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I did a quick Google for Geography Education and found some interesting sites. Here’s a brief rundown of three sites on the first page:
Mapping.com
Mapping.com is titled as “David Smith’s Mapping.com”. Smith is the author of Mapping the World by Heart and If the World Were a Village, two books that aim to give students a [...]

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Well, the semester is winding down, and I’ve been pretty busy - which means that there has been a drop in the number of posts. There’s only so much time in the day, and if something has to give between work, school, and writing, writing loses.
Once finals are over, I should be able to get [...]

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There’s an interesting little article on Agape Press about Geographic (and Historical) Illiteracy, specifically in higher education and at the US Naval Academy.
Scary/Sad/Not-really-surprising quotes:

…although the study of history is the key to military success, many U.S. students — including some of the top students at American military academies — are seriously deficient in their knowledge [...]

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Here’s a link to some fun Geography quizzes. Have fun!

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From the Akron Beacon Journal’s Ohio.com website comes this short blurb about the geographical element to a wine label.
The French have the Appellation d’Origine Controlee, while in the US we have the American Viticultural Area or AVA. These systems designate where wine is made (the French system also dictates how the wine is made). The [...]

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