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Real time statistics for current population of any country. Real time data on population, births, deaths, net migration and population growth.
This site shows various demographic statistics for every country including some based on projections in demographic trends in the given country. If the current trends hold (which they won't, but that is still an interesting measure), the entire Japanese population will disappear in 1,000 years according to this Global Post article.
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New data from Zillow shows fewer homeowners underwater, but the pattern varies widely by geography.
The Sunbelt (especially California and Florida) have the highest percentage of homeowners that are 'underwater' and owe more than the home is worth. Also hit hard are declining metro areas area of the rust belt. Question to ponder: Why would these places be hit the hardest? Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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Amazing work from wikipedia, summarizing the evolution of the US formation, originally here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_evolution_of_the_United_States
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's comment, September 17, 2012 10:19 AM
This is very interesting because I had no idea that the United States had gone under such transformation. Even within certain borders, there is much change in respect to who the area belongs to. You definitely have to watch it a few times to get the full affect though.
Lindsey Robinson's comment,
September 17, 2012 10:21 AM
Although the moving image makes it hard to actually pinpoint the U.S expansion at specific dates, I don't think that is the point of the map. The point of the map is to show how many times territories have changed, etc. I really like the map.. I have never seen anything like it.
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September 17, 2012 10:42 AM
The United States has changed drastically through the years with state borders, but I noticed that the regions' labels of the country are still similar today. For example, the southwest is much more divided today but still classified as a region with plenty of Spanish culture.
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Pigskin Geography is a 17-week program that motivates students to learn United States geography by tracking the travels of competing professional football teams with the NFL schedule.
Pigskin Geography is an incredibly dynamic way to teach the geography of the United States. Specifically tailored for 4-6 grade students, this program gives students a series of 17 weekly activities that are adapted to the NFL schedule that week. These questions do NOT rely on football knowledge, but uses this as an opportunity to introduce vocabulary teams, and explore other places. For example: “This week the New Orleans Saints will ‘march’ over Cairo, IL, going to their game in Green Bay, WI. Locate Cairo at the southern end of the Illinois. Cairo is located at the CONFLUENCE of the _______ River and the _________________River.”
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Not every state is equally impacted by migration, and the demographic profile of migrants is different for every state. This is an online mapping tool to search a large database that can give the user state specific information about the impact of economics and politics based on migration from Latin America and Asia on any given state.
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The U.S. Postal Service celebrates the beauty and diversity of America's landscapes as seen from above with the Earthscapes (Forever®) stamps.Offering an opportunity to see the world in a new way, the 15 stamps are issued in 3 rows of 5, showing 3...
These stamps are the perfect way to decorate your letters while showing your love for the Earth and geography.
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Roads? Religion? Accent? Food? Which factor dictates where the North ends?
This is a great intellectual expercise to help student think about regions and how we define them. The article can help also inform some of their thinking since one of the main problems for students in drawing regional boundaries is a lack of place-based knowledge.
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Every state has to be best at something right? Even Rhode Island gets the lowest coal consumption per capita award (be nice, we already have an inferiority complex). This map is purely keeping in positive. But, if you need to know (and I'm sure your students would love you know), here is also a list of what every state is the worst at in this map entitled the United States of Shame: http://pleated-jeans.com/2011/01/24/the-united-states-of-shame-chart/ Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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The fallout from the recession has cut deeply into the housing security, employment and income of many Americans. But some parts of the country are clearly faring better than others.
Do your own local and regional analysis of household incomes, unemployment and foreclosure rates. What patterns surprise you? What geographic factors explain the economic situation? Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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Pearl Harbor Interactive (Do you want to learn more about the events of December 7, 1941?
Where and when did the Pearl Harbor attack take place? How did geographic factors play a role in the battle? Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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More people left Phoenix in 2009 than came. The map above visualizes moves to and from Phoenix; counties that took more migrants than they sent are linked with red lines. Counties that sent more migrants than they took are linked with blue lines.
I've sent this link out before, but Forbes now has four articles attached to interactive mapping tool that analyze the data (including one by geographer Michael Conzen). Also the new data has been added and the visualization has also been improved...very cool features with tremendous amounts of teaching applications. Via Seth Dixon 
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July 9, 2012 10:39 PM
I can’t help but notice that a substantial majority of immigrants moving towards the west and central part of the country are coming from the northeast where salaries tend to be higher. This makes me wonder to what extent income has in addition to population density on this map?
Kara H's comment,
July 10, 2012 9:48 PM
As the article says, migration depends on demographics, such as the elderly moving to Florida, and the young working class moving out. I noticed that people tend to stay where they are from, such as not moving so far way, east coasters tend to stay east coast etc.
Brandon Murphy's comment,
July 12, 2012 6:11 AM
If you click on the interactive portion of the map and check out Providence county, it is interesting to see that the outbound migration is slowly decreasing while the inbound migration is slowly increasing.
