Geography September 2010 Archive

There are a bunch of new articles here on the Geography at About.com site. Don't miss these latest gems: Geography of Las Vegas, Nevada Geography of Beijing Hoover Dam China's Four Municipalities Geography of ... Read More

Check out these two great lists of the highest points and lowest points in each of the fifty United States.

I am very pleased to introduce my two new geography interns for the Fall 2010 semester. Katherine Schulz Richard will graduate this fall from Louisiana State University. Erin ... Read More

Geographer Sam Chacko contributed this fascinating article about Indian identity and what it means to be Indian in a diverse country of nearly 1.2 billion people speaking over 1600 languages ... Read More

The New York Times has published an interesting article about the changing nature of German identity. The article discusses an increasing amount of German pride by its citizens and ... Read More

Tropical Storm Igor developed into Hurricane Igor today and the hurricane is expected to reach Category Three major hurricane strength by Monday evening. As of this writing, Hurricane Igor, ... Read More

A new report by the International Telecommunications Union shows that there is great disparity in access to high-speed broadband Internet access around the world. In African countries it can ... Read More

We are five years away from the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals. With that in mind, there is going to be an international conference at the end ... Read More

Hurricane Earl is currently a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph as it approaches the East Coast of the United States. CNN reports on ... Read More

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is offering monetary incentives to couples who have children in order to reverse a declining birth rate. According to the Population Reference Bureau, "The total ... Read More