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21st GEOGRAPHY

The instruction of geography can be performed like never before thanks to technology! From Google Maps to advance mapping programs, to even geocaching, the study of geography can become truly engaging and reduce the Earth to a manageable resource. This page lists numerous modern world geography resources.  
​-KMN


#geographyteacher #geography #map #maps 
​#geografia #earth 
#EarthEngine 
​#NationalGeographic 

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National Geographic
14.5M subscribers

​Inspiring people to care about the planet! National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible.

Flat Earth vs. Round Earth | Explorer

The Ancient Greeks concluded Earth was a sphere, which has been validated by scientists ever since. Despite this, there is a movement growing claiming the Earth is flat.

2010 National Geographic Bee - Why Geography Matters by Google Earth

A look behind the scenes into why Geography matters, as students around the country prepare for the 2010 National Geographic Bee. Download Google Earth at earth.google.com

GeoBee: Geography

What is a border? What is a peninsula? A look into why geography is important to understand as students around the country prepare for the 2013 National Geographic Bee.
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Google Earth
65.5K subscribers

​Your home for everything Google Earth, Geo for Good, Education, Earth Engine and Street View. Stories about what it means to live here and how we can better explore and protect our planet.

Google Earth Tutorial: Intro to Creation Tools

​Learn how to start a project and add place marks, lines, photos and more. Try it out now: https://g.co/earth

Google Earth Training for Educators:

From the Google Tutorials & Tips site:
Basic Tutorials and Tips

  • Whether you need to begin, build, or polish your Google Earth skills, we have the resources that you need.
  • If you’ve only got a moment to get started, check out  Five cool, easy things you can do in Google Earth.
  • (For Teachers and Students) To get the basics down, we suggest Google Earth learn: It will equip you with the basics of Google Earth through an interactive learning game.
  • To learn about the most popular Google Earth features take a Feature tour. To learn more about features, we suggest the Google Earth User Guide.
  • If you’re a visual learner, try our Outreach tutorials or the Google Earth YouTube channel.
  • We have even more tutorials without video content, don't miss them!
Using Google Earth in Dynamic Curriculum
If you haven't already checked out our suggestions for how to bring the world to your students through Google Earth, check out Google Earth Features For My Class.
We know that you’re already working hard, so we’ve organized some of Google Earth’s most popular features into themes as suggestions as to which features to tackle and learn first. 
If you're just getting started you should ensure that you first know how to:
  • Search
  • Navigate
  • Use Layers
  • Create Placemarks
Once you've mastered these basics, you may wish to tackle Google Earth through one of the following themed areas of interest:
  • Hiking/Biking (GPS Import,  Animating Track Tours, Elevation Profile)
  • Architecture (Google Earth Gallery, 3D Warehouse,  Building Maker, Google SketchUp, Overlay Site Plans and Traffic Counts*)
  • Planning (View/Geotag Photos, Touring, Exporting an Image, User have suggested this site for Georeferencing a Site Plan)
  • Real Estate (Photos, Touring, Exporting Images, Demographics*, Parcel Data*, Traffic Counts*)
  • Broadcast/Media (Touring, Exporting Images, Local Business Information,  Road, 3D Buildings, and other Data Layers)
  • Construction (Georeferencing a site plan, Building Maker, Measuring Tools, Traffic Counts*
  • Mathematics (There are too many to list individually checkout this content created by Google Earth Users: Area and Perimeter , and Real World Math)
  • Marine/Oceanography (Access the Ocean Layer, Ocean 3D Models, Ocean Tours)
  • Engineering (Exporting an Image, StreetView, Touring and Saving Directions, GIS Data Import*)
  • Astronomy (Google Sky, Google Mars, Google Moon, EarthSky Podcasts)
  • Transit (Transit Trip Planning, Measuring Tools,  Road and other Data Layers, Traffic Counts*)
*Google Earth Pro Only 
           
http://sitescontent.google.com/google-earth-for-educators/tutorials-and-tips

What can you do with geography?

We all know that geography is important; but what can you do with it? As students across the country prepare for the 2012 National Geographic Bee, we've explored how geography is used in the real world, from disaster response to military intelligence and even polar exploration. We wish all competitors good luck in this year's competition! 

Learn Google Earth: Historical Imagery

Travel back in time with Historical Imagery in Google Earth. Download the latest version at earth.google.com

Learn Google Earth: Tour guide

Not sure where to begin your virtual adventure? Let the new tour guide show you the way. Short tours of thousands of famous locations from all over the world make it easier than ever to discover amazing places. In this video will you will learn how to get started with the tour guide.

