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Photojournalist Diana Markosian spent the last year and half covering Russia's volatile North Caucasus region.
These 33 photos are arranged to tell the cultural story of life in Chechnya, especially the life of young women coming of age in the aftermath of the war. As the architecture of this mosque suggests, the influence of traditional Islamic values and Russian political authority have greatly shaped the lives of the Chechen people.
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Trisha Klancar's curator insight,
February 4, 10:09 AM
I love it... I am seeing an extra credit project with this... feed the teacher and make it educational too! 
Mark Slusher's curator insight,
February 9, 8:46 AM
Now THIS is geographical food for thought! Talk about conquering a nation! Delete the scoop?
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TED Talks Western countries throw out nearly half of their food, not because it’s inedible -- but because it doesn’t look appealing. Tristram Stuart delves into the shocking data of wasted food, calling for a more responsible use of global resources.
No one should be surprised that more developed societies are more wasteful societies. It is not just personal wasting of food at the house and restaurants that are the problem. Perfectly edible food is thrown out due to size (smaller than standards but perfectly normal), cosmetics (Bananas that are shaped 'funny') and costumer preference (discarded bread crust). This is an intriguing perpective on our consumptive culture, but it also is helpful in framing issues such as sustainability and human and environmental interactions in a technologically advanced societies that are often removed form the land where the food they eat originates.
Tags: food, agriculture, consumption, sustainability, TED, video, unit 5 agriculture. Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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McDonald's plans to open the first in a series of all-vegetarian restaurants in India next year. But rest assured, in most locations around the world, meat will stay on the menu.
Many of the most successful global companies or brands use highly regional variations that are attuned to local cultural norms and customs. The McAloo Tikki burger— which uses a spicy, fried potato-based patty — is the Indian McDonald's top seller.
Questions to ponder: What are the forces that lead towards an accelaration of human connectivity around the globe? What are the postive impacts of this increased connectivity? What are some negative impacts? Are these impacts the same in all places? Explain.
Tags: Globalization, food, culture, unit 3 culture and SouthAsia. Via Seth Dixon 
baylee gelnett's comment,
September 12, 2012 9:24 AM
This could go either way, it could backfire, or it could make them profit by turning more people onto McDonalds. It could back fire because they are known for their 100% beef and for that all to change it could turn people away. If that were in the US it wouldnt last because most of the people in the US are not vegans, and almost half is obese and therefore gives more profit to the regular McDonalds.
Dylan Curran's comment,
September 12, 2012 10:28 PM
this is a good way to at least start one part of the world off right. It doesnt look very good. It seems to have good flavor along with it so i dont think it would taste that bad. Sadly our nation still likes to stick with the good stuff and thats we our country is so obese.
Josiah Melchor's comment,
September 12, 2012 11:09 PM
I like the fact that McDonald's is taking a step to make their restaurants be suited to different cultures around the globe. I think that adding exclusive food on their menu for certain places will make a generic McDonalds become a tourist attraction and add curiosity to its consumers.
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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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This map answers a few simple questions: How far away is the nearest McDonald's? Where is the concentration of McDonald's highest or lowest? While population density is the immediate pattern that we identify, what else can this map show us? Via Seth Dixon 
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November 5, 2012 11:27 AM
Diffusion and globalization are truly forces to be reckoned with.
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