“E-Waste is a growing problem in our consumer-based society. The geography of e-waste is an ‘out of sight out of mind’ problem that we rarely think about but need to due to the ecological impacts of our collective consumption.” http://wp.me/P2dv5Z-1LT
Tags: pollution, sustainability, environment, resources, Ghana, Africa.
Source: vimeo.com
“The curriculum ‘Empire, Republic, Democracy: A History of Turkey’ traces the final years of the Ottoman Empire, the birth of the Turkish Republic, and contemporary issues in Turkey. Learn more at www.choices.edu/turkey “
Source: vimeo.com
This video is a great introduction to the Choices Program’s new unit on Turkey…a country that is truly a bridge between the Middle East and Europe, without being fully in either. This unique global position makes Turkey a very important country to understand both culturally and politically.
Tags: political, culture, Turkey, historical.
In a study of seven world metros, only a little more than a quarter of the streets were named for women.
Tags: gender, mapping, urban, toponyms.
Source: www.citylab.com
This fabulous 1927 map shows some of the key reasons why the movie industry flourished in Los Angeles–California’s physical geography is incredibly diverse. As the industry was emerging in the first half of the 20th century, they didn’t have massive budgets to travel the world to give their locations a great degree of geographic accuracy it their set locations. Southern California was the ideal home base for a wide range of locations that could physically approximate so many environments and ecosystems. This cost saving strategy had more than economic ramifications; this strategy reinforced many spatial (and cultural) stereotypes in the movies that powerfully influenced how people conceptualized what these places were like. These geographies of cinematic imagination, created for economic purposes, shape our regional perceptions.
Tags: place, California, landscape, popular culture, industry.
Source: geographyeducation.org
“A Romp Around the World to 24 Countries. The perfect gift for adventurers young and old – this book is a whirlwind exploration of world cultures!”
Source: www.australiatozimbabwe.com
I’ve received an advance copy of Australia to Zimbabwe and it is a delightful book that appeals to all ages (everyone in my house ate it up). Carefully layered so that readers can customize the experience to fit their interests, time, and goals, this treasure trove just begs the reader to keep exploring as they flip through its pages. Australia to Zimbabwe presents facts in a context that enlivens learning about the people and places of the world and heightens the reader’s curiosity. With the online supplemental materials, this book brings to life the sights, sounds, and smells of far-away places. Teachers, librarians, and parents alike should all be excited to get their hands on this book when it comes out November 17th.
Tags: education, K12, geography education, book reviews.
Let’s review exactly what population has to do with economic growth
Source: theweek.com
The repeal of China’s one-child policy has many exploring the linkages between population statistics and economic development. This is a good article that tries to show the lessons learned in China with the one-child policy and apply them to the United States economic context. Additionally, this animated map shows the rise in urbanization in China.
Tags: China, population, industry, development, statistics, economic.
See how the world’s largest and fastest growing economies change over time.
Source: money.cnn.com
This interactive is simple but conveys some very powerful data. Above is a still shot of 2014’s fastest growing economies (you can also view the largest overall economies). Another telling statistical ranking is the UN’s Human Development Index; explore more global data on Google’s Public Data.
Tags: economic, visualization, statistics, development, google.
The world is spinning so fast that it can be hard to keep track of everything going on. And most of us aren’t doing a good job of it, writes Hans Rosling.
Source: edition.cnn.com
Our preconceived notions of places, as well as some of the dominant narratives about regions, can cloud our understanding about the world today. This article (with the embedded video) is a good introduction to the Ignorance Project which shows how personal bias, outdated world views and news bias that makes combating global ignorance difficult.
Tags: media, models, gapminder, development, perspective.
“Stratfor Vice President of East Asia Analysis Rodger Baker talks about the economic and political aspects of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.” http://arcg.is/1IeK3dT
Source: www.youtube.com
This is a very politically contentious partnership and would reshape economic geographies and even regions of the world. From the 1500’s to the 1980’s, the Atlantic trade had the greatest volume of world trade, but the Pacific has surged past, and is showing no signs of being supplanted any time soon. This Stratfor video is a quick introduction to the economics and politics of the TPP.
Tags: industry, development, economic.
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