Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman, the Map Men, tap into a rich vein of geographical quirks to teach through comedy
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Jeremy Hansen's curator insight,
August 29, 2016 12:43 PM
Holy heck these guys are good! I'd like to see more of these Map Men videos. I'm sure at least some of my 8th graders can appreciate some British wit.
Colleen Blankenship's curator insight,
January 22, 2018 1:21 PM
Funny and full of information!
Laurie Ruggiero's curator insight,
May 29, 2018 5:29 PM
Unit 1
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Benjamin Jackson's curator insight,
November 9, 2015 5:40 PM
The impact of the Three Gorges Dam on the residents upstream is amazing. I cannot imagine anything like this happening in the US, mostly because of the impact on the people both upstream and downstream. Ecological damage from this dam may not phase the Chinese government, but I think any North American or European government would shudder at the thought of the backlash among their citizens this would create.
Matt Ramsdell's curator insight,
December 14, 2015 9:27 PM
Three Gorges damn in China is the largest dam ever constructed. This was created to save on power by creating hydroelectric power for the people of the land. One of the issues with this was the the flooding of the land up streams displacing millions of people. It created a larger up stream area and very small down stream. A lot of the people that lived up stream had to be relocated further inland and faced changing climatif weather. The banks of the river are carved out between what seems like mountainous regions so as you move more uphill the weather and temperature will be a whole new category of life (Depending on how far you relocated).
Stevie-Rae Wood's curator insight,
December 9, 2018 6:09 PM
From the animation that NASA has created of the construction of the Three Gorges Dam it is apparent that land has been lost. The Three Gorges Dam was created to generate more energy for Chinas growing economy. It is known as the largest hydroelectric project ever costing around 40 billion dollars and requiring 20,000 workers. There is a good and bad side to the creation of this dam. It has helped Chinas economy grow however to the expense of the people that were displaced because the dam took away land as we can see In the animation. It also effected people downstream negatively as we can see as well because there water supply was depleted. Like most things that take place today the people that benefit from something usually live far away from the problem while those that live closest pay the more costly price.
Denise Pacheco's curator insight,
December 17, 2013 1:44 PM
Governements around the world are slowly but surely creating new plans to ensure the safety of the people. They have already worked on evacuation plans and tranportation for getting people out but, they also need to think about where would people go and how will they adapt to their new enviornment. I'm glad that some places started working on plans to build houses, highways, and churches at a higher elevation, but other countries also need help figuring this stuff out. They need a solution to better secure homes and lives. Everyone needs to work together to prepare for climate change and natural disasters, especially those places where are most likely to hit. |
Ambre Cooper's curator insight,
June 25, 2015 4:04 PM
This is a cool little video. It even shows the level of Aral Sea we read about.
Hamdou Wane's curator insight,
June 29, 2015 7:55 AM
Satellites have been watching us for 40 years. Here's what their images reveal
Alex Smiga's curator insight,
August 6, 2017 8:45 AM
Seth Dixon's insight:
This video is simple entry point into the various applications of remote sensing as well as various human and environmental interactions. This video highlights 5 examples: 1. Deforestation (Brazil) 2. Water Use (Aral Sea) 3. Urban Sprawl (Las Vegas) 4. Energy (Coal in Wyoming) 5. Climate Change (Ice Shelf in Antarctica) |