Baseball Stadium Tour in Google Earth

Take a virtual road trip to all your favorite baseball stadiums just in time for the new season. Explore them in 3D using Google Earth.

Jacques Cousteau's Ocean World in Google Earth

In honor of Jacques Cousteau's 100th birthday, take a highlight tour of historic video clips from Cousteau's famous ocean travels with the Cousteau Society in Google Earth.

3D Buildings And Terrain

With Google Earth, you can see 3D buildings from the ground up in many places around the world. Tilt the screen to see the buildings in 3D. Similarly, the terrain is also mapped in 3D, meaning you can see mountains, valleys and canyons in vivid detail.

Whale Protected Areas Google Earth Tour

Meet sperm whales, humpback whales and blue whales in the special places where they live. This Google Earth Tour, narrated by Dan Laffoley, Marine Vice Chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s World Commission on Protected Areas, follows the migrations of whales above and below the surface and visits some of the key marine protected areas and sanctuaries for whales around the world. Join the blue whale in the US national marine sanctuaries off California and journey to the proposed Costa Rica Dome Marine Protected Area in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, one of the key areas being proposed as part of the "Homes for Whales" project of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. Follow the humpbacks on migration, from their breeding grounds to the feeding areas in the North Atlantic around the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, and visit one of the most recent protected areas, the Agoa Sanctuary in the French Caribbean. This animated Google Earth Tour was first presented as part of a keynote lecture by Dan Laffoley (IUCN) at the opening of the 2nd International Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas (ICMMPA) on 7 November 2011 in the Atrium, Fort-de-France, Martinique. It was prepared with the help of Jenifer Austin Foulkes (Google), Charlotte Vick (Sylvia Earle Alliance/Mission Blue) and Erich Hoyt (Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society/IUCN).

Google Maps - Learn

History
  • Use Historical Imagery to travel back in time and view your neighborhood, home town, and other familiar places to see how they have changed
  • Learn more about the US Presidents, their birthplaces, and the progression of states that voted during elections
  • View the many historical maps from the David Rumsey Map collection, like the Lewis and Clark trail map from 1814
Science
  • Explore the Earth's many biomes and habitats on all of the continents
  • Explore the rich resources from the Science Education Resource Center (SERC) to help facilitate better understanding of the Earth's many systems
  • Explore the under water terrain, visit sea vents, and learn about the health of the ocean
Space Science
  • Using Mars in Google Earth, view images downloaded by NASA just hours ago, in the Live from Mars layer.
  • Take an interactive tour of Mars, narrated by Public Radio's Ira Flatow or Bill Nye the Science Guy
  • View 3D rover models and follow their tracks to see high-resolution 360-degree panoramas Search for famous Martian landmarks, such as the Face on Mars or Olympus Mons
  • Take tours of the landing sites on the Moon, narrated by Apollo astronauts
Math
  • Utilize Real World Math and the variety of lesson plans that utilize Google Earth to teach a wide range of math concepts
  • Use the Ruler tool to calculate distances in various units of measurements
  • Find the angle of elevation for hiking trails or ski runs using trigonometric functions
Geography
  • Overlay topographic maps on to Google Earth to compare and contrast different types of geographic representations
  • Challenge students to make their own real-world decisions using Juicy Geography lessons for Google Earth
  • Practice differentiating between physical and cultural landscape features of the world's largest cities
Google Street View
Google Street View enables you and your students to explore many of the world's treasures up close without leaving the classroom. The Google Cultural Institute brings together millions of artifacts from multiple partners, with the stories that bring them to life, in a virtual museum.
  • World Wonders Project - exploring the wonders of the modern and ancient world
  • Art Project - presenting the world's art work
  • Yad Vashem - remembering the Holocaust
  • Dead Sea Scrolls - digitizing biblical manuscripts
  • Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory - presenting Nelson Mandela's legacy online
Tutorials
New to Google Maps and Google Earth? We have a host of short tutorials and videos to help you get started. Start with the introductory set and then before you know it, you will be ready for the more advanced content.
  • Introductory
  • Advanced
  • Google Maps Videos
  • Google Earth Videos
  • Other helpful videos
  • Still need more help?
Introductory
  • Google Earth User Guide
  • Google Maps Tutorials
  • Google Earth Tutorials
  • More Tutorials

EDU in 90: Google Earth in the Classroom

It’s now easier than ever to bring the world inside your classroom. Join Tim and A.T. on this episode of EDU in 90 to understand how you can bring Google Earth into your classroom.. Google Earth is a web based 3D virtual globe that presents the world’s geographic information ranging from natural sciences to social sciences, history, art, and engineering in a geospatial context. Learn how to use Google Earth to engage your students and explore our educator resources at www.google.com/earth/education. ​

EDU in 90: Innovate with Google Earth

​Google Earth is a tool that’s flexible, engaging, and easy to integrate into the classroom. Join Tim and Morgan as they look at classroom uses from educators like you - everything from Layers and discussion prompts to writing activities and Earth Bingo.  

