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Geography Awareness Week: November 13-17, 2023

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Promoted by National Geographic, here’s what you should know about Geography Awareness Week: Too many young Americans are unable to make effective decisions, understand geo-spatial issues, or even recognize their impacts as global citizens. Each year more than 100,000 Americans actively participate in Geography Awareness Week.

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Geography Awareness Week: November 14-18, 2022

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Promoted by National Geographic, here’s what you should know about Geography Awareness Week which occurs November 14-18, 2022: Too many young Americans are unable to make effective decisions, understand geo-spatial issues, or even recognize their impacts as global citizens. Geography Activities—for teachers. Digipuzzles.

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Geography Awareness Week: November 15-19, 2021

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Promoted by National Geographic, here’s what you should know about Geography Awareness Week which occurs November 15-19, 2021: Too many young Americans are unable to make effective decisions, understand geo-spatial issues, or even recognize their impacts as global citizens. Geography Activities—for teachers. Digipuzzles.

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Classroom resources for the new school year

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Geography Geographical information systems (GIS) – This article introduces students to a wide range of people who use GIS in their jobs, then students can learn how to use GIS software to visually display data with maps. Economic geography – Professor Sarah Hall is studying the effects of Brexit on financial services.

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Modelling mines: how can a new 3D modelling platform make mining more sustainable and be part of the solution to climate change?

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Published: Despite public perceptions, mining is set to play a vital role in the planet’s transition to a sustainable future. These data are collected from surveys of the surface geology and drill holes, which allow geologists to build a picture of the subsurface rock. As it is open source, it is accessible to a wide range of users.

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From field to lab: the changing nature of archaeology

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Maryland is a state defined by its history and its geography. We have found a lot of tableware from the 17th and 18th centuries, suggesting that despite being inland, people had access to materials from Europe,” says Liza. “We The MAC Lab’s collections are held in public trust and belong to Maryland’s citizens. A UNIQUE HISTORY.