Geography April 2012 Archive

Numerous place names have entered the English language as household words, such as meander, archipelago, marathon, and spa. Additionally, place names have yielded the names of several elements on ... Read More

Earth Day 2012 is Sunday, April 22! This forty-second celebration of Earth Day is, as always, designed to raise awareness of environmental problems and foster an appreciation for the Earth ... Read More

Take a look at this brand-new geographic overview of Croatia from Contributing Writer Amanda Briney. Croatia is one of the world's newest countries (it's just over 20 years old), ... Read More

A recent meeting in New Delhi between Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa heralded the expansion of BRIC to BRICS. Apparently, while there has been occasional reference to ... Read More

Learn all about trees and their value to the community in this brand-new article, Trees: New Ways to Look at an Old Resource from Contributing Writer Terry Hain. Terry ... Read More

The New York Times reports that on Friday rebels in northern Mali declared an independent state of Azawad. While the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad maintains an ... Read More

Take a look at this new overview of the geography of the state of Idaho, one of the United States' fastest growing states. This article from Amanda Briney includes ... Read More

Transportation geography is the study of the means of human movement - planes, trains, automobiles, bicycles, and more! It examines how people get from home to work and school, ... Read More

Globalization is somewhat of a threat to the autonomy of the independent nation-state. Geography Intern Paige Rushbrook explores the state of globalization and its impact on independent political entities.

This year's April Fools' Day joke from Google is geography-related and (in my humble opinion) hilarious! In this funny video Google explains that they've formatted their maps to work with ... Read More