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Er zijn meer Mexicanen die de VS verlaten dan er binnen komen. Het gaat goed met Mexico. De economische groei is groter dan die van de VS en Brazilië!
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Nicaraguan authorities order the evacuation of several hundred people as the San Cristobal volcano starts spewing out hot gases and ash. Delete the scoop?
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Climate change is dramatically altering the Swiss Alps, where hundreds of bodies of water are being created by melting glaciers. Though the lakes can attract tourists and even generate electricity, local residents also fear catastrophic tidal waves. Via Seth Dixon 
Mark Brady's curator insight,
May 6, 6:23 AM
Hi guys, this is an interesting read that shows some of the positive benefits of global warming and specifically the melting glaciers in the Swiss Alps. 
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May 8, 4:45 AM
What can we do learn of this? Will send this to my students. Delete the scoop?
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Toch lastig die namen...met name in de VS veel verwarring over waar de bommenleggers vandaan komen. Geografie blijft nodig..... Delete the scoop?
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Zijn de aardbevingen van vroeger de nieuwe rampen? Database van historische aardbevingen online, kan rampen voorkomen wanneer je weet waar er al een is geweest kan er ook een volgende komen.. Delete the scoop?
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April 11, 1:54 PM
Climographs chart the monthly temperature and rainfall data and are a useful tool is studying climatology. Here are links to dozens of selected United States and International cities that come from the National Drought Mitigation Center. The image above is a climograph of Providence, RI. Tags: physical, weather and climate, Rhode Island, statistics, visualization. Delete the scoop?
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Judy Bloxham van JISC breekt in The Guardian een lans voor het gebruik van augmented reality (AR) in het onderwijs. Tegelijkertijd ziet zij ook wel beperkingen. Via Michel Boer, Bert Jansen 
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April 6, 3:46 AM
De Academie ontwikkelt een opleiding Onderwijskundig ICter . Het managmentteam van de "school van de toekomst" staat in de startblokken. Een onderwijskundig schoolleider, een onderwijskundig begeleider, en een onderwijskundig ICter. De programma's worden gemaakt door docentontwerpteams naar voorbeeld van UT, Amber Walraven. Inhoudelijke inbreng van Jan Koolschijn (QLICT), Justine Pardoen, (MKOL) Rob Valk (BOK) e.a Delete the scoop?
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Welcome to the third series of GCSE Geography help videos. This time we are looking at development. Delete the scoop?
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Video van een stroomtafel, met een Kinect 3D camera en projector waarmee je een real-time topografische map maakt met hoogtelijnen.. Via Seth Dixon 
David Ricci's comment,
April 22, 3:40 PM
I actually watched this video the first time we went to the computer lab in gauge just because it caught my eye. I think that this is a cool way to show different landforms and how some of the ecosystems processes work with and around them. I feel that this video encompasses geography as a whole. Seeing the way that the water falls around the mountain made in the video and where it ends up pooling is a good example of natural geography. When looking at the area the lake is now centered a viewer can see where a potential colony or group of people may live in this are. This all depends on closeness to resources such as water, arable land, and potential food supplies. All of this depends on the physical occurrences that you can see in this video. This video also helps to tie in the lesson in class about geomorphology. The creation of dremmels by glaciers, runoff from the mountains, and plate tectonics. These topics can be taught through a power point, but it really helps to see all of this created and the process it takes.
Brianna Simao's comment,
April 30, 10:28 PM
This is a cool way to show the different landforms and the potential use of the surrounding area. It shows us where people could migrate to and start a community and the resources it may have. It also shows the geomorphology of how the landforms were made. I agree with David when he says that these topics can be taught through a power point but to get a real understanding of how they are created and the process it takes, this is the best way to learn.
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Brett Sinica's comment,
April 22, 8:56 PM
I have seen this video previously, and this being my second time, it is much easier to understand this time around. He tells the story of one great kingdom and all areas that are under its control or influence. With the expansion of many European countries within the last couple centuries, I can understand how people can get culture and people mixed up, even though they’re from the same place to begin with. It reminds of the Arabs, or Arabic people. They don’t necessarily come from one country or one language or one religion. They represent a vast group of people and each of them differ or relate in certain ways. At times understanding these different groups can be a challenge, but in the end that is what makes them more unique and interesting.
