To prepare our young people, we owe them a high-quality geography education. When you hold a pencil, you hold the world in your hands. Its raw ingredients make a far-reaching journey around the globe, ...

It's crazy to think people once believed the earth was flat. One step too far and you'd be sent tumbling into the depths of the abyss of who knows what or where. Thanks to the explorers who came ...

This resource provides a brief introduction to writing in the field of Geography and Urban Planning through the lens of threshold concepts. Geography integrates the study of people, places, and ...

With respect to Rick Hess’ Jan. 27 opinion blog post, “Do Students Still Need to Learn Geography? ”, I appreciate his support for the importance of learning basic geography. That said, to reduce ...

Geography is the study of people and place. It is a wide-ranging discipline. Geographers are interested in how natural processes, people and systems are affected by the specifics of a place—location ...

30 Pieces of Random Trivia That Might Just Come in Handy What Is the Most Forgotten State in the U.S.? Speaking of densely populated areas, Manhattan—the most crowded of New York City’s five ...

Geography as a school subject is under pressure. There aren't enough qualified teachers and it loses out to other subjects in school. In many countries, important aspects are left out of the curricula ...

Physical geography integrates and inter-relates landforms, water, soils, climate, and vegetation as the major natural elements of the environment. The focus of physical geography is on the zone of the ...

In response to the opinion blog post, “Do Students Still Need to Learn Geography? ” (Jan. 27, 2026), I agree that students need some basic locational knowledge, but I think the bigger point about ...

How many of these geography mistakes have you made? When’s the last time you looked at a map or atlas? No, not punching in a location and getting directions from Google Maps. A real, bonafide map of ...