International Community Approves Palestine as a UNESCO Member
Monday October 31, 2011
On Friday, October 31, 2011, the members of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) voted to admit Palestine as its 195th full member. UNESCO became the ... Read More
Resource Distribution and its Consequences
Thursday October 27, 2011
An essential component of geography is the distribution of resources on the planet and their distribution. This latest article from Terry Hain delves into the location of resources and ... Read More
New United Nations Security Council Members Elected for 2012
Wednesday October 26, 2011
The United Nations General Assembly recently elected Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan and Togo to serve as new non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council for two-year terms starting on ... Read More
Seven Billion on October 31ish?
Tuesday October 25, 2011
The United Nations has proclaimed October 31, 2011 to be the day that the seven billionth human will be born on earth. The selection of October 31 is somewhat ... Read More
Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake in Eastern Turkey
Sunday October 23, 2011
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck at 1:41 p.m. local time near Van in far eastern Turkey (Google Map). The United States Geological Survey produced an immediate ShakeMap of the ... Read More
Longest Coastlines
Saturday October 22, 2011
I'm sure you've pondered which countries and which U.S. states have the longest coastlines in the world. Well, wonder no further for I am happy to present two new ... Read More
New Geography Videos
Friday October 14, 2011
There have been seven recent additions to the collection of geography-themed videos here on my site. They're great short animated overviews of key geographic topics. Take a look!
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New Airport Passenger Data Reveals Asia's Growth
Sunday October 9, 2011
New data has been released by the Airports Council International giving us a new list of the world's busiest airports. The biggest change on this year's list is the ... Read More
What's in a Place Name?
Wednesday October 5, 2011
There has been quite a bit of flack regarding the name of Rick Perry's family's hunting ranch in Texas. The inappropriate name was said to have been changed by ... Read More
Biomes
Saturday October 1, 2011
I'm excited to introduce the newest member of the Geography at About.com team - Terry Hain! Terry Hain is a long-time educator with a passion for geography. She has ... Read More