Increased Ruralization?
Saturday February 28, 2009
Observers are noticing that in those countries that previously experienced rapid urbanization as villagers moved to the cities, with the global economic crisis, those countries are now seeing people move ... Read More
"Stop at Two" Program Unveiled
Friday February 27, 2009
A British organization is promoting a campaign to encourage couples to not have more than two children. Their "Stop at Two" campaign is designed to be environmentally friendly to ... Read More
Belarus Warned on South Ossetia and Abkhazia Recognition
Thursday February 26, 2009
The European Union warned Belarus that they might wish to avoid becoming the third country to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent (and following in the footsteps of Russia ... Read More
Topographic Prominence
Thursday February 26, 2009
Guest writer Rob London has a great article about Topographic Prominence, which is an idea that has developed fairly recently and refers to the height of a summit's peak relative ... Read More
Carl O. Sauer
Tuesday February 24, 2009
Geographer Carl O. Sauer is famous for his development of the Berkeley School in geography while he was a professor at the University of California Berkeley. His work was ... Read More
Air Pressure
Monday February 23, 2009
Air pressure is a major factor in weather and climate. It is easily measurable and easily mappable. Learn all about air pressure from this latest overview of this ... Read More
Where's Osama? Mapping Osama bin Laden
Sunday February 22, 2009
UCLA geographer Thomas Gillespie has mapped out the most probable location of Osama bin Laden, using techniques used to locate endangered species (like bin Laden?). Dr. Gillespie even has ... Read More
Tell Your Elected Officials to Support Geography!
Thursday February 19, 2009
My Wonderful World is asking geography supporters across the United States to take a moment to send a quick email to their elected officials, asking them to support geographic education. ... Read More
Calling for Geographic Education
Thursday February 19, 2009
Dr. Daniel C. Edelson, the vice president for education programs at the National Geographic Society has written a nice piece suggesting that geographic education become a priority for the students ... Read More
Kosovo Celebrates a Year
Thursday February 19, 2009
Kosovo turned a year old this week and thus celebrated its first anniversary. International recognition of Kosovo includes at 22 of the 27 EU member countries and a total ... Read More
America's Most Miserable Cities
Thursday February 19, 2009
Forbes.com, always on the front lines of lists, has published a listing of the ten most miserable cities in the United States. Who made the cut? Here are ... Read More
Global Warming May Be Happening Faster Than Predicted
Wednesday February 18, 2009
Scientists at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science are reporting that, "The pace of global warming is likely to be much faster than recent ... Read More
Wind
Tuesday February 17, 2009
Amanda Briney's latest article is an overview of wind and the pressure gradients that cause wind. Read her article to learn all about the formation of wind.
Mass Exodus From United Arab Emirates
Tuesday February 17, 2009
Due to the collapsing global economy, many expatriates in the United Arab Emirates are losing their jobs, but, in addition to losing those jobs, they're quickly losing the right to ... Read More
Entrepreneurial Water Systems of Nigeria
Monday February 16, 2009
This BBC article looks at he work of private independent small-scale water deliverers in Nigeria, an oil-rich country that lacks public water distribution systems. The article also compares the ... Read More
What Is Eastern Europe?
Saturday February 14, 2009
RaduBurdujan posts an interesting question on the
650 Million Years in 80 Seconds
Friday February 13, 2009
Don't miss this great animated video that shows the movement of the continents along the rafts that are their tectonic plates from hundreds of millions of years in the past ... Read More
The Growth of Target Stores
Friday February 13, 2009
The Map Room posts a fantastic animated map that dramatically shows the growth of Target Stores across the United States from 1969 to today. It's a great map to ... Read More
Bolivia - The Saudi Arabia of Lithium
Thursday February 12, 2009
Lithium, the mineral needed to power electric and hybrid vehicles, is found in great quantity in Bolivia. In fact, Bolivia is home to nearly half of the world supply ... Read More
Earlier Hottest and Coldest Days of the Year
Wednesday February 11, 2009
LiveScience reports on research that shows that the hottest day of the year and the coldest day of the year have shifted two days earlier over the past few decades. ... Read More
Cartography Blog
Wednesday February 11, 2009
Check out the Making Maps: DIY Cartography blog. It's filled with images of maps through history and provides interesting examples of different features found in various maps.
World and U.S. Cartograms
Tuesday February 10, 2009
Be sure to take a look at the site SHOW/WORLD, which includes cartograms of the countries of the world based on demographic, economic, environment, and more. You can also ... Read More
Lithuanian Only!
Tuesday February 10, 2009
A Lithuanian court has ruled that all street signs in the country must only be in Lithuanian. Thus, the sizable population of Polish and Russian speakers in Lithuania will ... Read More
Customizable Map of the World
Tuesday February 10, 2009
Aneki.com provides an interesting tool in their new customizable map of the world. Users can select colors to individually change the color of the countries of the world and ... Read More
Gentrification
Monday February 9, 2009
The topic of gentrification is often in the news as affluent young people move to inner cities to be closer to work and cultural venues. But gentrification is not ... Read More
The Fictitious Kingdom of Wallachia
Monday February 9, 2009
The New York Times has a fascinating article about the fictitious kingdom of Wallachia in the Czech Republic. Wallachia was invented in 1997 yet it has become quite a ... Read More
Brand-New Geography Quiz
Sunday February 8, 2009
It's that time of the month again, time for another ten-question multiple-choice geography quiz. Good luck!
Iceland Fast Tracked for EU Membership?
Sunday February 8, 2009
European Union officials are reporting that Iceland could be fast tracked for membership of the European body by 2011, if the island country wants to join. Iceland, which became ... Read More
Kyrgyzstan Kicks U.S.A. Out
Thursday February 5, 2009
Kyrgyzstan recently announced that the United States must close its military base in their country. The decision by Kyrgyzstan is likely based on pressure and support from Russia. ... Read More
Google Oceans
Thursday February 5, 2009
Google Earth now includes the oceans of our planet. The new version of Google Earth 5.0 allows users to explore the water that covers much of our planets. ... Read More
The United States of Africa?
Wednesday February 4, 2009
Former enemy of the U.S., Colonel Muammar Gaddafi of Libya, has been elected as the chairman of the 53-member state African Union. Gaddafi vows to create a United States ... Read More
Three New Articles
Wednesday February 4, 2009
There are three great new articles that have just been posted here at Geography at About.com. The first is from Contributing Writer Amanda Briney on Solar Radiation and the ... Read More
Global Cooling?
Wednesday February 4, 2009
Some are reporting that 2008 was a cold year and looking at the frigid weather in the UK and throughout much of the United States as of late, one might ... Read More
New Rain Forest Growing With Urbanization
Monday February 2, 2009
As former rain forest and jungle farms are being abandoned as their proprietors move to urban areas, those abandoned farms are growing into new rain forest land. This new ... Read More