13 Year-Old Texas Boy Wins National Geographic Bee
Tuesday May 31, 2011
Tine Valencic, a 13 year-old student from Texas, won the 23rd annual National Geographic Bee last Wednesday in Washington D.C. Valencic correctly answered the following question against 11 year-old ... Read More
Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins June 1
Sunday May 22, 2011
Atlantic hurricane season begins Wednesday, June 1. This week (May 22-28) is National Hurricane Preparedness Week so the FEMA Blog is posting regular updates and information about preparing for ... Read More
Most Recent Articles
Sunday May 22, 2011
Here's a listing of the latest articles posted here on Geography at About.com
Selecting a Geography Program
The Dutch Empire
Chinatowns Around the World
States Bordering the Mississippi River
Geography of ... Read More
New United Nations Population Projections
Wednesday May 11, 2011
The United Nations Population Division has officially released their 2010 World Population Prospects which includes population projections for individual countries through the year 2100! The UN expects global population ... Read More
Samoa Goes Back to the Future
Tuesday May 10, 2011
Samoa, the country formerly known as Western Samoa (to differentiate it from American Samoa), is going to leap forward a day on December 29. Samoa will move the International ... Read More
April Was Worst Month for Tornadoes
Monday May 2, 2011
The U.S. National Weather Service has determined that April 2011 was not only the worst April on record for tornadoes, it was also the worst month in history. There ... Read More
I Don't Like This Map
Monday May 2, 2011
While I normally love their maps, the The New York Times published a map titled Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster which I find quite suspect. The map ... Read More