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New Map Puts Geography in the Curriculum (All Points Blog)
The week marked the National Education Computing Conference (NECC) in D.C. Among the geospatial highlights was the rollout of the latest in its series of 21st century roadmaps for core academic subjects, K-12 science and geography.
Linking genes to geography could revive race myth (New Scientist)
The Human Genome Project blew apart the idea that "race" was a biologically meaningful term – but new genetic technologies threaten to revive it, warns Osagie Obasogie
Teachers prove a class act (Oldham Chronicle)
A TRIO of teachers from North Chadderton School proved worthy winners of a gruelling challenge. PE teachers Sarah Semple and Jayne Roberts teamed up with geography teacher Kate Emeny to take part in the Prestwich Challenge with Kate’s sister Trish Emeny, who is a youth worker.
Creating Geography (Santa Fe Reporter)
Because I was trapped at a convention inside Tucson, Ariz.’s version of Buffalo Thunder—a pueblo-style golf resort, minus the casino—the weekend of June 26-28, I missed a succession of big events related to the LAND/ART project.
Background Note: Lesotho (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 390,580 sq. km. (150,760 sq. mi.), slightly larger than Montana. Cities: Capital --Harare (pronounced Ha-RAR-e), pop. 1.5 million. Other towns --Bulawayo, Chitungwiza, Mutare, Gweru, Kwekwe, Masvingo, Marondera.
Background Note: Lesotho (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 30,355 sq. km. (11,718 sq. mi.), about the size of Maryland. Cities: Capital --Maseru (173,700). Other cities --Leribe (35,000), Mafeteng (32,900), Teyateyaneng (22,800), Mohale's Hoek (18,400).
Background Note: Mozambique (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 801,590 sq. km.; slightly less than twice the size of California. Major cities: Capital --Maputo (pop. 1.2 million--2005 est.); Beira, Matola, Nampula, Quelimane, Tete, Nacala.
Background Note: Jamaica (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 10,991 sq. km. (4,244 sq. mi.). Cities: Capital --Kingston metro area and St. Andrew (pop. 650,000). Other cities --Montego Bay (96,000), Spanish Town (131,515). Terrain: Mountainous, coastal plains. Climate: Tropical.
Background Note: Kenya (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 582,646 sq. km. (224,960 sq mi.); slightly smaller than Texas. Cities: Capital --Nairobi (pop. 2.9 million; 2007 est.). Other cities --Mombasa (828,500; 2006 est.), Kisumu (650,846; 2005-6), Nakuru (1.3 million; 2005-6), Eldoret (193,830; ...
'Fallen' may be summer's worst movie (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
As big, dumb summer "entertainments" go, they don't get much bigger or much dumber than "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." The briefly amusing mash-up/crunch-up of a couple of summers back has been recycled into an epic two and a half hours of explosions, ponderous cartoon history, veiled racism and inept geography.