GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION

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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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Yesterday was Earth Day, a time set aside to increase awareness of the natural environment and the impact of our collective actions…

This is a gorgeous set of 39 images that are all view the Earth and captures images for above.  These aerial photography and remote sensing images focus of a wide range of topics such as the cultural landscape, the environment, earth science, cultural ecology and urban systems.   The photo above is of Mont-Saint-Michel, a tourist attraction and UNESCO world heritage site in northwestern France that is the world’s premier example of the tombolo landform.

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TED Talks Eduardo Paes is the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, a sprawling, complicated, beautiful city of 6.5 million.

What should city planners be doing to maintain a vibrant city?  The Mayor of Rio de Janeiro explains his vision for cities and city management for the future. 

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For some time now, Brazil, Russia, India, and China have been grouped together under the acronym BRIC.

What are the demographic profiles of these “BRIC” countries that are increasingly looming large in the global consciousness?  While they to not quite fit the profile of more developed countries (MDCs), the BRIC countries are notable for how rapidly they are closing the gap in many metrics. 

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The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday approved the Legislature’s plans for new congressional, House and Senate districts, paving the way for the state to begin using the maps in preparation for the November elections.

What is gerrymandering?  Why, when and where might it happen?  What strikes you as distinct or different about district 5?

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