GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION

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Levi Strauss & Co. believes that water is a precious resource and everyone should do their part to lead a more WaterLess lifestyle. Find out more about our w…

More and more companies are strategically rethinking manufacturing to be less harmful to the environment.  There are sound economic, cultural, marketing and sustainability reasons for rethinking the manufacturing process.  Levi’s uses more than 11 gallons to produce 1 pair of jeans…this video looks at this restructuring process. 

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OUTSIDE THE SPRAWLING Frankfurt Messe, home of innumerable German trade fairs, stands the “Hammering Man”, a 21-metre kinetic statue that steadily raises and lowers its arm to bash a piece of metal with a…

This article argues that as manufacturing increasing becomes a digital production, more goods will be produced in the more developed countries.  If events unfold in this fashion, globalization and many other patterns with be significantly altered.  Would this make a better world?  For whom?    

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Everything in the known universe, created by 14-year-old twins. Click “Start,” and then use the slider across the bottom, or the wheel on your mouse, to zoom in — and in and in and in… or out and out and out… It will take you from the very smallest features postulated by scientists (the strings in string theory) to the very largest (the observable universe).  This really is a fabulous visual demonstration of scale at micro and macro levels.   This is an excellent way to bring spatial thinking into the math curriculum as well.  See this on the twins website at: http://htwins.net/scale2/

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Every city is filled with different neighborhoods, but often, you won’t find these places on any map. They’re word-of-mouth zoning distinctions known only to locals.

How do you define the borders of a neighborhood?  This intiguing look at the social media platform FourSquare to mathematically find like minded individuals that share spatial patterns.  Interestingly, the digital map with algorithms lined up with residents mental maps.   

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DETROIT — For the first time in more than 20 years, U.S. automakers are questioning a pillar of manufacturing: The practice of bringing parts to assembly lines right before they’re used.

What are the economic advantages to ‘just-in-time’ manufacturing?  What are some of the weaknesses that are a part of these transnational supply chains?  Is this the end of that economic model?  Why or Why not?  This article is a great reading for understanding industry and economic development . 

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11 Works of Art Made With Road Maps…

Geographically themes art…this is made completely from paper maps. 

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The National Geographic Education team has produced a fabulous site that has online GIS tools for understanding the environment of the Cheasapeake Bay watershed. Students can upload their data, click on various layers, and use drawing and measuring tools.  Other “Fieldscope” projects are available as well at: http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/program/fieldscope/  

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“In the poorest regions of the world, girls are among the most disadvantaged people on the planet.

—One billion people live in extreme poverty—70% are women and girls.67 million children worldwide don’t go to school, over half are girls.

—One extra year of primary school can mean 10-20% higher wages for a girl.

—When a girl in the developing world stays in school for seven or more years, she’ll marry later and have fewer, healthier children.”

This site links to the “Because I Am a Girl” initiative which is designed to break the cycle of poverty and strengthen communities.  http://www.planusa.org/becauseiamagirl/ 

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Isolation or inclusion – can India protect an ancient Andaman tribe on the verge of extinction?

“An ancient indigenous tribe is on the verge of extinction in India’s Andaman Islands. Habitat loss, disease and exploitation could wipe out the 400-strong Jarawa tribe, who still hunt using bows and arrows.

Lapses in policing and continued activity by tour operators, who encourage ‘human safaris’ where Jarawa women and children have in the past performed for tourists, are partly to blame for jeopardising the tribe’s existence.  Many activists want to close the main road into the tribal reserve to protect the tribe from further interaction with the outside world, but it is a lifeline providing food and work for the island’s 600,000 inhabitants.

To include or isolate?”

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