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http://www.ted.com Hans Rosling had a question: Do some religions have a higher birth rate than others — and how does this affect global population growth? …
What are the connections between religion and demographics? How does this impact population structure in a particular country? I found this video from Jeff Martin’s fabulous website; Check it out! http://www.martinsaphug.com/
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Some of the toughest and most persistent poverty in America exists on Indian reservations, like Pine Ridge in South Dakota. But it’s not hopeless.
One need not leave the United States to find areas of poverty akin to less developed countries. Reservations for Native Americans often fit that description.
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By bringing together all types of information about species distributions, providing model-based integration, and providing a system for users to build upon our knowledge, the Map of Life project hopes to support our community in understanding and…
This site stores an online database of the spatial distribution of over 25,000 species, and with GIS layer tools, allows users to map biogeographical patterns. If you want to teach geography in collaboration with a biology project, this is the perfect tool. For a press release about the project funded by Yale, UC Boulder, NASA, WWF and others, see: http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/filling-in-the-blanks-on-a-map-of-life/
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A 1989 prediction about portable GPS devices was right on the money…
As technology continues to speed ahead, how we interact with maps will keep evolving. This is a thoughtful blog post that spectulates about the future of mapping.
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A short film on geo-literacy, knowing geography, and how it can make one a more profitable employee.
Instead of focusing on global and citizenship benefits, this clip shows the marketable skills that geographic education gives students. To read the transcript, and for more context, see: http://www.geographictravels.com/2012/05/geo-literacy-videos-by-national.html?goback=.gde_53689_member_115360670
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“A large percentage of people in Rust Belt cities live on their own. Cincinnati has 43% of households consist of a single person. Now, 10 of the 25 cities with the highest percentage of people living solo are Midwestern industrial enclaves including Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and St. Louis, according to 2010 Census data.”
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I got a pretty globe as a christmas present and wanted to create some other map decor so I could place them both on my evolving bookcase.
Pictured above is my wife’s (a great geographer in her own right) cartographically inspired care package that is complete with a Del’s Lemonade packet (A Rhode Island cultural icon http://www.dels.com/ ). This is a little something for the AP Human Geography readings…what a great spouse! Click on the link to find instructions on how to create your own.
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Rhode Island College (my wonderful employer) is producing a new journal in education, focusing on technology and online learning. Check it out! To read back issues, see: http://www.ric.edu/itl/
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Many of the fruits and vegetables you eat come from a region that, before long could be too parched to grow anything…
The Southwest is climatically a dry region, but population pressures put an added strain on finite water resources and agricultural production typically consumes much of the world’s available freshwater. This article argues that California should follow the lead of Israel and use drip irrigation to conserve water while still producing food in a dry area.
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