GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION

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http://www.ted.com Jaime Lerner reinvented urban space in his native Curitiba, Brazil. Along the way, he changed the way city planners worldwide see whats po…

Jaime Lerner does not see cities as the problem; he sees urbanism as the solution to many global problems.  This video outlines practical plans to rethink the city to be more sustainable.  To see an trailer for a documentary about the urban changes in Curitiba, Brazil, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swQTTG3NcYY

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http://www.ted.com Have we used up all our resources? Have we filled up all the livable space on Earth? Paul Gilding suggests we have, and the possibility of…

This provocatively title TED talk would be an excellent resource for discussing sustainable development.  What are the economic, environmental, political and cultural ramifications of suggested policies that seek to lead towards sustainable development?  What are the ramifications of not changing policies towards sustainable development?  

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Belief in God is on the wane, except that as we age, we tend to believe more. Or perhaps not.

The geography of religion, religiosity and atheism are all analyzed in this fasinating news article.

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I keep referencing twitter as an incredible source for professional development, networking, and gathering resources.  This compilation of numerous tweets on March 21st on #sschat demonstrates the collaborative power that educators can tap in to by using social media. 

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The exodus from the Holy Land of Palestinian Christians could eventually leave holy cities like Jerusalem and Bethlehem without a local Christian population. Bob Simon reports.

This 14 minute clip looks at the complex political and cultural geography of the Israel and Palestine.  While often reduced to being a struggle between Israeli Jews and Palestinians Muslims, this missed simplification fails to tell the story of Palestinian Christians. 

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For more information about jobs and career options for geographers, see: http://www.aag.org/cs/careers

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This is an excellent spatial graph that helps to explain the distribution of the human population.  Why do we live where we live? 

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The Royal Geographic Society is the latest to attempt to improve the flight experience with its Hidden Journeys project.

This is an article that describes the new, incredibly well-crafted module of instruction designed by the Royal Geographic Society.  Designed as an alternative to standard in-flight entertainment, the user could learn about the many places they are flying over on (at the moment) 19 set flight paths.  Most importantly, this modules uses the concept of scale nicely providing 12 imageswith linked information about each place at three scales: “flying at 12,000m,” “flying at 1,000m” and “flying at ground level.”  This would be a fantastic resource for a student-guided lesson of discovery and exploration.  To see the RGS modules, visit: http://www.hiddenjourneys.co.uk/  

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Photojournalist Diana Markosian spent the last year and half covering Russia’s volatile North Caucasus region.

These 33 photos are arranged to tell the cultural story of life in Chechnya, especially the life of young women coming of age in the aftermath of the war.  As the architecture of this mosque suggests, the influence of traditional Islamic values and Russian political authority have greatly shaped the lives of the Chechen people.

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