Nobody lives here: The nearly 5 million Census Blocks with zero population Excerpt: A Block is the smallest area unit used by the U.S. Census Bureau for tabulating statistics. As […]
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Article & Interactive via NYT: How Does Your State Make Electricity?
How Does Your State Make Electricity? Excerpt: America isn’t making electricity the way it did two decades ago: Natural gas has edged out coal as the country’s leading generation source … […]
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Video via UN: What is Sustainable Development?
United Nations – This September, countries will gather at the UN to adopt 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. So what exactly is sustainable development? How can we achieve that? […]
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Video: The Simpsons-India Outsourcing
A breif look at the episode called Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore. Click to view.
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Article via TheDailyStar: RMG industry as the major employment sector
RMG industry as the major employment sector Excerpt: The ready-made garment (RMG) industry in Bangladesh is entering an important new chapter in its history. Decisions made now by the industry […]
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Article via WRAL: Health care deserts are growing in North Carolina
Health care deserts are growing in North Carolina Excerpt: Rural hospitals have been closing at an alarming rate. Since 2010, 53 rural hospitals have closed in 11 southern states. Five […]
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Article via CNN: South Africa is the world’s most unequal country. 25 years of freedom have failed to bridge the divide
South Africa is the world’s most unequal country. 25 years of freedom have failed to bridge the divide Excerpt: More than two decades have passed since South Africa overhauled a […]
Read MoreArticle via theConversation: Is China worsening the developing world’s environmental crisis?
Is China worsening the developing world’s environmental crisis? Excerpt: The developing world is in the midst of an environmental crisis. Simply breathing the air is a leading cause of death. […]
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Illustrated Text: Natural Resources
In this episode: Learn what FOSSIL FUELS, UNCHECK GROWTH, and NON-RENEWABLE ENERGIES have to to with global warming. What? There’s a correlation? Ack! Click to read!
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Article via Brookings: Africa’s 3 deadly deficits: Education, electricity, and taxes
Africa’s 3 deadly deficits: Education, electricity, and taxes Excerpt: In 2016, per capita income growth in sub-Saharan Africa turned negative for the first time in the 2000s. Thanks to the […]
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Article via UNNews: ‘Shadow’ of persistent inequality is growing, key UN human development report reveals
‘Shadow’ of persistent inequality is growing, key UN human development report reveals Excerpt: While health, education, and income levels have improved overall across the globe, “wide inequalities” both among and […]
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Video via Wendover Productions: Big Max Economies
Big Macs: delicious (kinda), cheap (kinda), and educational (absolutely). In this episode, we look at how the economist magazine used burger prices to teach about purchasing power parity.
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Video via It’s a Southern Thing: Which States are Southern? – Back Porch Bickerin’
On this week’s episode, Matt and Calli bicker about which states are considered to be “southern” states.
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Article via TheAtlantic: Where Does the South Begin?
Where Does the South Begin? Excerpt: The Post had an interesting article last weekend about how the Washington, D.C. region has lost most of its southern identity in recent decades […]
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Article via BusinessInsider: The US is split into more than a dozen ‘belts’ defined by industry, weather, and even health
The US is split into more than a dozen ‘belts’ defined by industry, weather, and even health Excerpt: The United States can be divided and subdivided into countless regions, each […]
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Article via NewsScience: Formal Region: Definition And Types
Formal Region: Definition And Types Excerpt: Regions are categories, and like all categories, they exist to help us group things together and make sense of the world around us. A […]
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Article via Science Trends: Functional Region: Definition And Examples
Functional Region: Definition And Examples Excerpt: While studying geography, you may have heard the term functional region before. Yet what exactly is a functional region? Put simply, a functional region […]
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Infographic via BrilliantMaps: Land Reclamation in the Netherlands 1300 Vs 2000
Land Reclamation in the Netherlands 1300 Vs 2000 The map comparison above shows what the land area of what makes up the Netherlands today, looked like in 1300 compared to […]
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Article via TheGuardian: Cities from Scratch; Watch New Cities Rise from the Desert, Jungle and Sea
Cities from scratch; Watch new cities rise from the desert, jungle and sea Excerpt: “We’re in the midst of new cities fever,” says Prof Sarah Moser. The head of the new […]
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Article via NPR: Oh Dear: Photos Show What Humans Have Done To The Planet
Oh Dear: Photos Show What Humans Have Done To The Planet Humans have made an indelible mark on the planet. Since the mid-20th century, we’ve accelerated the digging of mines, […]
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Article via 99%Invisible: Thermal Delight
Thermal Delight Excerpt: In the summer of 1902, the Sackett and Wilhelms Lithography & Printing Company in Brooklyn, New York had a problem. They were trying to print an issue of […]
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Article via BigThink: The Joy of Sad Place Names
The Joy of Sad Place Names The scattered toponyms that delight us by their unvarnished expression of downheartedness, defeat and despond. Excerpt: Victors don’t just write the history books. They […]
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Article via WorldAtlas: The Five Themes In Geography
The Five Themes In Geography Definition and examples of the 5 themes in Geography. In 1994, a decade after the “five themes of geography” concept became highly popularized, the National […]
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Article via Geoawesomeness: Leveraging Geospatial Tools and Technology to Document the Land Rights of Vulnerable Communities
Leveraging Geospatial Tools and Technology to Document the Land Rights of Vulnerable Communities Making a positive difference to society through the use of geospatial technology Everyone deserves to be recognized […]
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Article via PennStateNews: Why is the Census Important?
Probing Question: Why is the census important? Every ten years, the U.S. Census Bureau undertakes a mammoth task: tallying up all the people living in the United States and recording […]
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