus, it will be time to "fall back" one hour and move clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. ... Read More
Number of 5-14 Year Old Children in U.S. Decreasing
Saturday October 28, 2006
Halloween is an incredibly popular holiday in the United States and therefore, the U.S. Census Bureau provides a collection of interesting demographic facts associated with October 31.
However, looking at the ... Read More
National Geographic Provides Free Wall Maps
Thursday October 26, 2006
You can create nice wall maps through National Geographic's website and your color printer by downloading an Adobe Acrobat document and assembling the printed pages. On their wall map ... Read More
United Nations Day
Tuesday October 24, 2006
Today, October 24, is United Nations Day. In honor of United Nations Day, geo-blogger Catholicgauze takes a close look at some recent activities of the United Nations.
America at 400 Million
Tuesday October 24, 2006
As the United States crossed the 300 million people threshold last week, demographers are looking toward 2043, when the country's population is likely to be 400 million. The Associated ... Read More
The Coriolis Effect
Monday October 23, 2006
Rachelle Oblack, About.com's Guide to Weather, provides a fantastic overview of the cause of winds and the Coriolis Effect on her site.
U.S. Map Test
Sunday October 22, 2006
This map test is cutely titled "Can You Pass the Third Grade?" The game involves dragging the name of each of the conterminous 48 U.S. states onto the appropriate ... Read More
U.S. Begins to Spell Kiev as Kyiv
Friday October 20, 2006
The United States Board of Geographic Names has made the determination to begin spelling the name of the capital city of Ukraine as Kyiv. The name Kyiv better approximates ... Read More
Most Polluted Places
Thursday October 19, 2006
The Blacksmith Institute has published a study that lists the top ten most polluted places in the world. The ten most polluted places, according to the institute, are:
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Smartest (and Not-So-Smartest) States in the U.S.
Thursday October 19, 2006
Morgan Quitno Press has released their fifth annual "Education State Rankings" list. Vermont retains its number one ranking for the second consecutive year while Arizona retains its number fifty ... Read More
Earthquake Report From Hawaii
Wednesday October 18, 2006
Geography at About.com guest columnist Muncel Chang, a geographer who lives in Hawaii, has submitted this report on the state after the earthquake. He discusses the limited extent of ... Read More
Top Science Myths
Wednesday October 18, 2006
LiveScience.com has an online feature about the twenty most popular myths in science and a few are geographical in nature. For instance - they include myths such as water ... Read More
Seven Things You Need to Know About the Ocean
Wednesday October 18, 2006
About.com Geology Guide Andrew Alden provides a fantastic list of the Seven Things You Need to Know About the Ocean.
U.S. Population Hits 300 Million
Tuesday October 17, 2006
The U.S. population passed the 300 million mark today - you can see the current population on the Census Bureau's current population estimate PopClock. Now that's a big number!
How Digital Maps Get Their Data
Tuesday October 17, 2006
Wired provides this interesting article about the data mining process of digital map vendors like MapQuest.
Daylight Saving Time Is Two Weeks Away
Sunday October 15, 2006
In two weeks (at 2 a.m. on Sunday, October 29), it will be time to "fall back" one hour as Daylight Saving Time ends in the United States.
Next year, Daylight ... Read More
South Korea FM to Replace Kofi Annan at UN
Saturday October 14, 2006
South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon will replace Kofi Annan as the Secretary General of the United Nations when Annan steps down December 31 after serving two five-year terms as ... Read More
Breathing Earth
Saturday October 14, 2006
This fantastic Flash site dramatically shows "real-time" county-by-country births and deaths and carbon dioxide production. Mouse over a country for related statistics but be sure to just watch the ... Read More
300 Million Next Tuesday
Friday October 13, 2006
At 7:46 a.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, October 17, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the United States population will reach 300 million. (As of this update, the Bureau's U.S. ... Read More
Milankovitch Cycles Impact Climate Change
Friday October 13, 2006
The regular wobbling of the earth known as Milankovitch Cycles have been found to impact climate change, extinction, and evolutionary growth spurts. National Geographic reports about the study in Nature.
Another New Quiz
Wednesday October 11, 2006
I'm happy to present another brand-new five-question multiple-choice geography quiz. Enjoy!
Driver Follows GPS Literally and Drives Into Pile of Sand
Wednesday October 11, 2006
Despite a plethora of warning signs on the roadway, an 80-year-old German motorist followed only the directions of his car's GPS navigation system and crashed into a huge pile of ... Read More
Some Europeans May Know Less Geography Than Americans
Wednesday October 11, 2006
A recent survey found that few Europeans knew how many countries are members of the European Union. While there are twenty-five member countries, correct answers ranged from 8% of ... Read More
Saharan Dust Tied to Atlantic Hurricanes?
Tuesday October 10, 2006
This article from BBC news reports on a study that found that during times of heavy dust clouds from the Sahara Desert, there are fewer major hurricanes and when there ... Read More
World's Most Polluted Places
Tuesday October 10, 2006
The Blacksmith Institute has published a study which describes the top ten most polluted places in the world. The ten most polluted places in the world are:
1. Chernobyl, Ukraine
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How Weather Changed History
Sunday October 8, 2006
LiveScience.com has a nice list of the top ten ways that weather changed history. It's interesting!
New Quiz
Thursday October 5, 2006
Test your geographic skills with my latest geography quiz - it's a new format but just as difficult as always! Good luck! (You'll need it!)
Geography News Parody: Hundreds of Countries Reclassified as "Dwarf Countries"
Wednesday October 4, 2006
Be sure to read this hilarious parody news story that begins, "In a surprising vote, the Association of American Geographers has reclassified all but four countries as 'dwarf countries.' This ... Read More
What If Sea Level Were to Rise 500 Meters?
Sunday October 1, 2006
Geographer Stephen Young created images (follow the multimedia link) of what Australia would look life if sea level rose up to a remarkable 500 meters. Needless to say, there ... Read More