Matt Rosenberg Geography Expert Education M.A., Geography, California State University - Northridge B.A., Geography, University of California - Davis Introduction Award-winning professional geographerAuthor of two books on geography Experience Matt Rosenberg is a former writer for ThoughtCo. He covered geography for Dotdash Media, Inc. for over 20 years. He was an adjunct professor of geography at California State University, Sacramento, a city planning and GIS intern for local government, and is a former newspaper columnist.Rosenberg has been featured on PBS and NPR, and he has conducted many interviews about geographical topics for television, radio, and newspapers. He was director of emergency services for the American Red Cross and served on more than two dozen major disaster relief operations around the United States. He has traveled widely across North America and has visited or studied in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. He is a member of the Association of American Geographers and the National Council for Geographic Education. Education Matt Rosenberg holds a bachelor's degree in geography from the University of California, Davis and a master's degree in geography from California State University, Northridge. Publications and Awards"The Handy Geography Answer Book" (Barnes & Noble, 2004)"The Geography Bee Complete Preparation Handbook" (Three Rivers Press, 2002)Excellence in Media Award, National Council for Geographic Education, October 2006 ThoughtCo and Dotdash Meredith ThoughtCo, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is an award-winning reference site offering education content created by experts. ThoughtCo reaches 13 million readers each month. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines. Read more from Matt Rosenberg Most Populous Metropolitan Areas in the United States Solstices and Equinoxes The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition Panama Canal Ellen Churchill Semple Important Cities in Black History Mason-Dixon Line Geophagy or Eating Dirt Afrikaners The Geography of Christmas Which States Are Split Into Two Time Zones? The 10 Longest Rivers in the World A List of Current Communist Countries in the World The 7 Continents Ranked by Size and Population The New Fifth Ocean The League of Nations Major Rivers That Flow North When Is the Summer Solstice? Understanding Population Growth Rates The Number of Countries in the World Exploring the Earth's Four Spheres Non-Member Countries of the United Nations How WWII Created the Interstate Highways Do You Know the Different Regions of the US?