“For all you fellow GIS geeks, this is for you! I drew this comic sketch a few years ago after a student told me that they were confused for an entire lecture because they swore the professor was talking about ‘raptors’ and they weren’t sure what dinosaurs had to do with GIS.”
Source: experimentalcraft.wordpress.com
What you think you are teaching isn’t always what they are learning.
THE longest recession in a century; the biggest bribery scandal in history; the most unpopular leader in living memory. These are not the sort of records Brazil was hoping to set in 2016, the year in which Rio de Janeiro hosts South America’s first-ever Olympic games.
Source: www.economist.com
Brazil’s economy has gone through a rougher stretch than most in the recent global economic downturn and some see more hard times in the near future for the South American giant. BRIC countries aren’t immune to economic crisis.
Tags: economic, Brazil, South America.
“All Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to do is make the world a better place for his new daughter. While he’s technically on paternity leave, he couldn’t sit idly by as India attempts to halt Internet.org, Facebook’s initiative to provide free but limited internet to the developing world.”
Source: qz.com
India is a country with amazing economic potential, but hampered but uneven levels of social development. The so-called ‘digital divide’ can exacebate problems for the poor and their ability to join the emerging industries. In this situation Facebook is offering free (partial) internet access to India’s poor and the discussions about net neutrality and the potential ulterior motives are underway.
Questions to Ponder: Do you favor Zuckerberg’s proposal or do you think that India should reject this offer?
Tags: development, India, South Asia, infrastructure, technology.
The death tolls change, the places change. But the weapons are the common denominator.
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
Perspectives of gun rights and public safety are highly divided. Part of those divisions are ideological, but there are also big differences between urban and rural America. This map of the NRA’s “report card” on the legislators of Congress shows some pretty powerful spatial patterns. This interactive map of people how have been shot this year shows a decidedly differnt pattern that the first.
Questions to Ponder: How do most people feel about the second amendment where you live? What about your local geography might influence those opinions?
A national trend has reversed.
When the U.S. economy slowed during the recession, so did one of the major demographic shifts of the last several decades. For a brief respite, the Northeast and Midwest stopped shedding quite so many residents to the burgeoning Sun Belt. That trend, though — which has big consequences for politics, among other things — has been picking back up. New census data shows the trend accelerating back to its pre-recession pace.
Tags: migration, economic, USA.
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
The Islamic State has lost 14 percent of the territory it held in January, according to a new analysis.
Tags: political, terrorism, conflict.
Source: www.nytimes.com
The beauty and artistry of nature is truly shown in the phenomenon of ice circles!
Tags: physical, weather and climate, fluvial.
Source: www.youtube.com
“Every year I create a filtered tab with some of the best scoops here on Geography Education for that given calendar year. If you disagree with the committee of one, I’d be glad to hear which one’s were your favorites.”
Source: www.scoop.it
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