GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION

“It’s Swanzey in New Hampshire and Swansea in Massachusetts, but they are both pronounced the same. Other names like Albany are spelled the same but pronounced very differently in New York than it is in the city in Georgia with same name. First settlers of an area often named places after something to remind them of a place left behind (like Swansea, Wales).”

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“This video shows you why the refugees crossing the Mediterranean by boat can’t just fly to Europe.”

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Not since the end of World War II have there been so many refugees seeking safety.  There are several regional hot spots of political, ethnic and religious turmoil, Many are asking how the global community should response to the worst refugee crisis in generations, 

Tags: migration, political, refugees.

“Everyone and their mom has an opinion about former NAACP chapter president Rachel Dolezal. We break down the arguments for you.”

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Her individual story might not warrant the attention it is getting, but it is challenging many people’s very notion of race and other categories (or axes) of identity–and that is worth discussing.

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American English has a rich history of regionalisms — which sometimes tell us a lot about where we come from.

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The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.

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The Ring of Fire is a long string where there are volcanoes and different physical activity. This is located around the edges of the Pacific Ocean so some of South America has the Ring of fire located in it. The ring of fire consists of a string of 452 volcanoes stretches from the southern tip of South America. The fact that South America has 90% chance of earthquakes occuring,if the ring of fire was ever to have a reaction or have a earthquake South America would have to be prepared. If you live in South America you have to know the possibilities of what could happen at any given time, this ring of fire is a natural disaster at its finest.

Satellites have been watching us for 40 years. Here’s what their images reveal.

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Sometimes the ground suddenly opens, consuming cars, homes and people. We may have a way to see these sinkholes coming – so why would anyone resist the idea?

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Via the American Geographical Society: “Sinkholes – formed where groundwater dissolves soluble bedrock to form underground cavities. Sometimes, when the ceiling of a cavity can no longer support the weight of the overlying sediments, it can suddenly collapse, with catastrophic results.”

Tags:  physical, disasters, geomorphology, erosion, landforms.

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