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16 Jun

Geographical Review Preview: River Classification as a Geographic Tool in the Age of Big Data and Global Change

By: Sarah Praskievicz What is the main purpose of your study? The main purpose was to review the geographic tool of spatial classification, which divides areas of the Earth into regions based on shared characteristics. In particular, my focus was...
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12 Jun

Geographical Review Preview: Making Memorial Publics: Media, Monuments, and The Politics of Commemoration Following Turkey’s July 2016 Coup Attempt

By: Timur Hammond What is the main purpose of your study? On July 15, 2016, a coup attempt took place in Turkey. For the first time in the country’s history, the coup attempt was defeated. In its aftermath, there have...
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10 Jun

Map of the Week: The Facial Recognition World Map

By Arden Benner Using data compiled from 194 different countries, The Facial Recognition World Map was created by SurfShark as a way to visualize the ongoing spread of facial recognition technology. Perhaps most commonly used to unlock cellphones, facial...
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5 Jun

Greg Babinski I Am Geo

I am geography The summer before my junior year at Wayne State University in Detroit, I rolled my 1959 VW bug while going 60mph on a camping trip near Traverse City, Michigan. The gods must be crazy, because I survived,...
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3 Jun

Map of the Week: Climate Anomalies and Events

By Jake Rogers NOAA releases a monthly report on climate conditions, and anomalies that include many incredible maps to relay the data from the National Center for Environmental Information. These reports are part of the suite of climate services provided...
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28 May

Geographical Review Preview: GLOBAL CHOKE POINTS MAY LINK SEA LEVEL AND HUMAN SETTLEMENT AT THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM, Geographical Review Issue, Volume, 2020

By: Jerome E. Dobson, University of Kansas; Giorgio Spada and Gaia Galassi, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo.” Article Title, Issue and Volume: ...
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27 May

Map of the Week: Public Transit Systems of the U.S.

Written By Jessica Devous This week’s Map of the Week is looking at the best and worst public transit maps in the United States. Based on Christof Spieler’s atlas, Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of U.S. Transit, he shows...
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21 May

Map of the Week: Lockdown Landscapes

By: Conor White The United States is currently well into the second month of life under lockdown. Not many could have predicted that our normal daily lives could have changed so drastically in such a short space of time. It...
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14 May

Geographical Review Preview:Urban resilience and the alternative economy: A methodological approach applied to Northern Spain

By: Paz Benito del Pozo & Alejandro López González Article Title, Issue and Volume: Urban resilience and the alternative economy: A methodological approach applied to Northern Spain What is the main purpose of your study? Demonstrate the scope of alternative...
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13 May

Mapping Social Distancing in Urban Spaces

By Maya Garcia Fisher At this current moment in time, it’s crucial that people maintain social distancing at all times. While this is easy to maintain at home, it becomes much harder when people need to leave their homes for...
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