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24 Nov

Map of the Week: History of the World Cup

By Sooin Choi By the 20th century, soccer became a popular sport around the world. In May of 1904, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was established in Paris and included France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden,...
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17 Nov

Map of the Week: Indigenous Maps

The United States celebrates Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November every year in commemoration of the Pilgrims first Thanksgiving in the “New World.” Oftentimes, the story includes Squanto, a Patuxet tribe member, and how members of the Wampanoag joined...
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10 Nov

Map of the Week: Global Peace Index 2022

By Jordan Brennan The Global Peace Index (GPI), produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness. The GPI covers 99.7% of the world’s population and measures the state of peace across...
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8 Nov

Geographical Review Preview: SETTLER IGNORANCE AND PUBLIC MEMORY: KINGSTON, ONTARIO

Since the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, municipalities are increasingly addressing reconciliation in their practice, including new engagement with Indigenous heritage and public memory. Nevertheless, municipal perspectives of heritage are frequently colonial and result in commemorative landscapes...
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3 Nov

Map of the Week: The Lithium Triangle and Its Challenges

By Sooin Choi Source: Yale Environment 360 The creation of lithium-ion batteries in 1991 transformed the world. Huge amounts of energy can now be stored in rechargeable, light-weight batteries. Today, along with our inseparable relationship with smartphones, the transition into...
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27 Oct

Map of the Week: Most Haunted States

By Jordan Brennan In honor of this spook-tastic month, we’re “creeping it real” and sharing the most haunted states in the U.S.! With the help of this new map , ‘The Most Haunted States in the U.S.,’ made by The...
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20 Oct

Map of the Week: The United States: Zombieland Edition

By Katie Anderson With Halloween quickly approaching, the spooky season is officially underway. Witches, goblins, and ghouls takeover until All Hallows’ Eve. But what if the holiday brings more than just trick-or-treaters to your door? A figure with the most...
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17 Oct

Geographical Review Preview: CHILEAN PATAGONIA

Patagonia evokes images of a remote, unpopulated frontier region endowed with a variety of undisturbed natural environments, including arid steppes, high mountains, fjords, forests, and ice fields. Despite idealized depictions, the expansive region, which econmpasses the southernmost tip of the...
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13 Oct

Map of the Week: L’Enfant Plan

By Sooin Choi When Washington, DC was decided as the capital of the United States, French engineer and architect Pierre Charles L’Enfant asked George Washington to design the new capital city. Washington appointed L’Enfant as the city planner in 1791,...
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6 Oct

Map of the Week: Monsters in America, Cryptids of American Folklore

By Katie Anderson It’s late in the evening on a cold November night, two young couples decide to take a drive through the woods. As they drive, a dark figure appears...
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