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A NEW Map for America

A NEW Map for America | URBANmedias | Scoop.it
From www.nytimes.com - April 29, 2016 2:37 AM
The 50-state model is holding the country back. It needs a new system, built around urban corridors.
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Jean-Simon Venne's curator insight, April 28, 2016 8:13 AM
We should build a similar map for technology innovaton
Character Minutes's curator insight, July 1, 2016 7:13 PM
Great way to encourage critical thinking in students: what would this impact? Adv & Disadvantages? Compare 50 states vs this model? How would new plan be implemented? 

Alex Smiga's curator insight, August 30, 2016 2:26 PM
...and back to city states?
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Antipodes Map: The other side of the world

Antipodes Map: The other side of the world | URBANmedias | Scoop.it
From visual.ly - May 8, 2012 4:19 PM
In geography, the antipodes of any place on Earth is its antipodal point; that is, the region on the Earth's surface which is diametrically opposite t...

 

I know that most Americans have learned at an early age that if you dig a hole through the center of the Earth, you'll end up in China.  Geologic and impossibilities aside, most Americans would actually end up in the Indian Ocean as displayed by this clever pairing up maps that shows the user the Antipode of any given place on Earth.  Try it out!  http://www.antipodemap.com/

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