Introducing creation tools in Google Earth

See how a classroom, a conservationist and a family use the new creation tools in Google Earth to share stories about the places that matter to them.

Sterling High School - Creating a Google Map in Geography

Students in World Geography and Human Geography use Google Maps to create their own map. Students pin locations and type information about that country and it is embedded in the map. This is a daily warm-up for students.

Google Sky, Mars, and Moon

Google Sky

Allows you to view celestial objects, including stars, constellations, galaxies, planets and the Earth's moon.
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google.com/sky

Google Mars

Spacecraft, Canyons, Ridges. Stories, Dunes, Craters. Search. Link this view · View Mars with Google Earth ​
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mars.google.com

Google Moon

A photographic map of the equatorial region with pan and zoom capability, showing locations of the Apollo landings.
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Google Sky, Mars, and Moon

Explore beyond your world in your browser with Google Sky, Google Mars, and Google Moon. 
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Earth Engine

​Google Earth Engine combines a multi-petabyte catalog of satellite imagery and geospatial datasets with planetary-scale analysis capabilities and makes it available for scientists, researchers, and developers to detect changes, map trends, and quantify differences on the Earth's surface. 
​This is the first and only Youtube Channel that actively attempts to cover profiles on every single country of the world. We are going to do them alphabetically so be patient if you are waiting for one that's down the road. CONTACT US if you are from a country that is coming up! Teach us! GeographyLater@gmail.com 
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https://earthengine.google.com/

Meet Earth Engine

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Geography Now
2.22M subscribers

​Interviewed by NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC?!

​Lots has happened in the past few weeks and lots more in the coming months! www.facebook.com/GeographyNowFanpage www.instagram.com/Paulbarbato www.twitter.com/GeographyNow
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Geography and Space
48.4K subscribers

The World: Timeline of National Flags: 1019 - 2020

The history of the world with flags, from parts of history during the medieval and modern periods, from 1019 - 2020.

Twitter & Geography 

  • ​Google Maps Twitter
  • @googlemaps
  • Google Earth Twitter
  • @googleearth
  • Google Lunar XPRIZE
  • @glxp
  • NASA Sun Earth
  • @NASASunEarth
  • Royal Geographical Society
  • @GeographicalMag
  • National Geographic
  • @NatGeo 
  • GeoWeek
  • @lovegeography
  • Geography Collective
  • @GeoCollective​​

TAKE A SEAT ROAD TRIP GEOGRAPHY

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Whether you are exploring your neighborhood, your city, the United States, or the world, you need to understand how cities, countries, and continents make up the world. Geography is the study of places around the world and how they connect with each other. When you learn about geography, you learn about maps, physical places and landmarks, cultures, and how all of it ties together. Traveling by car across the United States or taking a seat on a plane headed around the world can be great ways to learn about geography, but you can get started learning about this subject just by looking at maps.

www.shearcomfort.com/take-seat-road-trip-geography.asp
Content include resources on:
  • Continents
  • The United States
  • What Is Cartography?
  • Maps and Their Features
  • Learning About Geography
-As identified by Ms. Vogel and her students at lakecountytutor.com

​History of the Earth in 5 1/2 minutes

​Animated timeline from the graphic novel 'Science: a Discovery in Comics' by Margreet de Heer. More info:http://margreetdeheer.com/eng/science...

Human Population Through Time

​t took 200,000 years for our human population to reach 1 billion—and only 200 years to reach 7 billion. But growth has begun slowing, as women have fewer babies on average. When will our global population peak? And how can we minimize our impact on Earth’s resources, even as we approach 11 billion? #humans #population #humanevolution #overpopulation Download the video in HD: http://media.amnh.org/sciencebulletin...

