One World "Visit South America Pass"

There is a great deal from One World Airlines (which includes American and lots of big airlines) called the Visit South America Pass. Basically you buy one primary flight to South America and then for a small extra pass fee it lets you tack on 2 or more other flights, so you can visit three or more countries for just a little more than the price of visiting one. I plan to do it myself, maybe next summer.

One World Airlines - Visit South America Pass
http://www.oneworld.com/flights/single-continent-fares/visit-south-america

Peru claims Greenpeace damaged Nazca lines

The Nazca culture that came before the Incas in South America also gave its name to the Nazca Plate in plate tectonics. The Nazca lines in Peru are giant animal shapes that have also been found in the textiles of Nazca people.

From the front page of CNN today:

Peru claims Greenpeace damaged Nazca lines -CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/12/travel/greenpeace-nazca-lines-damage/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

Video
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/dec/10/peru-greenpeace-nazca-lines-stunt-government-video

Gari and fufu - African foods from cassava

How to make gari and fufu - African foods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4MUVxxro6E

Gari and fufu are African products made from cassava/yuca. They are very popular in Nigeria.

Terrific "streetwise" advice on the GIS field from Brian Timoney

Terrific "streetwise" advice on the GIS field from Brian Timoney.
http://mapbrief.com/2012/11/09/if-spreadsheeting-isnt-a-university-major-then-why-is-gis-a-major/

He disspells the hype of GIS degree program marketing and makes it clear that he thinks of GIS as a tool not at all an end in itself. He suggests the best undergrad approach is to minor in GIS and major in a content area that holds problems you want to solve using GIS, like Environmental Science, epidemiology, political science, history, emergency management, or one of the other thousands of applications of GIS.

Urban Geography videos

Some good Urban Geography videos

What makes a good city?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2aKGWRQBf0

James Kunstler on TED Talks “How Bad Architecture Wrecked Cities”
http://www.ted.com/talks/james_howard_kunstler_dissects_suburbia.html
-Kunstler is one of the most famous critics of modern American suburbs and author of the Geography of Nowhere.

The fate of Old Beijing Ch. 1: A disappearing world
http://vimeo.com/19122141

Video 3: 60 Minutes – China’s Real Estate Bubble
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinas-real-estate-bubble-11-08-2013/

There goes the neighborhood: Gentrification in Anacostia DC – Al Jazeera – 20 min
-Many facets of a changing neighborhood in DC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgOiXSAG96w

Trends in Megacities: Dhaka, Bangladesh – PBS Newshour – 8 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFboV2m1yuw

Groningen, the Netherlands – The World’s Cycling City – Streetfilms
http://www.streetfilms.org/groningen-the-worlds-cycling-city/

Good videos on plate tectonics

Some good video introductions to aspects of plate tectonics, earthquakes, etc.

How volcanic hotspots work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhSaE0omw9o

Mercalli Scale demo – make sure you have the sound turned up!
http://elearning.niu.edu/simulations/Mercalli.html

Flyover of Great Rift Valley region of Africa
http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/rift-valleys-africa-and-plate-tectonics

Case study of convergent boundary in US
National Geographic
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/ring-of-fire/

Great Bear Rainforest criscrossed by oil & gas routes

Great Bear Rainforest is a temperate or "cool" rainforest in British Columbia. It lies on a proposed pipeline-to-tanker route called the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline from Alberta Tar Sands shown in the map below.






Map: National Geographic
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/08/canada-rainforest/rainforest-map
Spirit bear in the Great Bear Rainforest.
http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/campaigns/forests/greatbear/

I learned about the Great Bear Rainforest watching this very educational video by Garth Lenz

The true cost of oil - Garth Lenz
http://www.ted.com/talks/garth_lenz_images_of_beauty_and_devastation?language=en#t-731478