Zakary Pereira's comment,
April 30, 3:54 PM
Well this video was fairly interesting actually. Funnily enough, my Canadian friend made me watch the Great Britain video about a month ago and so when I saw this was made by the same person and I always seem to confuse Belgium/Netherlands/Holland it seemed like something I should think about doing. The video was very informational and the narrator went over many factual things including the simple question of: Where is everything? The video mainly focuses on physical geography of people but also goes on to explain that the ‘Dutch’ living in the Caribbean are actual ‘Europeans’ because they belong to the Kingdom of the Netherlands which belongs to the European Union which by the transitive property makes them Euros.
I liked what Brett said, that cultures and groups of people typically get categorized together as one when they really aren’t and it is important to acknowledge their distinctions and understand the different groups and cultures of people. Delete the scoop?
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A group of geoscientists from Norway, South Africa, Britain and Germany published a new study in the Feb. Delete the scoop?
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The disastrous earthquake in Haiti taught humanitarian groups an unexpected lesson: the power of mobile devices to coordinate, inform, and guide relief efforts.
Tags: technology, disasters, Haiti, TED. Via Seth Dixon
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February 17, 9:02 PM
We are only beginning to see the applications of smart phones to improve peoples lives. In this TED talk, Paul Conneally explores some of the possibilities (citizen mapping, crowd-sourced disaster recovery, etc.) that is just sitting in the palm of our collective hands. 
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February 18, 6:43 AM
This is why ICT is important. No. Vital! Our students need to see things like this so that they understand the positive aspects of technology. They need to see that SMS, Facebook & Twitter are so much more than just a way sharing silly photos of themselves. This technology has the power to affect real, positive change. Delete the scoop?
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Bijna alle landen in het werelddeel Afrika kampen met een tekort aan drinkwater, maar er is onlangs ontdekt (6november 2012) dat in sommige delen van Afrika wel genoeg drinkwater zit om een zwembad van 75 meter diep te vullen. In Afrika hebben nog steeds meer dan 300 miljoen mensen geen toegang tot drinkbaar water. De wetenschappers benadrukken wel dat het geen goed idee zou zijn om de waterbekkens massaal aan te boren. Ongeremd oppompen zou de waterhuishouding in een zeer grote regio kunnen verstoren. Maar als men deze voorraad zorgvuldig gebruikt kan Afrika met een aantal decennia zonder waterzorgen zitten. Afrika-alle delen van Afrika Via Jo Goossens Delete the scoop?
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Ash and gas presage a paroxysm (small eruption) at Italy’s Mount Etna Delete the scoop?
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A quake wrecks villages, kills at least 160 people and injures 5,700 in a rural area of China's Sichuan province, scene of a devastating 2008 tremor. (High population density, shallow focus but aware community. Delete the scoop?
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"Lake Manicouagan lies in an astrobleme in central Quebec covering an area of approximately 1206 square miles—an area half the size of Delaware. An astrobleme is a scar left on the Earth’s surface from an impact of a meteorite. Lake Manicouagan is the result of one of the largest identified asteroid or comet impacts on Earth. In the middle of the lake, on Rene-Levasseur Island, Mount Babel rises 3,123 feet into the air.
Lake Manicouagan is thought to have formed about 212 million years ago plus or minus 4 million years. This happened when an approximately 3.1 mile-diameter asteroid crashed into Earth toward the end of the Triassic period. Some scientists speculate that this impact may have been responsible for the mass extinction that wiped out more than half of all living species." Via Seth Dixon Delete the scoop?
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A white person is five times as likely to kill themselves with a gun than be shot by another person, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Delete the scoop?
