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16 Jul

Map of the Week: D.C. Food Deserts

By Nicole Oveisi The USDA Economic Research Service provides an online interactive map to spatially represent the relationship between food deserts and low income communities in the United States. Food deserts are often defined as geographic areas with limited access...
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14 Jul

Geographical Review Preview: Working with Financial Data as a Critical Geographer

By: Amanda Kass What is the main purpose of your study? To demonstrate my methodological approach, which I refer to as “critical financial analysis.” Critical financial analysis blends critical theory with public finance tools. Critical financial analysis can be used...
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8 Jul

Map of the Week: Find Your Home’s Flood Factor

By Conor White Flooding is the United States’ costliest natural disaster. After high temperatures, in terms of human fatalities, it is the second largest weather-related hazard in the U.S. Sea levels are continuing to rise, sea surface temperatures are continuing...
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7 Jul

Geographical Review Preview: Gendered Spaces of Payment for Environmental Services: A Critical Look

By: Beth Bee What is the main purpose of your study? This case study examines the outcomes of promoting women’s participation in the Coastal Watersheds Payment for Environmental Services (PES) program in west-central Mexico, which is modeled after the national...
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1 Jul

Map of the Week: World Population History Map

By Arden Benner The first version of this map was created over forty years ago, and the basis was the same—to create a visualization of the human race wherein one dot is equivalent to one million people. The representation begins...
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30 Jun

Geographical Review Preview: American Trappist Monasteries and the Ambivalence of the Spiritual Landscape

By: Thomas Larsen What is the main purpose of your study? The core purpose of this study is to understand how spiritual landscapes change over time—specifically American Trappist monasteries of Roman Catholicism. Monasteries, in general, are tied with powerful imagery,...
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24 Jun

Map of the Week: Search the Web and Plant Trees

Arbor Day, which is celebrated on the last Friday of April in most states in the United States, is a holiday where people are educated about the importance of trees and encouraged to plant and care for them. It is...
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23 Jun

Geographical Review Preview: The Multifunctionality of Country Stores: Insights on Resilience from Rural Vermont

By: Cheryl Morse, PhD What is the main purpose of your study? This research project investigated the role that small independently operated stores play in the social operations of rural communities. What are the practical, day to day, implications of...
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18 Jun

Alfredo Giron-Nava I Am Geo

I am geography Ever since I was a child, I wanted to become an explorer, an ocean explorer. After many loops and turns, I finally became an oceanographer, something that could be considered as a ‘geographer of the seas.’ I...
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17 Jun

Map of the Week: Family Video Store Closures