Apple Promises To Fix Glitches In Map Software By Rearranging Earth’s Geography
Apple is working hard to move streets, buildings, and natural features of the Earth itself to be consistent with their heavily criticized Maps software.
The Onion is the best spoofing news channel, and in this video, they ‘report’ that Apple with correct the Earth’s geography so that it will conform to the their mapping software.
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“Geography is a broad and diverse field, but one thing geographers have in common is using a geographic perspective to have an impact on the world. In this video, a few talk about the many ways that geography helps them to make a difference.”
This video is a great demonstration of the diverse and practical applications of geography. This is a great answer to the oft-asked question, “but what does a geographer DO?”
Tags: geography, video, geo-inspiration, AAG, Unit 1 GeoPrinciples.
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This video is a great compliment to the classic Earth at Night composite image as well as the adjusted cartogram for population density. For more information about the science and production behind the video, see this Atlantic article.
Energy conservation starts at home….
This interesting National Geographic article emphasizes how consumption patterns in the home are a part of the larger global patterns.
See on ngm.nationalgeographic.com
Hawaii, Kauai Island…where they shot the Jurassic Park…
Sometimes we all to see a fabulously gorgeous physical landscape and marvel at the beauty that is in this world. For some other amazing images, see this collection.
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Nielsen Prizm is a tool used by companies to analyze their customers spending habits, lifestyle choices and spatial patterns. Using their Zip Code Look Up feature, you can search any zip code to g…
This is an interesting glimpse into how market research analysts view neighborhoods, geography and spatial analysis. This economic and cultural data has a wide range of uses (albeit with some serious limitations).
Tags: socioeconomic, neighborhood, place, economic, consumption, spatial, mapping.
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For many albinos — born with a partial or total lack of pigment in their skin, hair and eyes — life is difficult, and that is particularly true in Tanzania, where they are attacked for their flesh, the result of superstitious beliefs.
This is not a typical look at the cultural roots of prejudice and discrimination. It isn’t racism per se (since albinism isn’t a racial category strictly speaking), but it does show prejudice that is linked to physical appearance. There are deeply rooted folk traditions that endanger the lives of African albinos as explained in this podcast. This photo gallery shows some of Tanzania’s albinos letting their light shine.
Tags: culture, racism, folk culture, Tanzania, Africa.
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This is more for the teachers than the students, but what is better than an interactive map displaying the locations where Johnny Cash has been while listening to him sing “I’ve Been Everywhere?” (Tech support: Use Google Chrome or Safari to play).
See on www.iainmullan.com
TODALSIGS is an acronym for remembering the most basic elements of good cartography. This interactive briefly explains what each of the letters represents and how it is connected to map-making. If this is either too advanced or too basic for your students, simply run an internet search for the term TODALSIGS to find many other lesson plans and resources that might be more applicable to your institution (including this example-rich slideshow).
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