January 19, 2013—The West African nation of Mali is making headlines after a wave of French military actions on Islamic extremist groups now controlling the northern part of the country. National Geographic Senior Writer Peter Gwin has…
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Africa has a lot to offer the adventurous traveller. We’ve compiled a list of the must-see places any trip should include.
There are great iconic places of Africa in this Top 10 list (and yes, I’d love to see Victoria Falls from above).
Tags: biogeography, tourism, Africa.
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There are joys and rewards in growing some of your own crops; there’s even beauty.
Although a front lawn is not ecologically the best use of urban space, there are strong cultural pressure to conform to that aesthetic ideal. When individuals choose to grow vegetables and fruit, they often face some push-back from the city or homeowners associations with a different vision on the appropriate use of space. Some have estimated though, that if we were to convert 10 percent the country’s grass lawns to vegetable gardens that they could supply roughly a third of our fresh vegetables.
Tags: agriculture, food, urban, unit 5 agriculture.
I’ve posted on this topic now, so regular readers will know that I love a good flashmob that changes our perception of public places. This flashmob from Quebec makes me wonder, “if there were a bottle on the ground, would I pick it up and recycle it?” I’d like to think that I would, but the numbers show that most people would just walk right on by. For more of my favorite flashmobs in public places, see https://geographyeducation.org/whats-new/articles/place-and-flash-mobs/
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Facebook Data Science wrote a note titled NFL Fans on Facebook. Read the full text here.
Who is rooting for which team in the Super Bowl? How does regional geography play a role in this distribution of the data captured in this map?
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On the surface Facebook is a social network, but those in the know recognize that it’s actually one of the largest datasets of human trends, preferences and activity ever catalogued.
This is a crowd-sourced map of NFL fans very different from this more stylized version.
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An advertising campaign designed to illustrate the drawbacks of living in the U.K. is being planned to deter an expected surge of immigrants, according to reports
Immigration is a sensitive topic so I’ll tread lightly. There appears to be some support for a campaign that would target would-be migrants specifically from Romania and Bulgaria that life in the U.K. isn’t as as grand as it may seem (ironic coming of the heels of the Olympics). This obviously isn’t something that is universally supported by the British, but it does highlight the fact that more and more European countries are seeking ways to deter migrants from crossing their borders as economic struggles continue.
Tags: migration, UK, immigration, Europe, unit 2 population.
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The interest in urban gardening and organic foods has grown as a reaction against a mechanized, commercialization agricultural industry with genetically-modified produce. Modern consumers are seek…
Modern consumers are increasingly seeking diverse options and don’t want to passively accept the most economically efficient method of food production. City-dwellers sometimes feel disconnected from the land and their food and some are trying to culturally re-establish that connection in the 21st century. So how can you engage in some urban agriculture using your food scraps? This could be a way to make an agricultural unit more hands-on with a fun project
Tags: agriculture, food, urban, unit 5 agriculture, unit 7 cities.
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What is taught in biology classes varies considerably in the United States for a host of political and religious reasons that are particular to each state. What influences the educational decisions being made in your state?
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