Supporting geography educators everywhere with current digital resources.
Thinking geographically and viewing the world through a spatial lens is more than just putting geo in front of every word. Geospatial technologies, geoanalysts, geopolitics it s a long list. Spatial thinking has skills that are associated with it more than just... Continue Reading
Since 1970, Western Sahara, perched on the Atlantic coast, has been a combat zone. On one side, Morocco has steadily consumed more and more territory and relocated many thousands of its own citizens to populate it. On the other, an... Continue Reading
KEY TAKEAWAYS: -A small group of countries saw explosive population growth, led by Qatar with an increase of over 400% since 2000. -Most countries grew, but nearly 1 in 7 experienced population decline. -The sharpest declines were concentrated in Eastern... Continue Reading
Soviet irrigation projects diverted the two great rivers feeding the Aral Sea, and over a few decades the water collapsed, the fishing towns died, and toxic dust storms swept the exposed seabed. We trace how the disaster unfolded, why it... Continue Reading
Hunger levels have increased across Africa over the last decade—In every region of Africa, hunger is more prevalent than a decade ago.The chart shows the increase in the share of the population that is undernourished, comparing 2014 and 2024 (the... Continue Reading
Ever wondered what would happen if Oceania united? This Outer Side video dives deep into the potential unification of the Pacific islands, exploring the geopolitical and power a unified Oceania could hold. This video covers the cultural, geographical challenges and... Continue Reading
Most people living in the region are Christians (62%), while Muslims make up about a third of the population. Religiously unaffiliated people and followers of other religions (which include African traditional religions) each account for roughly 3% of the overall... Continue Reading
The next big earthquake will inevitably come, but predicting exactly when a giant earthquake will come is impossible. The three-and-a-half minute CBC video explains why multiple pieces and tears complicates our predictive abilities to forecast plate tectonics down to the... Continue Reading
As a geography educator who loves trivia and finding ways to make spatial thinking entertaining, games like Geoguessr and Timeguessr are right in my wheelhouse. These videos replicate the competitive experience using spatial information, using aerial photography zoomed in to... Continue Reading
This isn t JUST about carrots and carrot production. We see a similar amount of intensive, mechanistic inputs needed for large-scale production, whether it is in the corn fields of the Midwest, or the oranges groves of Florida. Too often we... Continue Reading