WARNING! This video contains explicit geographical scenes that may offend the non-worldy-wise.
This music video is just for fun, but there is some solid content embedded in the lyrics…if you never want your students to laugh or smile, I do not recommend sharing this with your classes. If your students already see you a goofy, fun-loving teacher, this might be right in your wheelhouse.
Tags: geo-inspiration, geography education.
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Rhode Island is one of five states in which the number of people getting help from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP-formerly known as ‘food stamps’) has more than doubled since 2008. In 2012, 16 percent of its residents received aid from the program. Read the related article. The article details how Woonsocket’s economy is impacted by these monthly fluctuations is disposable income. Why is Rhode Island one of that states with a doubling participation in this program?
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Welcome, Metafilter visitors! How can you map a sphere unto the plane? well you can’t if you want to keep size, shape and proportions. Here are the alternatives… Learn more about the different projections.
We are accustomed to spatial distortion in maps; when we see that same distortion on a picture, it gives us an alternative perspective on the level of spatial distortion that we see on maps. The Azimuthal (circular) projections are my favorite for this photographic project.
Tags: mapping, cartography, perspective, map.
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You are looking at, more or less, a portrait of the internet over an average 24 hours in 2012—higher usage in yellows and reds; lower in greens and blues—created by an anonymous researcher for the “Internet Census 2012” project.
This is a stunning animated graphic the represents internet usage. The temporal dynamics of map make it especially mesmerizing.
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Thousands of workers have flooded into the town. But they’re reluctant to call it home.
This oil boom is visible from space; it has created a real estate market where a one-bedroom apartment goes for $2100 a month (census map showing population increase -slide 4). Still, the overwhelmingly male population that works here is not willing to move their families with them and truly put down some roots. Some fear a potential “bust” on this economic prosperity and others don’t see the amenities that encourage lasting settlement growth (schools, parks, cultural events, etc.). The city of Williston, North Dakota “feels like a frontier town” and will build a huge recreational center and other things to entice these temporary workers to become permanent residents. More than just jobs are needed to made a city attractive to potential migrants.
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Blue countries are more welcoming, red countries less. Where does yours rank?
The World Economic Forum compiled a report on global tourism and part of that was an estimation of the attitude of each countries’ population toward foreign visitors–this map is a visualization of that data. Why would some particular countries be more or less welcoming? What surprises you about this map?
Tags: tourism.
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Here, go around the world in less than 180 minutes with TEDGlobal talks.
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For the most part in American culture, intellectual struggle in school children is seen as an indicator of weakness, while in Eastern cultures it is not only tolerated, it is often used to measure emotional strength.
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This map show Mother’s Day celebration dates around the world.
While most of the world celebrates Mother’s day in May, March 21st (the vernal equinox) is day most countries in the Middle East celebrate Mother’s Day. Happy Mother’s Day!
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