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The story behind the the International Date Line. Not too long ago (Jan. 2012), the arbitrary International Date Line (roughly opposite the Prime Meridian) was moved to better accommodate the regional networks and economic geography of the area straddling the line. American Samoa, although politically aligned with the United States, was functionally more integrated on the Asian side of the Pacific Rim when it came to their trade partners and their tourism base. Dynamic economic networks, political allegiances and cultural commonalities create a beautifully complex situation near this 'border.'
Via Seth Dixon
In a bid to reconcile strict gender-segregation laws with a desire to increase employment opportunities for women, Saudi Arabia is planning to construct a new industrial "city" exclusively for female workers, Russian news agency RT reports. The idea is mind-blowing to say the least. More women would be able to be a part of the workforce and move freely about women-only cities in Saudi Arabia than they could in 'regular' cities. Question to ponder: would the implementation of this idea represent a cultural step forward for Saudi Arabia towards gender equality or would it be a step that further isolated women and is repressive? What do you think of the idea given the ingrained gender norms of Saudi Arabia?
Via Seth Dixon
Got 30 seconds and want to see exactly how the country now known as the U.S. expanded across the continent? Ever wish you could see all that in one simple animated GIF? Me neither. Until I saw this.
Via Kristen McDaniel
The Geographical Association has produced numerous resources specifically for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games being held in London. The Olympics as an event work as an important teaching moment that operates on numerous scales. What local developmental projects reshaped the urban fabric of London in preparation for these Games? Do international events such as the Olympics foster a global community? Is this idea of a global community perfectly harmonious?
Via Seth Dixon, Kristen McDaniel
The American Anthropology Association has create a look at race through three lenses: history, human variation, and lived experience.
Via Kristen McDaniel
An interactive guide to drug crime in Mexico Drugs in Mexico Related deathsCartel areasTraffic routes...
Via Kristen McDaniel
Our lessons are on summer vacation, but here are our social studies-related lesson plans for the 2011-12 school year.
Via Kristen McDaniel
Graphs and maps to visualize battles, victories, casualties of the Civil War. You can toggle to individual battles, as well.
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"Are more and more people in the western world dropping off the radar and becoming the invisible poor or is the opposite happening? We recently heard that an astounding 46 million Americans are officially below the poverty line (That's $23,050/year for a family of four according to the official sources). That number really caught our eye and as such we decided to do a little more digging to help put some more facts and figures around it. Above is a nice visualization of the results we came up with."
Via Seth Dixon
Great resources from a well connected and respected US H Teacher
Gain an understanding of political advertising from the creators' perspective by re-editing a commercial from a historic presidential campaign or creating one using historical footage and your own video, images, and sounds. Register to save, share, and download your finished ad.
Via Kristen McDaniel
If you add up the revenue from state taxes in Wisconsin (income, sales, corporate, gasoline, etc) ,where does the money go? This is produced by @AndyRFeldman and I found it via @APHumanGeog, via @GrandmaWat Ha! The joys of the Twitterverse!
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Could you plass the naturalization test? Only 65% of native-born Americans could get the required six out of 10 right answers on a sample of a civics test given to immigrants.
Via Kristen McDaniel
Gain an understanding of political advertising from the creators' perspective by re-editing a commercial from a historic presidential campaign or creating one using historical footage and your own video, images, and sounds. Register to save, share, and download your finished ad.
Via Kristen McDaniel
Click on each state in the map with your predictions, and the running total at the bottom will tell you who wins!
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