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GIS Education Community Blog : Earth Quiz: 20 Questions about Our Planet Using ArcGIS Online

GIS Education Community Blog : Earth Quiz: 20 Questions about Our Planet Using ArcGIS Online | GIS in Education | Scoop.it
Take a look at this image. Which waterfall is shown in this image? What clues exist on the landscape to help you choose among the three options listed? Where is this glaciated terrain located?
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A Photo Essay on School Sprawl

A Photo Essay on School Sprawl | GIS in Education | Scoop.it

"Schools used to be the heart of a neighborhood or community. Children and not a few teachers could walk to class, or to the playground or ball field on the weekend. This was relatively easy to do, because the schools were placed within, not separated from, their neighborhoods. They were human-scaled and their architecture was not just utilitarian, but signaled their importance in the community. Now it has become hard to tell one from a Walmart or Target."

 

What better way to demonstrate the concepts of urban sprawl, automobile-dependent city planning and economies of scale than by analyzing the very geographic context of our schools themselves?  This is a very nicely arranged photo essay that most could spark conversation and would foster some discussion on how best to plan neighborhoods and spatially arrange the city.   

 

Tags: transportation, planning, sprawl, education, scale. 


Via Seth Dixon
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