Geography October 2012 Archive

All maps are designed with a purpose; whether to aid in navigation, accompany a news article, or display data. Some maps, however, are designed to be particularly persuasive. Like other ... Read More

Last week, the United Nations General Assembly approved five new member countries for two-year terms for the non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council. The five new countries ... Read More

China's Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest hydroelectric dam based on generating capacity. It is 1.3 miles wide, over 600 feet in height, and has a reservoir that stretches ... Read More

With about half a billion views as of this writing, the video for the song Gangnam Style is the most popular video ever on YouTube. The song is nearly ... Read More

Agritourism is one option for economic development in rural areas. Research has shown that rural regions are already popular destinations. In 2000, the National Survey on Recreation and the Environment ... Read More

The port of Shanghai (shown) is the world's busiest sea port, based on the total cargo weight that passes through the port. China is actually home to seven of ... Read More

Scholars understand that the Hungarian and Finnish languages to be descended from the same proto-language. Despite the geographic isolation of the two countries - they're really not all that ... Read More

It's a geopolitical challenge when an island is divided between two countries. This brand-new article from geographer Dimitar Zhelev looks at several of these intriguing cases of divided islands.

Cartographer Mark Monmonier asserts that all maps lie. It's impossible for them not to. All maps distort reality and provide only a snapshot of that which exists in ... Read More

Despite its geographic potential and resource-rich territory, Mexico is nearly a failed state. Learn about the geographic potential of Mexico and its historical failures from this new article from ... Read More