Geography Sites

Mapping:
  • US Census - Geography
  • www.census.gov/geography.html
  • ArcGIS
  • www.arcgis.com
  • CommunityWalk
  • www.communitywalk.com
  • geocommons
  • geocommons.com
  • If it Were My Home
  • www.ifitweremyhome.com/index/NZ
  • map a list
  • mapalist.com
  • Map-Generator
  • map-generator.net/en
  • maps.com
  • www.maps.com
  • MapSkip
  • www.mapskip.com
  • OpenStreetMap
  • www.openstreetmap.org
  • quickmaps
  • quikmaps.com
  • scibblemapps
  • www.scribblemaps.com
  • Show
  • show.mappingworlds.com
  • TARGETMAP
  • www.targetmap.com
  • Trails.com
  • www.trails.com
  • uMAPPER
  • www.umapper.com
  • USGS The National Map
  • nationalmap.gov/small_scale/
  • vidmap
  • www.vidmap.de
  • 50states.com
  • www.50states.com
  • Ersys
  • www.ersys.com
  • NACo National Association of Counties
  • www.naco.org 
  • Teach It Geography
  • www.teachitgeography.co.uk
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​ www.partsgeek.com
​*This site also has hundreds of 'articles' on the automobile industry!

World Geography, Cartography and Mapping Skills for Transportation

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-As identified by 'Trevor' (via Mrs. Nelson) Boy Scout Troop XXX - Portland, Maine

Geocaching & Geotagging

Geocaching;
  • EarthCache
  • earthcache.org
  • Geocaching
  • www.geocaching.com
  • GPS games
  • gpsgames.org
  • navicache
  • www.navicache.com
  • terracaching
  • terracaching.com
Geocaching at Ohio Historical Sites:
Welcome to Geocaching!  Do you want to test your skills in a whole new way at the Ohio History Connection sites? Why not try geocaching? Geocaching is a combination of a treasure hunt and a hike that requires the use of a global positioning system (GPS) receiver. While some people define it as a sport and others a hobby, it is an activity that can be enjoyed individually or with groups of friends or family. 

Let's show you what the Ohio History Connection has to offer those who want to connect with Ohio's past while participating in this sensational new form of adventure.

www.ohiohistory.org/museums-and-historic-sites/geocaching

Geotagging:
  • Picasa
  • picasa.google.com
  • Everytrail
  • www.everytrail.com
  • locr
  • www.locr.com

Learn Google Earth: Geotagging Photos

With Google Earth, you can see 3D buildings from the ground up in many places around the world. Tilt the screen to see the buildings in 3D. Similarly, the terrain is also mapped in 3D, meaning you can see mountains, valleys and canyons in vivid detail.

Nation Comparison

  • atlapedia
  • www.atlapedia.com
  • CIA The Factbook
  • www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook
  • country studies
  • countrystudies.us
  • gap minder
  • www.gapminder.org
  • Country Reports
  • www.countryreports.org

Geography Trivia

  • Trivia Plaza - Geography, World
  • www.triviaplaza.com/geography-world-quizzes
  • National Geographic - Today's GeoBee Quiz
  • www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today

20 Trivia Questions (Geography) No. 1

​20 Trivia Questions (Geography) No. 1
For Geography Trivia 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf_Qw...
For Geography Trivia 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvGdO...

Mapping Games

  • World Geography Games
  • world-geography-games.com
  • Sheppards Software
  • www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm
  • Maps.com
  • www.maps.com/funfacts.aspx
  • Coolmath-games
  • www.coolmath-games.com/1-geography-games
  • Seterra
  • online.seterra.net/en/ex/8
  • Rethinking Schools
  • www.rethinkingschools.org/just_fun/games/mapgame.html
  • Owl and Mouse
  • www.yourchildlearns.com/geography.htm
  • Maps101
  • www.maps101.com/static_items/games/states.php

Traditional Geography

Earth 101 | National Geographic

​Earth is the only planet known to maintain life. Find out the origins of our home planet and some of the key ingredients that help make this blue speck in space a unique global ecosystem. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe

Earthquakes 101

When the trembling stops, the disaster is only the beginning.

Tsunami 101

Find out how a tsunami is born and how it destroys.

Hurricanes 101

Find out how hurricanes can be so destructive.

Tornadoes 101

Find out how tornadoes can be so destructive.

Volcanoes 101 

About 1,500 active volcanoes can be found around the world. Learn about the major types of volcanoes, the geological process behind eruptions, and where the most destructive volcanic eruption ever witnessed occurred.

