India at 2 Billion?
Thursday September 27, 2007
The Population Reference Bureau asks whether India's population (now at 1.1 billion) will reach two billion. If India does reach 2 billion people, it will likely be the only ... Read More
Fertility in Germany and Europe
Wednesday September 26, 2007
The New York Times writes about the birth rate in Germany, Europe's lowest. They discuss a neighborhood that appears to have a baby boom as well as former and ... Read More
U.S. and Europe Would Recognize Kosovo
Tuesday September 25, 2007
The New York Times reports that, "The United States and most of the European Union will recognize Kosovo if the Balkan province declares independence from Serbia in early December, when ... Read More
"Greenest" Countries With High Quality of Life
Tuesday September 25, 2007
Reader's Digest has published an article where some writers analyzed and ranked most environmentally friendly countries by combining environmental value with quality of life and also ranked major cities on ... Read More
Kentucky's Exclave
Monday September 24, 2007
The blog strange maps provides an interesting look at Fulton County, Kentucky's exclave, an area cut off from the rest of the state and attached only to Tennessee. The ... Read More
Switzerland and the European Union
Monday September 24, 2007
Refiloe from South Africa wrote to ask why Switzerland is not a member of the European Union. While the Swiss Parliament would love to join the European Union, Swiss ... Read More
New Geography Quiz
Friday September 21, 2007
Take this week's brand-new, eleven-question, multiple-choice geography quiz to test your geographic knowledge! It's fun and you might even learn a thing or two!
Security Council Overview
Friday September 21, 2007
My latest article is an overview of the United Nations Security Council and its membership. Learn how the ten non-permanent members are chosen based on regional geography.
Something is Wrong in the State of Belgium
Thursday September 20, 2007
Belgian separatists in Flanders and Wallonia would like to see a divided Belgium. It's been three months since an election and a national government has yet to be formed. ... Read More
Geography for Your iPod
Thursday September 20, 2007
I wanted to recommend two interesting items available on iTunes of a geographical nature for your iPod listening pleasure. The first the the U.S. Geological Survey's CoreCast, an audio ... Read More
September Equinox on Sunday
Thursday September 20, 2007
At 5:51 a.m. Eastern Time (09:51 UTC) on Sunday, fall begins in the Northern Hemisphere and spring begins in the Southern Hemisphere. On Sunday, there are twelve hours of daylight ... Read More
All Hazards in One Place
Thursday September 20, 2007
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has created a website www.NOAAWatch.com that agglomerates information about hazards and disasters occurring around the United States. The site includes the ... Read More
Google Maps Adds 54 "Countries"
Wednesday September 19, 2007
Late last week Google announced that they'd added detailed street maps and satellite images fifty-four countries around the world to Google Maps. The expansion is incredible and I ... Read More
Top Reasons Not to Have a Job
Tuesday September 18, 2007
The U.S. Census Bureau just published a fascinating set of data on the "Reasons People Do Not Work: 2004" (PDF). Basically, the data can be boiled down to the ... Read More
Help Improve U.S. Geographic Education
Sunday September 16, 2007
The No Child Left Behind law is up for revision in Congress and in the new version the subject of geography, while indicated as a core subject in the law, ... Read More
China: Elite Must Also Follow One-Child Law
Sunday September 16, 2007
China is angered over the elite and rich of the nation flaunting the One Child Law by paying fines and dealing with the economic consequences of multiple children. Thus ... Read More
U.S. Life Expectancy Hits Record High
Sunday September 16, 2007
Life expectancy from birth in the United States keeps rising. The Centers for Disease Control recently reported that U.S. life expectancy rose to 77.9 based on 2005 data. ... Read More
Northwest Passage Opening
Sunday September 16, 2007
The latest news courtesy of satellite imagery is that the Northwest Passage has opened up (at least temporarily this summer), allowing ships to pass through the Arctic Ocean, thus reducing ... Read More
Top African Destinations
Wednesday September 12, 2007
About.com Guide to Africa for Visitors Anouk Zijlma has a great feature on her Top 10 Destinations in Africa. It definitely makes me think of traveling!
Geographic Education Needs Maps
Tuesday September 11, 2007
Geographer Neal G. Lineback published an opinion piece last week in the Winston-Salem Journal (hat tip to GeoLounge). In the column, he discusses the failure of geographic education in ... Read More
Times Atlas of the World - 12th Edition
Monday September 10, 2007
The 12th edition of my favorite atlas, the Times Atlas of the World was released in the United Kingdom last week. According to The Map Room that new atlas ... Read More
New Geography Quiz
Friday September 7, 2007
Oh happy day! Pull out the atlas and the globe! It's time for another new geography quiz. This quiz has eleven (including an easy bonus) multiple-choice questions ... Read More
La Nina is Coming
Friday September 7, 2007
NOAA scientists are reporting that they expect La Nina conditions later this year. The expectation is for, "Wetter than normal conditions in the Pacific Northwest and drier than normal ... Read More
Venezuela to Change Time Zones
Thursday September 6, 2007
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has declared that his country will change times zones to a half-hour offset time zone, to take effect either this month or in January (reports are ... Read More
Red and Blue U.S. State Puzzle
Wednesday September 5, 2007
GeoToys has produced a U.S. puzzle with two versions of every state - a red version of the state and a blue version of the state. With these blue ... Read More
Panama Canal Expansion Begins
Tuesday September 4, 2007
Work began on Monday in the Panama Canal's major expansion project. The project, which will allow ships twice the current Panamax size to pass through the canal, is expected ... Read More
North Korea Still on Terror List
Tuesday September 4, 2007
The United States' Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill told reporters on Tuesday that North Korea remains on the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism, a designation North Korea has ... Read More
U.S. Most Productive Country
Tuesday September 4, 2007
A new report by the International Labour Office claims that the United States is the most productive country in the world. According to the report, "The acceleration of ... Read More
Hurricane Felix Reaches Catastrophic Category Five
Sunday September 2, 2007
Hurricane Felix, the sixth named storm of the 2007 hurricane season has reached Category Five status, the highest and most dangerous category of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. The U.S. ... Read More
Kosovo May Unilaterally Declare Independence
Sunday September 2, 2007
December 10, 2007 is the UN-brokered deadline for an agreement and decision between Serbia and Kosovo regarding independence for Kosovo. However, there has been no progress as of late ... Read More