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A Harvard business prof and a behavioral economist...
This is an interesting graphic highlighting the strong economic imbalance in the United States, and that the imbalance is much greater than most citizens (and presumably students) believe it to be. Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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And the United States of Awesome, what any state is best at. This could lead to some humorous, but also engaging discussion--hopefully without the negative stereotypes. Thanks Danbury HS! Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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This is a visualization of US expansion in North America from 1700 to 1900, seen through changes in the spatial distribution of post offices.
This is a fantastic time lapse map that shows historical trends of spatial expansion and it is perfect to demonstrate HOW diffusion works. Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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Although English is America’s common tongue, immigrants’ efforts to learn it present challenges to institutions and individuals alike. These graphics compare regions, schools, and communities where newcomers have settled to learn and integrate.
The interactive map feature of language and the accompanying spatial patterns reveal much about the major migrational patterns in the United States.
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Full album: http://www.marblesthebrainstore.com/brain-beats Music by Renald Francoeur Drawing by Craighton Berman "Tour the States" is track #1 from Brain Beats, a mnemonic CD...
It’s so often stated that geography education is so much more than just learning states and capitals. I wholeheartedly endorse that sentiment, but there is still some rudimentary importance to learning about where places are. I see it as analogous for English majors needing to learn basic grammar. You can’t write a masterpiece if you are still fumbling around with the alphabet. In geography, we can't have a nuanced discussion of place and interconnectedness if we have no sense of where any place actually is.
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The green dots on this map representing Starbucks locations which are obviously clustered in major metropolitan centers. Cross-referencing this Starbucks address location with population data, Davenport explains his mapping technique: "By counting the number of people who live within a given distance to each Starbucks, we can measure how well centered Frappuccinos are to the US citizenry. In other words: draw a 1-mile circle around every store, then add up the % of the population living within the circles. Repeat for 2, 3, 4....100 miles." The result of this data is a fabulous logrithmic S-curve which explains much about the American population distribution.
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For the first time in its history, the United States does not have a Protestant majority, according to a new study.
Interestingly, this is not due to the rise of a new religious group, but the rise of secularism in the United States. The fastest growing group in the United States is the religiously unaffliliated. Click here for a simplified AP news story on the report.
Questions to ponder: What are some causal factors that might explain why there is an increase in the non-religious population in the United States today? How does this impact American culture and politics?
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October 9, 2012 9:20 AM
And the report outlines that since 2010 (when the chart data ends) Protestants have continued to lose members.
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This data visualization project is a great way to demonstrate the geographic expansion of the United States. This is much more interactive than the typical time lapse video since you can scroll through the maps and explore each map through the interactive features.
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's comment, November 5, 2012 11:20 AM
This is a great. Definitely a great tool for students in various different levels of school that can show you the evolution of the United States over a period of time. Very cool, very useful.
Matt Mallinson's comment,
November 5, 2012 11:24 AM
I really like the display of these changes in our country throughout the years. It's a great way of showing centuries of change into something easy to understand. This would help young students in a social studies class for sure.
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November 6, 2012 10:35 PM
i LOVE THIS! I can see this being such a valuable tool to use in a classroom. Students get the visual and written representation. Having the visual changes that took place in the United States is a better way to present to the students instead of them just reading a book. Will definitely save this article for future reference.
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Live election results from The Huffington Post. Romney vs. Obama, Senate, House and ballot measures.
This is one of many election maps that I am continually refreshing. When I lived in California I would always try to stay up for the results--now that I'm on the East Coast I don't think that is going to happen tonight (FYI: I've refreshed this map too many times to count). Via Seth Dixon 
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November 9, 2012 4:41 PM
I projected this map for President Obama a few months ago. After his first debate disaster I said Florida would probably go to Romney as well.
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An excellent visual aid to process the religious data in the United States. Roll the cursor over the map (after clicking on the link) to see any particular state's religious data. What patterns do you notice? Are there religious regions that could be drawn based on this data? Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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The poor in the U.S.are disproportionately clustered in a handful of southern states...
This image is worth an entire class period of economic geography... Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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A set of 2000 census maps that focus on religion in the United States. Even in secular societies, religion can play an important role within society, both culturally and politically. Include are links to many more religious maps. Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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The number of Mexicans leaving for the United States is just about cancelled out by the number returning, according to statistics provided by the Mexican government.
Besides being an important (underreported) political fact, this new migratory pattern can lead to a good discussion of push and pull factors that lead to the geography of migration. Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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Excellent electoral geography maps from the U.S. presidential election of 2008. What are the major patterns you see? What do these patterns in say about the politics, culture and demographics about these places? Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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"While many northern cities did see anemic growth or even losses in black population, and many southern cities saw their black population surge, the real story actually extends well beyond the notion of a monolithic return to the South."
Demographics, culture, scale, region are some of the applications available. Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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