Image above: Sun setting on Perth.
Related sites to the Spatialworlds project
Spatialworlds website
Australian Geography Teachers' Association website
'Towards a National Geography Curriculum' project website
Geography Teachers' Association of South Australia website
Humsteach blog
Follow Spatialworlds on Twitter
Email contact
manning@chariot.net.au
Where am I??
Adelaide, Australia: S: 34º 55' E: 138º 36'
Some great Internet resources to think spatially with
Map designer Aris Venetikidis is fascinated
by the maps we draw in our minds as we move around a city -- less like street
maps, more like schematics or wiring diagrams, abstract images of relationships
between places. How can we learn from these mental maps to make better real
ones? As a test case, he remakes the notorious Dublin bus map.
* Geocrusader is the blog of a Geo enthusiast and
professional. Their interests include Remote Sensing, Geography, Cartography,
GIS, Spatial Analysis, Geospatial Sciences, Geopolitics, Geomatics"
* Scoop.it with Seth Dixon at Geography Education: The Scoop it contains global news with a
spatial perspective, resources for educators and the inherently inquisitive.
Fantastic gear for geography teaching on a daily basis. Not to be missed!!
* 7 Billion:How Did We Get So Big So Fast?
* 19th Century data visualisations. Things are the same but different over time.
TED Talks In this short talk, TED
Fellow Sarah Parcak introduces the field of "space archeology" --
using satellite images to search for clues to the lost sites of past
civilizations
This image of Earth’s city lights was created with data from
the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Operational Linescan System
(OLS). Originally designed to view clouds by moonlight, the OLS is also used to
map the locations of permanent lights on the Earth’s surface. Great image
downloads.
The ease of navigation of
this site allows the user to conduct a specific search of simply explore demographic, economic, environmental and development data on any country in the world.
Environmental refugees have been forced to
leave their homes beause of soil degradation, deserticfication, flooding,
drought, climate change and other environmental factors.
This is an excellent video for population and demographic units, but also for showing regional and spatial patterns within the global dataset (since terms like 'overpopulation' and 'carrying capacity' inherently have different meanings in distinct places and when analyzed at various scales).
With Place Geography being so important to the Australian Curriculum: Geography I thought this article is worth a read
TED Talks Western countries throw out nearly half of their food, not because it’s inedible -- but because it doesn’t look appealing. Tristram Stuart delves into the shocking data of wasted food, calling for a more responsible use of global resources.
Quirky geography stuff
On this tattoo map, you've got to earn the ink by traveling to the country. A real geography nerd
* She needs a tattoo! Geographic ignorance: What more can one say?
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