The Great State of Absaroka
Thursday July 31, 2008
The New York Times tells the fascinating story of a dedicated group of people who tried to take huge chunks out of the states of Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana ... Read More
Lesbos Islanders Lose Suit
Thursday July 31, 2008
A Greek court has thrown out a lawsuit by three residents of Lesbos Island who sued to ban the use of the word "lesbian" by homosexual women. Reuters has ... Read More
Central Place Theory
Wednesday July 30, 2008
Once of my favorite theories in geography is the central place theory. I really love how it explains the distribution and size of communities across space. Amanda Briney ... Read More
Non-Countries Participating in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing
Wednesday July 30, 2008
There are ten non-countries participating in the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. Find out about these ten entities that are able to participate in the Olympic Games.
Update: Iraq Will Compete in Beijing
Wednesday July 30, 2008
The International Olympic Committee announced yesterday that athletes from Iraq will compete in the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, under the Iraqi flag. Previously, the IOC had suspended Iraq ... Read More
Southern California Earthquake
Tuesday July 29, 2008
Metropolitan Los Angeles was struck by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake just before noon on Tuesday. Information about the earthquake, about 30 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, near Chino ... Read More
Iraq Will Not Compete in Beijing
Monday July 28, 2008
Late last week, the International Olympic Committee announced that Iraq will not be able to compete in the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. The IOC stated, "The IOC would ... Read More
Aphelion and Perihelion
Monday July 28, 2008
Join me for a look at the earth's elliptical orbit around the sun and learn about the 3.3% difference in distance between the aphelion and perihelion.
A Look at Kosovo
Friday July 25, 2008
Keith Porter, About.com Guide to U.S. Foreign Policy is on a trip to Kosovo and is reporting on his site about his experiences there. Check out his Foreign Policy ... Read More
Chinese-Russian Border Dispute Resolved
Friday July 25, 2008
A border dispute between China and Russia over river islands along China's northeast border has been resolved with Russia returning the territory to China. Russia will return 67 square ... Read More
Is Nairobi The Next Silicon Valley?
Wednesday July 23, 2008
The New York Times reports on the technological development of Nairobi, Kenya as this major African city struggles to complete and establish itself in the world of technology. Interestingly, ... Read More
Dew Point
Wednesday July 23, 2008
My latest article about climate is an overview of dew point, which represents the temperature at which the air is completely saturated with water vapor.
Lapse Rate
Wednesday July 23, 2008
Check out my short overview of lapse rate to learn how air increases and decreases in temperature when rising and falling.
Overview of Cultural Geography
Tuesday July 22, 2008
Amanda provides us with a brief overview of cultural geography this week. If you're not familiar with this aspect of geography, you should learn about it and follow the ... Read More
Goodbye Dear Atlas
Monday July 21, 2008
I have written a short essay about how the search for geographic information his changed so much in the past decade. Read it and share your thoughts about what ... Read More
New York City Seal Incorrectly Dated?
Sunday July 20, 2008
The New York Times provides the enlightening story of how the city seal of New York City reports an "semi-arbitrary" date of 1625 as the city's founding. Unfortunately, nothing ... Read More
Earth and Moon Video
Sunday July 20, 2008
Space.com provides an interesting video of the moon revolving around the earth. The video follows a short commercial, unfortunately.
Conception Day Success?
Friday July 18, 2008
As reported late last summer, the Russian oblast of Ul'yanovsk promoted a Conception Day last September 12 to encourage couples to procreate and give birth on July 12 to win ... Read More
20 Best "Towns" in the United States
Friday July 18, 2008
Outside magazine has published an article on the "20 Best Towns in America." Unfortunately, the folks at Outside don't publish their content online but media outlets are reporting the ... Read More
Falling Oil Prices Impact the Pump
Thursday July 17, 2008
The price of oil has dropped more than $10.50 per barrel in the past few days; this should result in an about a 25 cent decrease in the price per ... Read More
Israeli Diplomacy
Thursday July 17, 2008
Take a look at my overview of the foreign and diplomatic relations of Israel. Israel is recognized by over eighty percent of the countries on earth. Find out which countries ... Read More
Top Recipients of U.S. Foreign Aid
Thursday July 17, 2008
I've published a list of the 15 Top Recipients of Foreign Aid from the United States of America. It's interesting to see how much more Iraq receives than any ... Read More
Biography of Christopher Columbus
Wednesday July 16, 2008
Take a look at the latest biography of an explorer from Amanda, in this case the famous Christopher Columbus, widely regarded as the man who "discovered" the Americas.