Cultural: Food

Food Education

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EAT: THE STORY OF FOOD
Food. It’s driven nearly everything we’ve ever done as a species, and yet it’s one of the most overlooked aspects of human history. In the beginning, our hunger drove us to hunt. Then, it led us to plant and settle, resulting in civilization. We conquered the land, and we went out into the ocean and then the larger world. We filled our bellies, but it still wasn’t enough. Because as humans became more sophisticated, so did our needs—we searched for flavor and convenience, adapting science and technology to match our cravings. Whether for meat or sugar, junk food or beer, humanity’s appetite has altered the planet, shaped our history and even altered our future. This six-part series is the epic story behind food and how it made us “us.” 

EAT: The Story Of Food -How Food Connects Us

No matter the nationality, the one common language humanity has in common is food. 
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Resources for Teaching about Food and Food Issues
education.nationalgeographic.com            theplate.nationalgeographic.com

Basic Bites
Explore our reference library for fundamental food terms and concepts:
  • food staple
  • agriculture
  • growing season
  • irrigation
  • crop
  • dust
  • diet
  • nutrient
  • grain
  • drought
  • autotroph
  • herbivore
  • omnivore
  • carnivore
  • scavenger

A Forest Garden With 500 Edible Plants Could Lead to a Sustainable Future | Short Film Showcase

​Instead of neat rows of monoculture, forest gardens combine fruit and nut trees, shrubs, herbs, vines and perennial vegetables together in one seemingly wild setting. This type of agroforestry mimics natural ecosystems and uses the space available in a sustainable way. UK-based Martin Crawford is one of the pioneers of forest gardening. Starting out with a flat field in 1994, his land has been transformed into a woodland and serves as an educational resource for others interested in forest gardening. This short film by Thomas Regnault focuses on Crawford's forest garden, which is abundant, diverse, edible, and might be one answer to the future of food systems.

America's Regional
​Food Cultures

Pop vs Soda 

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ABOUT
The Pop vs Soda Page is a web-based project to plot the regional variations in the use of the terms "Pop" and "Soda" to describe carbonated soft drinks. You can help by filling out the survey!
popvssoda.com

The Iconic Soft Drink of Every State In America

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www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/best-soft-drink-in-every-state-best-soda-in-every-state

Mapping How Americans Talk - Soda vs. Pop vs. Coke

What's your general term for a sweetened carbonated beverage? What word or words do you use to address a group of two or more people? What do you call it when the rain falls while the sun is shining?

World
​Food Cultures

Street Food Around The World

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From eye to hand to mouth, Ishai Golan is taking you into the world’s kitchens of the streets, markets and alleyways hiding the best street food. Local chefs and clued-in residents come along for the ride, helping Ishai lift the lid on their city’s best-kept cooking secrets.

YouTube Channel: Street Food Around The World

Street Food World

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​Follow us as we explore our way through the world, feasting on interesting sights and amazing food!

YouTube Channel: ​Street Food World

We Are What We Eat: Afghanistan - Nat Geo Live

Join photographer Matthieu Paley in the mountains of Afghanistan where no crops grow, the journey to get flour takes days, and goat eyes are on the menu.

We Are What We Eat: Greenland - Nat Geo Live

The Inuit of Greenland have survived for generations eating almost nothing but meat. Photographer Matthieu Paley captures the bloody job of securing a meal in this remote territory.

We Are What We Eat: Bolivia - Nat Geo Live

Photographer Matthieu Paley journeys to the Bolivian Amazon where getting a meal is a family affair for the Tsimane people, as children often scavenge for food and gut hunted animals.

We Are What We Eat: Pakistan - Nat Geo Live

Photographer Matthieu Paley travels to the Hunza Valley in northern Pakistan where evening meals are a celebration not to be missed, with an assortment of chai and capatis sprinkled with apricot oil.

We Are What We Eat: Borneo - Nat Geo Live

Matthieu Paley photographs the Bajau of Malaysia, who fish and dive for almost everything they eat. Some live in houses on stilts over the water; others live in boats where they sleep, fish, and cook

We Are What We Eat: Crete - Nat Geo Live

The people living on the Greek island of Crete love their wine and eat a rich variety of foods drawn from their groves, farms, and the sea. Photographer Matthieu Paley captures the joyful people that have lived on the Mediterranean diet long before it became a fad.

We Are What We Eat: Tanzania - Nat Geo Live

Photographer Matthieu Paley joins the Hadza of Tanzania--the world’s last full-time hunter-gatherers. 

The Geography of Spices and Herbs

Fun fact, I got the idea for this video while working as a cook in a Taco Bar. ​

The Geography of Fruit

​Sorry this is coming a little late, you might be able to tell from my voice but I was sick throughout making this. Anyway, here's where our most popular fruits originated from
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