Category: Geography In the News

Geography Awareness Week, Geography In the News

Geography in the News: The Arctic’s Northeast Passage

By Neal Lineback and Mandy Lineback Gritzner, Geography in the NewsTM Europeans have dreamed of a Northeast Passage through the Arctic Ocean since at least the A.D. 1000s. Efforts to open a year-round Northeast Passage along the Siberian margins of the Arctic Ocean made news in 1998 when an international team used icebreakers in the successful attempt. In 2013, Russia gave permits to 431 ships … Continue reading Geography in the News: The Arctic’s Northeast Passage

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The United States of Thanksgiving

UNITED STATES Here are delicious recipes that evoke each of the 50 states (and D.C. and Puerto Rico). Dig in, then tell us your choices. (New York Times) Use our resources to get some ideas about how native and immigrant cultures shape “American food.” Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit, including a link to today’s MapMaker Interactive map. … Continue reading The United States of Thanksgiving

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Berry Interesting Road Trip

BUSINESS Some 80% of U.S. fruits and vegetables are grown on large farms and trucked hundreds of miles to their final destination. To track a crop’s travels, two Nat Geo reporters followed a truck filled with strawberries from a central California field to a store near the magazine’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. (National Geographic News) Use our MapMaker Interactive to follow the berries from farm … Continue reading Berry Interesting Road Trip

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Navajo Nation Council Approves Junk Food Tax

HEALTH The Navajo Nation Council has approved a 2% increase in sales tax for certain foods sold on the 27,000-square-mile reservation, becoming the first region in the country that may install a so-called “junk food tax.” (Indian Country Today) This week is Geography Awareness Week, celebrating the Geography of Food! This week, our Current Event Connection blog posts will focus on Food in the News, … Continue reading Navajo Nation Council Approves Junk Food Tax

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The New Geography of Startup Cities

BUSINESS The location of startup companies is a key indicator of innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth. A new map identifies the clustered locations of software companies founded in the past decade that have reached billion-dollar valuations. (The Atlantic CityLab) Match up the “Startup Cities” map with our own map of Internet use. See any similarities? Discussion Ideas Familiarize yourself with this fascinating interactive map, the … Continue reading The New Geography of Startup Cities

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