GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION

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Tourism Concern fights exploitation in the global tourism industry. We are an independent, non-industry based, UK charity.

This is another way to conceptualize the geographic impacts of tourism.  Wealthy tourists from developed countries spend their money in less developed countries, creating a power imbalance within the local community between locals and tourists.  Local absolutely need the tourists dollars but these funds come and a social and environmental cost.  Tourists use far more local resources per capita than the local residents, one reason why some refer to tourism as an ‘irritant industry.’  What other forms of social friction can arise from tourism?   For a more detailed response to this situation see this news article in the Guardian.

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Yeah, it’s a commercial, but it’s really cool. 

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Meet the “hairy Ainu” of Japan, Taiwan’s Saaroa, the Kusunda of Nepal, the last Manchus and the Jarawa of India’s Andaman Islands.

The rapid spread of  Mandarin, English, Spanish, Hindi-Urdu and Arabic as the 5 largest languages (most native speakers) is connected to the spread of globalization and the cultural aspects of that phenomenon.  These 5 declining languages represent the flip side of those cultural patterns.  

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Looking for Jim Morrison’s grave?  There are countless famous people buried in Paris’ most famous cemetery.  This virtual tour is as close as most of us will get to exploring it this school year.

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Despite the country’s claims to be a sleek 21st-century meritocracy, the habits of centuries of discrimination and social exclusion are not so easily shaken.

India is modernizing at a rapid pace, but some old class problems rooted in the caste system are still visible.  This is part of a large series called “Breaking Caste” with some excellent videos, articles and personal vignettes to humanize the struggles of those at the bottom of the social hierarchy.   

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How we die (in one chart)…

This infographic shows the main causes of death in 1900 in the United States and compares that with the 2010 figures.  The United States, during that time underwent what many call the epidemiological transition (in essence, in developed societies we now die for different reason and generally live longer) What are the geographic factors that influence these shifts in the mortality rates?  What is better about society?  Has anything worsened?  How come?  

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The best thing about the space program is all the satellite imagery we receive to better understand our home planet. 

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As Mumbai booms, the poor of its notorious Dharavi slum find themselves living in some of India’s hottest real estate.

What do you think the future will hold for this slum neighborhood?  What will happen to the people that live there?  What will this place look like in 20 years?  What forces will create this change? 

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