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Geographic Regions | Xpeditions @ nationalgeographic.com | - 0 views

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  • The first type is the formal region. It is characterized by a common human property, such as the presence of people who share a particular language, religion, nationality, political identity or culture, or by a common physical property, such as the presence of a particular type of climate, landform, or vegetation.
  • The second type of region is the functional region. It is organized around a node or focal point with the surrounding areas linked to that node by transportation systems, communication systems, or other economic association involving such activities as manufacturing and retail trading.
  • The third type of region is the perceptual region. It is a construct that reflects human feelings and attitudes about areas and is therefore defined by people’s shared subjective images of those areas.
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Eric Sanderson pictures New York -- before the City | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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  • Jim Pickett on 20 Oct 09
     
    An interesting landscape ecology of NYC, past and present
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World DATA Clock - 0 views

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  • Jim Pickett on 12 Oct 09
     
    Cool visualization of global population data, with some US specific data as well.
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visualcomplexity | A visual exploration on mapping complex networks - 0 views

www.visualcomplexity.com/vc visualization mapping information networks maps
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  • Jim Pickett on 09 Oct 09
     
    Way cool site of "mapping" with some traditional and some not at all!
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A Peek Into Netflix Queues - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...20100110-netflix-map.html queues maps Netflix
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  • Jim Pickett on 10 Jan 10
     
    Cool use of maps and Netflix
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NY Times Magazine - THE FOOD ISSUE - 0 views

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  • Jim Pickett on 14 Oct 09
     
    NYT Magazine's Food issue... a good read.
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ICONS Project Research Library - 0 views

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  • Jim Pickett on 15 Sep 10
     
    Useful research resource for one stop shopping regarding global issues. Tied to University of Maryland's ICONS Project.
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Destruction in Port-au-Prince, Then and Now - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...0109-haiti-map-html destruction earthquake Port-au-Prince Haiti before and after
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  • Jim Pickett on 12 Jan 11
     
    Aerial photos comparing Port-au-Prince before and after the 12 Jan 2010 earthquake.
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TimeGlider: Web-based Timeline Software - 0 views

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  • Jim Pickett on 07 Jun 10
     
    Very cool timeline site. You MUST try the searchable NYT app... very cool!
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Latitude and Longitude - 0 views

www.nationalatlas.gov/...a_latlong.html latitude longitude cartography maps mapping
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  • Jim Pickett on 19 Sep 10
     
    A short primer on latitude and longitude
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Building a Nation of Know-Nothings - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • Jim Pickett on 02 Sep 10
     
    An interesting, if controversial, article... be sure to read the comments, too.
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Election Guide - 0 views

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  • Jim Pickett on 15 Sep 10
     
    THE global guide to elections everywhere!
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Moldova hit by mass emigration-BBC special reports - 0 views

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  • Jim Pickett on 09 Sep 10
     
    A fascinating introduction to the notion of migration and shrinking populations
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The 7 Keynote MBA: How to Save 2 Years and $100,000 - 0 views

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  • Jim Pickett on 15 Sep 10
     
    Relevant in so many ways...
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BBC NEWS | Special Reports | The Box - 0 views

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  • Jim Pickett on 15 Sep 10
     
    A fascinating series of stories detailing the travels of a shipping container. The stories go on for 1 year... WOW!
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Geospatial Revolution Project | A Public Media Project - 0 views

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  • Jim Pickett on 16 Sep 10
     
    Short video from Penn State regarding both the prevalence and importance of geospatial data.
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OpenStreetMap - 0 views

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  • Jim Pickett on 16 Sep 10
     
    The Free Wiki World Map. OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people like you. OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth.
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Foreign Policy: Kaplan's "The Revenge of Geography" - 0 views

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shared by Jim Pickett on 30 Sep 09 - Cached
  • but geography largely determines them, now more than ever
  • it’s time to dust off the Victorian thinkers who knew the physical world best.
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      Jim Pickett on 30 Sep 09
       
      Oh what interesting thoughts... Compelling written to evoke the "hidden, forgotten truths" of the past. But is it true?
  • And of all the unsavory truths in which realism is rooted, the bluntest, most uncomfortable, and most deterministic of all is geography.
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  • By bringing demography and nature itself into history, Braudel helped restore geography to its proper place. In his narrative, permanent environmental forces lead to enduring historical trends that preordain political events and regional wars. To Braudel, for example, the poor, precarious soils along the Mediterranean, combined with an uncertain, drought-afflicted climate, spurred ancient Greek and Roman conquest. In other words, we delude ourselves by thinking that we control ou
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On The Media: Transcript of "Bridging the Online Language Barrier" (April 30, 2010) - 0 views

www.onthemedia.org/...06 globalization language internet media
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  • Jim Pickett on 03 May 10
     
    Great story regarding language use and the internet, and the rise and fall of English
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