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What geographic factors (economic, cultural and environment) traits contribute to the that lead a long-standing and vibrant camel trade in India? Pushkar is home to the world’s largest camel fair, but is undergoing serious changes. Not surprisingly, less open spaces and modernization are changing the traditional patterns of animal husbandry and the industry is drying up.
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GeoFRED is an economic data mapping tool which displays color-coded data on the state, MSA, and county levels. For example, GeoFRED can display unemployment, labor force, and population for all U.S. counties.
This is a great “GIS-lite” website with customizable map layers, scale references for a diverse set of economic data.
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The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is not affiliated with the United Nations (UN). The UNPO seeks to represent nations (as opposed to states) that are not fully autonomous are without a vote in the UN. This group, by supporting all ethnic groups in their pursuit for political self-determination, economic empowerment and environmental resource control, is an excellent source for case studies in devolution, ethnic conflicts, indigenous peoples and many issues from both cultural and political geography.
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Texas A&M University is about to go on a journey, a journey that will take them far from home. They’re about to enter the Deep South, unfamiliar territory for most Aggies. So in addition to…
Not the worst mistake here, because failing to include the two incoming states might have deliberate. However, including North Carolina (without any SEC teams and firmly in the heart of ACC country) is a bit of a geographical gaffe.
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Teen births follow the same fault lines of religion, politics, and class that divide Americans. …
What cultural, economic and political patterns can we see in this map? What else might help us understand these spatial patterns? The rates of highest teen births appear to be correlated with the ‘Bible Belt.’ Why might this be?
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World Atlas is an educational resource for world maps, atlases, and in-depth geography information. Teachers and students: free maps of Europe, USA, Canada, Florida, Caribbean Islands and much more.
This World Atlas, in addition to have many maps at a variety of scales as is very common these days, has the added feature of embedding facts and other informative features based on your scale and regional context. Students can explore this at their own pace to learn about what every region of the world that interests them the most.
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This website houses the past research, images and future missions of the European Space Agency. The greatest scientific knowledge we have gained through the space program is actually about our home planet. Space-age technologies literally give geographers a chance to step back and put the Earth in better perspective. Images from this site are fantastic resource use to teach the thematic content, but also it is a great resource to show the relevance of geospatial technologies. I love this particular image of Venice. For more see: www.esa.int
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April 22 will mark Earth Day worldwide, an event now in its 42nd year and observed in 175 countries. The original grass-roots environmental action helped spur the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act in the United States.
This is a great collection of photos, including this one from Mexico City’s Paseo de la Reforma (where I did my dissertation research). Protestors placed gas masks of the statues lining Mexico City’s elite boulevard to protest air pollution in the high-altitude basin.
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