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Google Maps is a fantastic free tool, but we’re guessing you don’t have much spare time to play around with the service. Let us help.
Even if you use Google Maps just for personal use, these are basic enough of tips that all users should be able to use.
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The torrential rains that caused widespread flooding in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, have left the city reeling…
This is a grim, but captivating photo gallery showing how people adapt to environmental disasters. Human settlements are vulnerable to disasters based on their environmental situations but people still display an amazingly capacity to be resilient in the face of danger. “The torrential rains that caused widespread flooding in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, have left the city reeling. Thousands of people remain in evacuation shelters, and those who stayed in their homes during the deluge face a major clean-up operation.”
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Cities from Los Angeles to Atlanta are making big bets to revitalize their downtowns by bringing back a form of transportation many abandoned decades ago: the streetcar.
The streetcar was a staple in urban development projects generations ago and was subsequently abandoned. Many mid-sized cities today (and a few large ones) are returning to that ‘outdated’ mode of transportation and hoping that streetcar stops will encourage businesses to open shop in those neighborhoods.
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There is no “African” food.But Americans are beginning to try the continent’s different regional cuisines — and they’re liking them…
What is considered ethnic foods changes over time. For example, many Americans no longer consider Italian ‘ethnic food’ but part of mainstream culture while it was not 100 years ago. What drives our interest in ethnic foods and what cultural exchanges occurs in the packaging of culture in an edible commodity?
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This interactive requires WebGL (viewable in Chrome). Even more compelling than the data is the visualization platform.
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Extreme poverty in the United States is giving rise to a group of infections known as the neglected tropical diseases, which we ordinarily think of as confined to developing countries.
Poor Americans are more likely to contract tropical diseases such as Chagas disease and dengue fever. Question to ponder: what geographic factors (physical and human) lead poor people in the United States to be more heavily impacted by the spread to these diseases?
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A video made by David Lambert et al showing why Geography is a key subject and the importance of understanding it in the context of our modern world.
This is a creative video that promotes geo-literacy. It is an excellent way to kick off a new school year if you are looking for a ‘hook’ to demonstrate the importance of geography to students today. Other materials of this nature can be found on this website under the tag ‘geo-inspiration.’
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92 years ago today, women gained the right to vote in the United States. Here is a link to the documents that made this happen .
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This Public Service Announcement (PSA) was produced in 1995 by the 5th grade students at Ray Bjork school in Helena Montana. The production equipment was mad…
This video pretty accurately describes how we use the internet today, even down to the obsession with cat-related content.
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