All those confusing geography terms, explained in a gorgeous antique map. by Phil Edwards. Sep 1, 2015, 8:11 PM UTC. Phil ... You can see the original map, circa 1870, ...

Geography gives us an incredible lens through which to see the world. While we often think of maps in terms of information that already exists in the spatial domain, such as building addresses or ...

Most people think they know the basics of geography—until someone asks them to point out a country on a map […] The post 15 Basic Geography Questions Most People Can’t Answer appeared first on Big ...

In total, the map charts about 150,000 negative, slur-filled tweets. Since the map looks at only geotagged tweets, it’s not a pure representation of Twitter, but this is standard practice for ...

Maps have been a cornerstone of National Geographic since they were published in the first issue of the magazine, in October 1888. The year 1915 witnessed the founding of the Map Department, which ...

To understand many of the triumphs, tragedies and conflicts in the world, geopolitical analyst Robert Kaplan says to look no further than a map. In his book The Revenge of Geography, Kaplan argues ...

Steven Spielberg’s seminal blockbuster Jaws (1975) swam into theaters the summer of 1975. Fifty years later, great whites ...

Maps capture the key facts of history, culture and natural resources. With upheaval in the Middle East and a tumultuous political transition in China, look to geography to make sense of it all.

Keeping Score investigates the compelling stories behind and intertwined with classical music. Regardless of your musical background, the San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas are ready ...

Dr. Ted Goudge, a Shenandoah native and retired Associate Professor of Geography at Northwest Missouri State University, has ...

In 1931, Harry Beck designed the London “Tube Map” in what would become a highly influential, topology-forward perspective. By largely ignoring the scale of geography above, Beck built an ...

A color-coded map of all shots taken in the NBA from 2006-2011. The areas on the floor that yielded the most points per shot appear red; those that yielded the fewest points per shot appear blue.