I still think we need more education in geography in this country. So many people can't identify obscure, and sometimes not obscure, countries, let alone show you where they are located on a globe. So ...

<br>In 150 AD, the Greek scholar Claudius Ptolemy wrote a textbook entitled the <i>Geography, </i>which earned him the title ‘The Father of Geography’. Drawing on nearly a thousand years of classical ...

Welcome to the Geography Minefield! Get ready to test your map skills and challenge your knowledge of the world. In this quiz ...

Ancient Greek cartographers, from Anaximander to Ptolemy, turned myth and measurement into world maps, shaping latitude and ...

A student once told me, halfway through the term, “I thought this class would be about memorizing countries. But now I can’t ...

To be named "world capital" of something is both a badge of honor, yet also something of a badge of shame, writer George Pendle tells NPR's Robert Siegel. It means your city revolves entirely around a ...

From Timbuktu to Talladega, there's a whole world out there and we're about to explore it with a collection of geography facts guaranteed to put your knowledge to the test. Whether you’re an expert on ...

The Wolfsonian–FIU charts global ambition in “Plotting Power: Maps and the Modern Age,” on view through April 16, 2023. Drawing from the Wolfsonian’s renowned collection of art and design, Plotting ...

I believe so strongly in the importance of our children having a global perspective– knowing the world is so much more than about them, their neighborhood, and their country. I’ve found over 30 fun ...