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January 17, 2017

Where is the Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States?

Where is the Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States?
A new study by Peter Rogerson from the University of Buffalo uses a new approach to calculate the geographic centers of each of the states as well as the geographic center of the contiguous United States.

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Geo Quiz: Name the Human Activity Visible from Space

Geo Quiz: Name the Human Activity Visible from Space
This geography quiz features ten satellite images each showing an anthropogenic activity. Can you figure out what the human activity shown on each image is?

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Geography and Modern Slavery

Interactive map of human slavery data from the Global slavery index.
Human geographers have looked at the intersection of modern economics, neoliberal capitalism, geography, and immigration as factors that facilitate where human trafficking and slavery may become evident.

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Geo Book Pick: Cities of the World

Despite being more than 300 years away from any form of technology that allowed a true aerial view of a landscape, the cartographers in this atlas from 1572 displayed a forward thinking centuries ahead of their times. Capturing a time of incredible urban development and innovation, Civitates Orbis Terrarium (or Cities of the World) was first published in 1572. This reissued 16th century atlas offers 546 prospects, bird’s-eye views and maps of cities from around the world and was, when first printed, the earliest atlas of urban geography.
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March 2017
Mar 21 - Mar 22 GeoAlberta 2017 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
July 2017
Jul 11 – 14 Geo4Africa Summit 2017 Kampala, Uganda
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