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27 Oct

Map of the Week: Map of Palm Oil Plantations/Concessions

By Thomas Jang In the US, Halloween is a holiday centered around trick-or-treating, haunted houses, and most significantly, candy. From Kit-Kat to Snickers to Skittles, these candies have helped create a distinct culture around and likeness towards sugary foods at...
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20 Oct

Geographical Review Preview: Relating Weather Trends and Residence Length To Local Climate Change Concerns in Knoxville Tennessee

Climate change beliefs and concerns are closely tied to socio-demographic traits and personal experience with extreme weather events. Here, we compare survey participants’ perceptions of extreme weather trends in Knoxville, Tennessee, with observed trends in extreme weather during their residency....
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20 Oct

Geographical Review Preview: Land Grabbing and Migration In A Changing Climate: Comparative Perspectives From Senegal And Cambodia

The dramatic expansion of global land-grabbing processes, a term used to describe large scale commercial land acquisitions, usually from the rural poor, has garnered significant attention in geography and related fields in recent years. It is within this context that...
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19 Oct

Map of the Week: Christianity in the Roman Empire

By Sophie Lichtenstein This map of Christianity in the Roman Empire is our Roman Empire: In the modern period, Christianity is the largest religion, with 2.4 billion observants worldwide. Christianity originated in Judea in the early years of the...
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12 Oct

Map of the Week: World Median Ages by Country

By Alexandra Kicior In 1950 there were 2.5 billion people on the planet. Today, there are more than 8 billion. By the end of the century, the UN expects the global population to be around 10.4 billion. Part of the...
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5 Oct

Map of the Week: Writing Systems of the World

By Sophie Lichtenstein Across the world, there are 7,168 known languages in use today. Despite the amount of languages in use, more than half of the world relies on just 23 of them and 40 percent of the rest...
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28 Sep

Map of the Week: 2023 Canada Wildfires

By Jared Abazia Canada is experiencing its worst wildfires in history, with thousands forced to evacuate and the national government deploying the military to several provinces. While the country experiences a wildfire season every summer, this year’s blazes have been...
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21 Sep

Map of the Week: Wage Gap by State

By Sophie Lichtenstein Despite the strides that have been made towards gender equality in America, a significant wage gap still persists. Overall, women make 83 percent of what men earn. In 1963, the Equal Pay Act banned wage discrimination on...
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14 Sep

Company Spotlight: Agrology

By Sara Ryan Climate and Carbon affect our lives hand-in-hand, creating a feedback loop. The health and maintenance of this relationship is essential for the future of life on Earth. Carbon helps give soil its water-retention capacity, its structure (protection...
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14 Sep

Map of the Week: Completed Tertiary Education

By Sara Ryan Tertiary or “further”, education refers to any Study beyond the level of secondary education (high school). Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as business, music/art...
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