The Mercator map from 1569 distorts Africa’s true size and ‘downplays its importance,’ Africa No Filter’s executive director tells Anadolu - Anadolu Ajansı ...

No, Saudi Arabia is not close to Fresno, England is not close to Thailand and Sweden and Switzerland are not the same country ...

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From the early civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia to our present-day globalized society, readers will learn how humans interacted―and still interact―with the environment around them, as well as the ...

Long belittled for their ignorance of foreign cultures—not to mention an inability to locate well-known countries on world maps—an increasing number of U.S. high school students are taking courses ...

Most of the world’s people, resources, and economic activity are located not in the Western Hemisphere, but in the other hemisphere, particularly Eurasia. In response to this basic feature of world ...

( The Texas Tribune) The State Board of Education on Friday approved a social studies teaching plan that will dedicate more ...

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, ...

The National Geographic World Championship has happened every 2 years since 1993 U.S. teams have won 6 times%2C including 2005 in Budapest%2C Hungary Back at home%2C other U.S. students aren%27t so ...

The most valuable piece of art in our house is a cheap, colorful map of the United States that hangs above our kitchen table. As a learning tool, it’s priceless. I hung it up when we moved from Texas ...