Rising Powers
Wednesday July 16, 2008
From Amanda: Interested in learning about the world's new rising powers? Then look no further than the Stanley Foundation and its new project, Rising Powers, focusing on such areas throughout ... Read More
Bhutan in the World
Wednesday July 16, 2008
The tiny kingdom of Bhutan, nestled between China and India in the Himalaya isn't one for foreign relations. There are two countries that maintain embassies in Bhutan and Bhutan ... Read More
Sex Ratio
Tuesday July 15, 2008
Sex ratio is the demographic concept that measures the proportion of males to females in a given population. My latest article is an overview and explanation of sex ratios and ... Read More
Did You Know?
Monday July 14, 2008
If you love geography like me, you just can't get enough of it! So, I've just created the "Did You Know?" fact-a-day email newsletter. Sign up for this ... Read More
Geography 101 Online Course
Monday July 14, 2008
I've renovated and revitalized my thirteen-week free email Geography 101 Online Course! Sign up today and receive a weekly email that covers a different aspect of geography to help ... Read More
New Retired Hurricane Names
Monday July 14, 2008
Last year's hurricane season resulted in the retiring of three hurricane names from the rotating list of hurricane names. Dean, Felix, Noel were retired from the list of names ... Read More
Miss Venezuela Is Miss Universe and Miss Kosovo Does Very Well
Sunday July 13, 2008
Twenty-two-year-old Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza (on right in the photo) was crowned Miss Universe 2008 in Nha Trang, Vietnam on Sunday. Why is this geography news? Well, four ... Read More
New Geography Quiz
Sunday July 13, 2008
Step right up and test your geographic skill with this week's 15-question multiple-choice geography quiz! Best of luck!!!
World Population Day
Friday July 11, 2008
Today, July 11, is World Population Day. According to the United Nations' World Population Day website, "In 1968, world leaders proclaimed that individuals have a basic human right to ... Read More
Quasi-Independent Island Wants to Become Smoke-Free
Friday July 11, 2008
Niue, a tiny island in free association with New Zealand, is proposing to make the entire island smoke-free by passing a law to ban smoking on all parts of the ... Read More
New Orleans Was Country's Fastest Growing City
Friday July 11, 2008
The population of New Orleans grew 13.8% between July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007 as residents returned to the hurricane-ravaged city, making it the fastest growing large city ... Read More
Globalization
Wednesday July 9, 2008
If you look at the tag on your shirt, chances are you would see that it was made in a country other than the one in which you sit right ... Read More
Ferdinand Magellan
Wednesday July 9, 2008
Check out Amanda's latest article, it's a biography of Ferdinand Magellan. I learned that his impressive career was jump-started by the untimely death of his parents.
Greenwich Mean Time vs. Coordinated Universal Time
Tuesday July 8, 2008
My latest article is a history and overview of GMT and UTC (also known as Greenwich Mean Time and Coordinated Universal Time). Discover how each one works and how ... Read More
Bertha: First Hurricane of the Season
Tuesday July 8, 2008
Tropical Storm Bertha became Hurricane Bertha today, becoming the first named hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane season. Bertha is in the Atlantic Ocean and could be headed toward ... Read More
A Mediterranean Union?
Monday July 7, 2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is bringing together the leaders of the countries that surround the Mediterranean Sea in a Mediterranean Union of copperation between southern European countries and their Muslim ... Read More
Sandbags Stop Floods?
Monday July 7, 2008
Slate has a fascinating column discussing why in the twenty-first century we use bags of sand to attempt to stop flood waters from breeching levees. The answer comes down ... Read More
Birth Rates in Europe
Sunday July 6, 2008
The New York Times provides a lengthy (ten-page) magazine article about the low birth rates in Europe. It's a complicated and fascinating subject and if you're interested in the ... Read More
Impressive Satellite Images
Sunday July 6, 2008
The blog Environmental Graffiti provides a nice collection of 30 beautiful satellite images of the earth. Unfortunately, they do not provide information about the various sources for the images. ... Read More
Chinese Taipei vs. China in the Olympic Games
Sunday July 6, 2008
The New York Times has an interesting article about the competition between the Olympic teams from mainland China and from Taiwan, which is officially called Zhongguo Taipei, which roughly translated ... Read More
Independence Day in Other Countries
Sunday July 6, 2008
LiveScience.com has an article describing how seven different countries celebrate their independence days. I'll add my perspective on Israel, where I spent independence day two years ago. Since ... Read More
North Korea to be Removed From Naughty Country List
Wednesday July 2, 2008
North Korea has submitted a document openly describing its nuclear capabilities to the White House and President Bush responded by stating that North Korea may be removed from the State ... Read More
Embassies and Consulates
Tuesday July 1, 2008
Due to the high level of interaction between countries in our interconnected world of today, diplomatic offices are needed in each country to aid in and allow such interactions to ... Read More