Urban Africa is Growing, Lagos to Overtake Cairo in 2015
Monday November 29, 2010
A new report from the United Nations, titled The State of African Cities 2010: Governance, Inequalities and Urban Land Markets looks at the growth of Africa's urban areas, the fastest ... Read More
North Korea and South Korea Facts
Sunday November 28, 2010
Here are some useful resources to learn more about the geography and history of North Korea and South Korea:
Facts About South Korea
Facts About Seoul
Facts About North Korea
Facts About Pyongyang
Geography and ... Read More
Three New Articles
Friday November 26, 2010
Amanda Briney, our contributing writer and global correspondent, has written three great new article about three great places around the world:
Reykjavik - The World's Northernmost Capital City
Quebec City - ... Read More
New Quiz
Sunday November 21, 2010
Test your geographic prowess with my latest geography quiz. It's fifteen multiple-choice questions about all aspects of geography. Good luck! (And, while you're at it, try my previous ... Read More
American Human Development Index
Saturday November 20, 2010
While we're all likely familiar with the international Human Development Index developed by the United Nations, the Social Science Research Council has developed an American Human Development Index that ranks ... Read More
Love, Marriage, and Divorce
Thursday November 18, 2010
A fascinating new study by the Pew Research Center explores the decline in marriage rates over the past few decades. Quite interestingly, the study found that 39% of respondents ... Read More
International Impacts of Climate Change
Thursday November 18, 2010
The British risks advisory firm Maplecroft has developed a ranking of countries' risk for climate change over the next thirty years. While most developed countries are only ranked as ... Read More
Freshwater
Saturday November 13, 2010
Happy Geography Awareness Week! Freshwater is the theme of this year's Geography Awareness Week, which takes place now through next Saturday (Nov. 20). I have a brand-new quiz ... Read More
Careers in GIS
Thursday November 11, 2010
Caitlin Dempsey at GISLounge provides an excellent overview of building a career in GIS. She discusses getting started with an internship in GIS and how one moves through the ... Read More
Northernmost Cities and Southernmost Cities
Thursday November 11, 2010
Contributing Writer Amanda Briney provides two great lists of the northernmost cities and southernmost cities on the planet. It's interesting that the geographic distribution of the northernmost cities is ... Read More
China's Census 2010
Saturday November 6, 2010
More than six million census workers (more than the population of about half of the world's countries) will attempt to visit 400 million households in order to count about 1.33 ... Read More
The Future of Cartography and Mapping
Saturday November 6, 2010
There are two great articles that deal with the latest cartographic technologies. First, Geography Intern Erin Mahaney discusses the fascinating future of paper maps and whether they will still ... Read More
Google Maps Blamed on Nicaraguan Incursion Into Costa Rica
Friday November 5, 2010
A Nicaraguan military leader who led a military incursion into Costa Rica blamed the demarcation of the boundary on Google Maps for the incident. Costa Rican officials are outraged ... Read More
Russian President Visits Kuril Islands
Thursday November 4, 2010
Earlier this week Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited the disputed Kuril Islands, which have been claimed by both Japan and Russia (then the USSR) since the end of World War ... Read More
Rhode Island Doesn't Change Name
Thursday November 4, 2010
Voters in Rhode Island rejected a ballot measure to change the official name of the country's smallest state from the "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" to the shorter ... Read More
2018 Winter Olympic Games Bid Cities
Monday November 1, 2010
Three cities have submitted bids to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee. The three cities under consideration are Annecy, France; Munich, Germany; and Pyeongchang, ... Read More
Latest Articles
Monday November 1, 2010
Here are the latest articles posted here at Geography at About.com from Contributing Writer Amanda Briney...
The World's Highest Cities
Geographical Overview of Turkey
The 31 United States of Mexico
Join Me on Facebook ... Read More