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1 May 2021
Major Revision of the Demographics page
with the addition of Population Indicators, The World as 100 People sources plus more Gapminder links
27 March 2021
GoodScore
Is your neighbourhood good for your health (CANUE)
25 March 2021
Why the Suez Canal Matters
(BBC News, 1 min)
24 March 2021
Huang He (Yellow River) Delta, China, 1989-2020
(NASA EO)
21 March 2021
New Section:
Citizen Mapping Projects
New Section: Natural Capital
New Section: Natural Capital
Found under Resources
With the UN adopting accounting standards for natural capital and valuing ecosystem services, it seemed well-past the time to make Natural Capital an essential topic in Geography studies.
20 March 2021
Project 17
from BBC World Service
A series of 5min videos of 17-year-olds and each SDG
20 March 2021
The global goals we've made progress on—and the ones we haven't (TED 14min)
added to SDGs under Development
14 March 2021
HerCity: A platform for urban design from a girl's perspective (UN Habitat)
added to Solutions to Urban Issues under Urbanization and Megacities
25 Feb 2021
Three Gorges Dam, China: Building the world's largest (and most controversial) power plant (TED-Ed 5:37)
added to Development and to Energy under Resources25 Feb 2021
New page! Sustainability
Just like sustainability, it is still under construction, but it's a start!
25 Feb 2021
Mapped: The Greenest Countries in the World
added to SustaiSustainability nability
22 Feb 2021
Hurricanes: Keeping a close eye on the storms
(NASA EO Kids 7MB PDF)
21 Feb 2021
New Section: Antarctica
added under World Regions
21 Feb 2021
New Section: Transportation & Communication
added under Globalization and Trade
20 Feb 2021added to the Canada page
20 Feb 2021
New Section
The Emerging Global Middle Class
13 Feb 2021
Anak Krakatau: Before, during and after its 2020 eruption – excellent drone video for studying volcanic processes
added to Volcanoes in Geo-Hazards under Plate Tectonics13 Feb 2021
Global Carbon Atlas
with the Carbon Story from past to present to future and the Global Carbon Budget 2010-2019
12 Feb 2021
Cultural Homogenization: Does globalization mean we will become one culture? –BBC Futures
added to Costs & Effects of Globalization under Globalization and Trade
12 Feb 2021
World Shipping Routes and Commodities Interactive Map
added to World Trade under Globalization and Trade
31 Jan 2021
Climate Change Solutions Simulation Game - Canada
Added to Solutions under Climate Change and Physical Environments under Canada
31 Jan 2021
Introductory videos plus a TofC added to the Canada page
New Page: Development
New Page: Development
Although there is still much to add, you will find resources to support the teaching of Sustainable Human Development including Development indicators and the UN SDGs.
Ported from GeoKnow.net and vastly improved, the Climate Graphs Interactive World Map has 76 climate stations plus interactive maps of Temperature, Precipitation, the Köppen Climate System and World Biomes. Together, it is an integrative teaching tool for the patterns of climate and natural vegetation.
10 Jan 2021
Rising Waters: Out of Balance Ice Sheets (NASA 2:46)
added to Impacts of Climate Change in Global Climate Change10 Jan 2021
Videos, a gDoc Worksheet and gSlides support, plus maps and diagrams to support the idea of LOWERN: Latitude - Ocean Currents - Winds & Air Masses - Elevation - Relief - Nearness to Water
10 Jan 2021
World Mercator projection with True Country Size added
added to Map Projections in GeoSkills
9 Jan 2021
The Life Cycle of a Cup of Coffee (TED-Ed 5:04)
Added to What is Globalization? and Costs & Effects of Globalization in Globalization and Trade AND Agriculture and Food in Resources
31 Dec 2020
Solar is now cheapest electricity in history, confirms IEA (CarbonBrief)
added to Energy Resources in Resources
29 Dec 2020
Should you flush the toilet paper? - Infographic and map from MindOfAHitchhiker
added to the Tourism page
28 Dec 2020
World biomes and carbon storage (Grida.no)
added to Solutions to Climate Change in Global Climate Change
28 Dec 2020
Above-ground carbon sequestration rate in forest and savanna biomes (YaleE360 and Nature)
added to Solutions to Climate Change in Global Climate Change
27 Dec 2020
New Page: Time Zones
added to GeoSkills
26 Dec 2020
Demystifying Ocean Acidification (CAS: 12:12)
added to Impacts of Climate Change under Global Climate Change
19 Dec 2020
How to Read Hiking Maps
from the Bruce Trail Conservancy (PDF)added to Topographic Maps
Christmas: An International Festival
Christmas: An International Festival
A web search and mapping activity examining the origins of various aspects of Christmas. Available as an editable gDoc or as a PDF, both with a blank map.
And now, it's available as a gSlide presentation and can be run without at map.(ANSWERS)
If you use it, please let us know!
If you are looking for Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes, they are now on their own page → Geo-Hazards
If you are looking for Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Droughts, they are now on their own page → Weather Hazards
12 Dec 2020
Nature's ticking time bomb: Tipping Points and Ecosystems
added to Impacts of Climate Change under Global Climate Change
12 Dec 2020
Explained: why renewables became so cheap so fast
added to Energy Resources under Resources
12 Dec 2020
From TED-Ed: What are the universal human rights? (4:46)
added to Global Overview on World Maps12 Dec 2020
Toronto's Ten Cities
(Canadian Geographic)
12 Dec 2020
The Four Torontos:
City, CMA, GTA, GTHA
(from p8 of CSI doc)
12 Dec 2020
The First Geographer: Ptolomy and his amazing accuracy (Pearson-BBC: 5:33)
added to Cartography and Mapping
6 Dec 2020
3D Paper Globes
from 3D Geography
6 Dec 2020
Monitoring Progress Toward the Goal of Half Earth
added to Loss of Biodiversity in Biomes and Biodiversity
5 Dec 2020
New section added to Demographics . . .
2 Dec 2020
CAT Climate Change Tracker Thermometer
added to Global Climate Change
2 Dec 2020
Is the Gulf Stream Collapsing?
from Have a Think
2 Dec 2020
How cities can overcome their growing transport pains (WEF)
added to Solution to Urban Issues in Urbanization and Megacities
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