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Old-Fashioned Atlas Gets a New-Fashioned Update

UNITED STATES A new digital project reproduces all maps in the legendary 1932 Historical Geography of the United States. Many of these beautiful maps are enhanced in ways impossible in print, animated to show change over time or made clickable to view the underlying data. (University of Richmond) Check out our own collection of historical maps! Listen to University of Richmond President Ed Ayers explain … Continue reading Old-Fashioned Atlas Gets a New-Fashioned Update

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Congressman Recalls ‘Date of Infamy’

POLITICS Seventy-two years ago, Rep. John Dingell, D-Michigan, heard the news of the Pearl Harbor bombing on a Washington, D.C. street. The following day, Dingell, then a 15-year-old senior House page, was assigned to help record President Franklin Roosevelt’s now-iconic “date which will live in infamy” speech. (National Journal) Use our  resources to better understand Roosevelt’s speech and the debate that followed. Discussion Ideas The … Continue reading Congressman Recalls ‘Date of Infamy’

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Rhode Island Map Challenges 2013

This post was written by Geography Awareness Week  Coordinator for the Rhode Island Geography Education Alliance, Ellen Thompson, as a part of the Geography Awareness blog-a-thon. Every year when Geography Awareness Week (GAW) preparation time rolls around you will find the Rhode Island Geography Education Alliance (RIGEA) deep in thought about what new gauntlet we can throw down to get our Rhode Island students and citizenry thinking geographically. … Continue reading Rhode Island Map Challenges 2013

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Geography Awareness Week, Main

Geography & Social Media Colliding

This blog is written by National Geographic Education Social Media Intern, Amelia Tidona, as a part of the Geography Awareness blog-a-thon.  As the Social Media & Promotion Intern for National Geographic Education, I am always on the lookout for interesting articles that involve the collision of geography education and social media. Interestingly, these two areas are beginning to collide more often as cartographers attempt to … Continue reading Geography & Social Media Colliding

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Are Storms Redefining ‘Tornado Alley’?

GEOGRAPHY AWARENESS WEEK! UNITED STATES While the Great Plains states of Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas, as well as parts of Texas, are collectively known as Tornado Alley for their frequent storms, the weekend was a reminder that Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin are also tornado-prone. (National Geographic News) Use our resources to map tornadoes in the U.S. Discussion Ideas Read through … Continue reading Are Storms Redefining ‘Tornado Alley’?

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