Using lidar data to see the past
Geography Education
by sethdixon
1w ago
A lidar image reveals ancient Mayan structures Archaeologists have spent more than a century traipsing through the Guatemalan jungle, Indiana Jones-style, searching through dense vegetation to learn what they could about the Maya civilization. Scientists using high-tech, airplane-based lidar mapping tools have discovered tens of thousands of structures constructed by the Maya: defense works, houses, buildings, industrial-size agricultural fields, even new pyramids. SOURCE– National Geographic: Everything we thought we knew about the Maya is being upended Lidar technology gives us the visual an ..read more
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Travle, the newest geography game
Geography Education
by sethdixon
4M ago
You know that I’m a fan of online geography games going way back.  I’ve enjoyed the games like GeoGuessr as my go-to game to refine cultural landscape analysis and map navigation skills.  Globle, Countryle, and Worldle have all riffed off of the popularity of Wordle, and there is now a new one of these, TRAVLE. Below is a brief introduction to all of these online geography/mapping games.  TRAVLE recap: Travle names two random countries, and you have to draw the most direct land route between the countries with the goal of minimizing the number of states, not essentially the mile ..read more
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Middle East Podcasts
Geography Education
by sethdixon
5M ago
I love the podcast “Everything Everywhere Daily” Podcast. As the title implies it’s an omnivorous exploration of fascinating topics, often focusing on interesting places or pivotal moments in history. Most are approximately 10-minute summaries and for exploring more about the middle East, these podcasts would be a great place to explore further. The links are to Apple Podcasts, but you can listen/search for it on any podcast platform. As you explore topics in the Middle East, the list below is an excellent place to start. Choose one! See where it takes you. Hagia Sophia Dome of the Rock Pers ..read more
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Hamas and Israel at War
Geography Education
by sethdixon
6M ago
NY Times image: A building destroyed by Israeli strikes in Gaza City on Saturday (Oct. 7) I’m still piecing sources together, but this weekend (Oct 7, 2023) has opened the always simmering geopolitical tensions of the Middle East into full-blown war. 50 years after the Yom Kippur War of 1973, Gaza launched a series of coordinated, sustained attacks. Over 250 Israelis were killed with approximately the same number of Palestinians killed with thousands injured; civilians were targeted and some even taken hostage (mostly young women). The scene was especially brutal; the world watched Palestinian ..read more
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Armenians in Azerbaijan
Geography Education
by sethdixon
6M ago
The region of Nagorno-Karabakh has had ethnic, political, and cultural strife ever since the fall of the Soviet Union. Recently Azerbaijan has militarily taken over the region promoting many ethnic Armenians to flee to Armenia. This is an ongoing issues so I’ll keep you posted by here are some articles on the Topic. BBC NBC News ..read more
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A changing of the guard in Gabon
Geography Education
by sethdixon
6M ago
“Omar Bongo became president in 1967, remaining at the helm until his death in 2009. His son, Ali Bongo, succeeded him, until Gen Ngeuma toppled him last month. In Gabon’s capital Libreville, [some] sees coup leader General Brice Oligui Ngeuma as a Moses-like figure who has unshackled the nation from the chains of his former boss – President Ali Bongo.” SOURCE: BBC This is a bit of current affairs looking at the recent coup in Gabon and the personalities of the power players.  However, this BBC article also gives a broad perspective at the same time, looking at topics such as French colo ..read more
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Scituate’s decaying Hope Mill to be demolished
Geography Education
by sethdixon
7M ago
“The historic Hope Mill in Scituate will soon be torn down after it was deemed unsafe. The long-vacant mill, which officially shut down in 2006, and has been slowly decaying ever since. The former textile mill sits along the Pawtuxet River in the Hope Village Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.” SOURCE: WPRI This story about this old mill being demolished (which is less than 2 miles from my residence) definitely hits close to home.    Growth and development are signs in the cultural landscape that show change in the economic landscape.&nbs ..read more
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Adding arable land in Egypt
Geography Education
by sethdixon
7M ago
When the Dutch wanted to expand their territories, they turned to the North Sea to create more arable land for Dutch farmers. Likewise, Singapore has reclaimed land to expand their territories. Over 95% of Egypt’s population live along the Nile River and its fertile delta, and the population (over 110 million people) continues to grow and is seeking new options. While this isn’t expanding into the sea, it is a type of land reclamation project as they environment is modified to make the desert bloom. Both of these embedded videos are helpful introductions to the political, economic, demographi ..read more
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Lake Tulare Reemerging
Geography Education
by sethdixon
1y ago
FIGURE 1: The Central Valley is a highly modified agricultural landscape. SOURCE: Big Think A few years ago, I was delighted to see an geographer’s rendition of what a satellite image of California would have looked if such a thing existed in the 1800s (figure 1). Back then the southern San Joaquin Valley was swampy wetland surrounding Lake Tulare, the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River.  In the late 1800s, canals and dams were created to divert water from the rivers that fed into the lake to go supporting agriculture and the metropolitan areas of California.  As t ..read more
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EEZs in the Gulf of Mexico
Geography Education
by sethdixon
1y ago
“If you look at maps of the Americas ranging from the 16th to the 20th centuries many of them have an island within the Gulf of Mexico called Bermeja…but on modern maps, it’s not there.” SOURCE: Geography Geek Don’t be fooled by the click-bait nature of the embedded video title (of course the CIA didn’t make the island disappear), because this obscure topic is a nice entry into several geographic topics.  In the Gulf of Mexico, the tiny island of Bermeja (Vermeia) was listed on maps from 1539 to 1922 as Mexican territory but simply on the strength of these old maps and 16th century marit ..read more
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