Bahrainis Sees Excess of Royalty From Space
Thursday November 30, 2006
Citizens in the well-connected country of Bahrain are using Google Earth to spy on the excesses of their monarchy - private golf courses, pools, yachts, islands. The citizenry has ... Read More
Pope Backs Turkey's Bid for EU
Wednesday November 29, 2006
In an apparent effort to placate Muslims who are not happy with him, Pope Benedict XVI said on Tuesday that he supports Turkey's entrance into the European Union. He ... Read More
Territories
Tuesday November 28, 2006
Thanks to reader Samuel who asked me about the definition of a territory since he'd seen my definition of an independent country recently. Therefore, I have published the definition ... Read More
Canada Does What to Quebec?
Tuesday November 28, 2006
On Monday, Canada's House of Commons voted 266 to 16 in favor of a motion to recognize Quebec as a "nation" within a united Canada. This was an effort ... Read More
Palm Tress on the Landscape of Los Angeles
Monday November 27, 2006
It would appear that Los Angeles may be getting out of the palm tree business. The iconic flora of L.A. is expensive to keep up and doesn't provide nearly ... Read More
Circumference of the Earth
Monday November 27, 2006
A reader asked an interesting question, "Does the circumference of the Earth grow each year due to soil, leaves decomposing, etc.?" How would you reply? Post your "comments" ... Read More
The Year in Geography
Friday November 24, 2006
Ben Keene of the atlas division at the Oxford University Press writes about the major geographic changes in the world this year. Of course, the biggest change is the ... Read More
Geography in Texas Schools
Friday November 24, 2006
The McAllen, Texas Monitor, reports on the positive state of geography in Texas schools. It's nice to hear and is another positive sign of the geographic education revival in ... Read More
Top 10 Earthquake States
Tuesday November 21, 2006
Scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno have defined the top ten earthquake-prone states based on the average highest magnitude earthquake experienced each year. Here's the top ten, with ... Read More
What About Kosovo?
Tuesday November 21, 2006
You remember Kosovo, right? In the late 1990s, it was the world's most interesting geopolitical situation. Today, it doesn't make many headlines but according to About.com
Lego Moving Brick Manufacturing Out of Denmark
Monday November 20, 2006
Billund, Denmark has been the home of all Lego operations since the toy building brick company was founded in the 1940s. Now, Lego is moving their brick manufacturing operations ... Read More
Today is World Toilet Day
Sunday November 19, 2006
World Toilet Day (November 19) is designed to raise recognition of the 2.6 billion people around the world who lack proper sanitation facilities and, according to National Geographic, are, "Forced ... Read More
Geography at Harvard?
Friday November 17, 2006
Geography has been noticeably absent at Harvard since 1948, when geologist Marland P. Billings successfully fought to eliminate the geography department. In 1982, Jean Gottmann called the elimination, "a ... Read More
The Colonel From Space
Wednesday November 15, 2006
Colonel Harland Sanders has become the first corporate logo to be visible from space! His face, the logo of KFC Corp., has been plastered on the ground near Rachel, ... Read More
Geography Cup Challenge
Wednesday November 15, 2006
This week is Geography Awareness Week so an international online competition between residents of the U.S. and residents of the U.K. has begun! Called the Geography Cup, this online ... Read More
London Photo Gallery
Monday November 13, 2006
I visited London this past summer and took a ton of photos. Now, I've placed a collection of my 41 most favorite geographical photos of London (with several focusing ... Read More
Professional Sports Teams Expand as Does Population
Sunday November 12, 2006
The Population Reference Bureau provides a fascinating article about the growth and movement of professional sports teams in the United States from 1967, when the country's population was a mere ... Read More
New Island in Tonga
Friday November 10, 2006
According to various unsubstantiated reports by eyewitnesses, it would appear that the 169 islands of Tonga is gaining island number 170. Developing from an undersea volcano, the new island ... Read More
Geography 101: An Overview of Geography
Friday November 10, 2006
For those new to my site or who want an overview our the fantastic discipline known as geography, I've created a nice article called Geography 101 that will lead you ... Read More
Most Populous Countries in the World
Friday November 10, 2006
I've updated my listing of the twenty-three most populous countries in the world based on the latest population estimates. I was somewhat surprised to see that none of the twenty-three ... Read More
Brand-New Geography Quiz
Wednesday November 8, 2006
I've just posted a brand-new geography quiz here on my site! Test your geography knowledge and best of luck to you!
Johannesburg International Airport Renamed
Wednesday November 8, 2006
The South African government has renamed the Johannesburg International Airport as the OR Tambo International Airport, named after Oliver "OR" Tambo, who led the African National Congress in exile for ... Read More
U.S.-Canada Dispute Over Northwest Passage
Monday November 6, 2006
The United States claims that the waterways of far northern Canada are an international waterway but Canada insists that the waterway known as the Northwest Passage is within their territorial ... Read More
Geography Awareness Week November 12-18
Sunday November 5, 2006
There's only one week to go until the 19th annual Geography Awareness Week! Always the third week in November, Geography Awareness Week this year is November 12-18 and the ... Read More
Geographer Jared Diamond to Address AAG Annual Meeting
Saturday November 4, 2006
The famed geographer Jared Diamond (author of Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed and Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies) will address the opening session ... Read More
Four Corners
Friday November 3, 2006
I received an urgent email from someone today who wanted to know the "exact" coordinates of Four Corners, where Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico meet. I've always thought ... Read More
Geotagging Photos
Thursday November 2, 2006
Geotagging (assigning a geographic location) to photographs has exploded in popularity recently, thanks to sites like Flickr, that allow users to geotag photos posted to the Flickr site. As ... Read More
Turkmenistan - What A Country!
Thursday November 2, 2006
I can write anything I'd like about Turkmenistan and no one from that country will write to complain about it because, more than likely, this site is censored by their ... Read More
First Atlas Sets Record Price
Wednesday November 1, 2006
The 1477 edition of Claudius Ptolemy's atlas, the first printed, sold at an auction at Sotheby's in London earlier this month to a private collector for a record $3.9 million. ... Read More