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Category Archives: Map of the Week

8 Mar

Map of the Week: AGS Women Fliers and Explorers for International Women’s Day!

Today, March 8th, is International Women’s Day. In honor of this holiday, AGS has created a map displaying the birthplaces of all of the women who have signed our Fliers and Explorers Globe. AGS acquired its Fliers and Explorers Globe in...
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1 Mar

Map of the Week: Peanut Production for National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day !

In celebration of National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day (March 1st) we did some research on the history and facts of peanut production and made a map showing the top ten peanut producing states in the United States! So when did...
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23 Feb

Arctic Polar Bear Distribution and Trends

This Saturday, February 27th, is International Polar Bear Day. According to Polar Bears International, there are fewer than 25,000 polar bears left in the wild and subpopulations are continuing to decline fast in number. Our map of the week shows a North...
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16 Feb

Map of the Week: Wine Consumption Percentages

This Thursday, February 18th, is “National Drink Wine Day”. The day is celebrated in effort to spread the love and health benefits of wine. Wine has held an important role throughout history in relationships and religion. We embrace the positive...
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10 Feb

Map of the Week: Where do all of those Valentine’s Day bouquets come from?

Flower Bouquet Exports by Country    Most of us take it for granted that we will give or receive a bouquet on Valentine’s Day.  But where do these flowers come from? This map examines the flower production and export industry...
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9 Feb

Map of the Week: Catholic Populations Across the World

This year, Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, falls on February 10th. Lent is celebrated in the Christian religion as a 40-day period of fasting (not including Sundays) in preparation for Holy Week and Easter, the Christian holiday that...
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3 Feb

Map of the Week: Geo-Politics in the 2016 Election: Ted Cruz and the Evangelical Vote

Ted Cruz’s recent victory in  the Iowa caucus is considered by many to be largely due to Evangelical support in the state.  An article by the Washington Post states that one in every three Evangelical voters supported Cruz in the...
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1 Feb

Map of the Week: The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad was a system that was used to move fugitive slaves from areas in the South to Free states in the North, Mexico and even the Caribbean. At its peak about 1000 slaves escaped, per year, using these...
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26 Jan

Map of the Week: Oil Prices! See how the cost of oil has changed across the globe from 2014 to 2016.

The oil industry is currently in its deepest downturn since the 1990s with the current price of oil trading around $32. This price has been cut by more than 60% since June 2014 (from over $100/barrel) and is the lowest...
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19 Jan

Map of the Week: National Cheese Lovers Day

For centuries, cheese has been produced and consumed by many in a variety of forms. Cheese production began as early as 7,500 years ago, when an Arabian merchant from Poland made the discovery after storing milk in his sheep’s stomach...
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