Subject: ‘geographic literacy’
| January 6, 2012 Essential Geography of the United States MappedMapsDave Imus is a well known cartographer who has specialized in highly detailed, hand annotated maps covering the United States. he found his cartography company Imus Geographics in 1983 and is based out of Oregon. The Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) awarded his The Essential Geography of the United States of America map the “Best of ... read more November 29, 2009 Essay on Why We Need to Improve Geographic LiteracyGeographyOne of the top blogs out there focusing on geography as a discipline is Geographic Travels with Catholicgauze. Patrick Abbott,who runs that blog, has an essay on KansasCity.com in their “As I see it” section entitled “Why we need to improve geographic literacy“. In the essay, Abbott argues that the media’s portrayal of geography has ... read more |