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March 20, 9:27 AM
While most of the world celebrates Mother's day in May, March 21st (the vernal equinox) is day most countries in the Middle East celebrate Mother's Day. So, why might the first day of spring be the day used to honor mothers? Hint: think about agricultural cycles and fertility symbols. Happy Mother's Day! Delete the scoop?
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Heather Ramsey's curator insight,
March 11, 5:03 PM
Since World War II, African nations have gained independence after many, many years of being ruled by other countries. For many of these newly independent countries, there have been struggles over how to set up the government which results in some conflict. South Sudan is in that transitional stage now, and it is an example of how complicated it is to establish a new government.
BONUS: See Mrs. Ramsey for an article about a particular issue that people in South Sudan are experiencing, and an opportunity to write a paragraph for credit toward your class. 
Kloo C. Hansen's curator insight,
March 28, 9:51 AM
WOW! such interesting visuals to help understand the formation of this new political state. 
Danyal Zakria's comment,
April 9, 8:43 PM
i didnt know that much about it. its pretty nice to know about how a country heals after a revolution in the modern era.
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Ignacio Conejo Moreno's curator insight,
March 3, 6:52 AM
Chungo futuro se nos presenta, si no cambiamos nuestros hábitos! 
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March 4, 8:44 AM
Humans must change their ways - what are some real life recommendations for changing? Delete the scoop?
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February 21, 12:36 PM
Just a reminder that the Earth beneath our feet (and roads and buildings) are a part of a dynamic system that changes. 
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February 21, 1:12 PM
Located on the cliffs, surprisingly there were no landslides
Louis Culotta's comment,
February 21, 2:49 PM
it looks like some of the pictures of the roads I took after the earthquake in new Zealand .
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Gedetailleerde satelietbeelden ontsluiten het syteem van verbindingen die het leven op aarde in stand houden. Via Seth Dixon
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February 17, 4:34 PM
"Earth From Space is a groundbreaking two-hour special that reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet. Produced in extensive consultation with NASA scientists, NOVA takes data from earth-observing satellites and transforms it into dazzling visual sequences, each one exposing the intricate and surprising web of forces that sustains life on earth." This documentary shows something interesting for the physical geographer, human geographers, and geospatial technology specialists. In other words, this touches on just about all things geographic (with cool images!). The overarching theme is that so many things in this world that we wouldn't imagine are actually interconnected with excellent examples. Tags: remote sensing, geospatial, unit 1 Geoprinciples, physical. 
Kenneth Holzman's comment,
February 17, 7:37 PM
Thanks so much for this link! I'd completely missed this on PBS, and it is EXACTLY the kind of video I'm trying to get my AP Human Geography students to watch right now. This is getting shared with ALL my kids ASAP. :-)
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February 18, 4:02 PM
I just love that Scoop.it allows resources to be shared so easily, and in a manner that is so accessible to students everywhere. Thanks Kenneth.
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RT @FootyHumour: Geography for football fans... http://t.co/DQGoByOM Delete the scoop?
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February 2, 6:26 AM
Des cartes pour comprendre le monde: comprendre la projection Mercator avec ce puzzle en ligne.
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February 5, 12:09 AM
This is great fun! A little tricky at first though:) 
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February 11, 12:03 PM
Great site to show projection and changes in perception on maps. Delete the scoop?
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Quick facts about the "new" Mexico:
Does that help in explaining why Mexicans aren't leaving to go to the United States anymore? In fact, more Mexicans are leaving the United States than entering in a clear example of changing push and pull factors.
You know the economy is bad in the U.S. when Mexicans don't even want in anymore. In fact, more Mexicans are now leaving the U.S. for Mexico than vice versa. Mexico is the 4th largest producer of cars in the world and their GDP is growing by 4%, twice as fast as Brazil and even the U.S. Maybe Americans should start heading down to Mexico for work. I know a lot of Rhode Islanders that could use jobs.
Miren esto, ya no somos los burros de la clase: Does that help in explaining why Mexicans aren't leaving to go to the United States anymore? In fact, more Mexicans are leaving the United States than entering in a clear example of changing push and pull factors.