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Mercator Puzzle Redux

Mercator Puzzle Redux | Education in a Multicultural Society | Scoop.it
From bramus.github.io - April 10, 2018 1:02 AM

"Play this interactive game--move the 15 red countries to their appropriate locations to turn the countries green.  If you give up, you can double click on a red country to locate it (but it will turn blue)." 

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Ivan Ius's curator insight, February 16, 2018 9:22 AM
Geographic Thinking Concepts: Spatial Significance; Patterns and Trends
Matt Manish's curator insight, February 16, 2018 7:18 PM
This is an interesting quiz to test your world geography skills. It gives you the shape of a country in red and you have to place the shape on the correct country. If you can't find the correct country, just double tap the shape and it will show you which country it belongs to. This was definitely a challenge for me since I only got two of the countries correct. I found particular difficulty with locating the smaller countries with less features that stand out. Although I only got two answers right, I did enjoy this map quiz because it helped me to realize that I should brush up on my world geography skills more to help me stay informed with what's going on in the world.
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Road from Europe to U.S.? Russia proposes superhighway

Road from Europe to U.S.? Russia proposes superhighway | Education in a Multicultural Society | Scoop.it
From www.cnn.com - April 30, 2015 9:55 AM
London to New York City by car? It could happen if the head of Russian Railways has his way.
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Zavier Lineberger's curator insight, March 15, 2018 3:42 PM
(Russia) In a world of globalization, this considered highway could make the world a little smaller. The Trans-Eurasian Belt Development project intends to create a road alongside the Trans-Siberian Railway, crossing all of Russia to link with roads spanning throughout Europe and connecting to North America through Alaska. The head of Russian Railways did not explain how the road would cross the Bering Strait. There are 55 miles between Russia and Alaska at the narrowest point, and one consecutive bridge would still be half the length of the longest bridge in the world. It is definitely doable. Linking to roads in Alaska and across the continent, a trip from London to New York could be about 12,910 miles, all by car. The road network would apparently pay for itself with weighty economic promise, however Russian Railways provided no information on this financial promise.

The highway would connect most of the world, but tense relations between Russia and the US and Europe could hinder progress. Additionally, the road would cost trillions of dollars, take a very long time, and require frequent maintenance, especially across seldom traveled regions in Siberia.
brielle blais's curator insight, March 29, 2018 5:20 PM
This showcases how the geography of the world can be linked together to grow the economic stability of each country through easier access to products and goods. By creating the trans-siberean highway, Russia would be connected to the United States by their western coast. This allows access for places once very difficult to travel too. 
Kelvis Hernandez's curator insight, November 1, 2018 11:05 AM
The Russian Railway president has proposed a plan for a Europe to U.S. superhighway. The Trans'Eurasian Belt Development would lead London to Moscow through Siberia, over the Bering Strait to Alaska, through Canada ending in New York. This would take major coordination between all the different countries. You must think about the time, money and effort this would take. From  Eastern Russia to Alaska, how would drivers get over the gap? Who would tear through the forests and stretches of land needed to create this? 
 
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