1. Rockville April 2: 2-4:00 pm Mark Moody & Chris Haga Germantown April 3: 2-4:00 pm Tanya Allison & Chris Haga Takoma Park/Silver Spring April 9: 2-4:00 pm Sal DiMaria & Chris Haga Enough about us. What brings you here?

2. Our premise: Students cannot understand what’s happening globally without a basis in geography Judith Adler, prof. of sociology ◦ Memorial University of Newfoundland ◦ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2013/01/14/nl-students- dont-know-geography-115.html www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2013/01/14/nl-students- dont-know-geography-115.html

3. Have you had a similar experience in your classes? How has this been a problem?

4. 2/3rds of Americans aged 18 to 24: Could not find Iraq on a map Less than 6 months after Katrina, 1/3 rd could not find Louisiana 88% could not find Afghanistan 75% could not find Iran or Israel 47% could not find India 50% could not find New York 67% could not find Ohio 2006 National Geographic-Roper Public Affairs Geographic Literacy Study

5. Iraq

6. ◦ http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/11/harvard-students- stumped-on-canadas-capital.html http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/11/harvard-students- stumped-on-canadas-capital.html #embarrassing But not everyone… ◦ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpuQXnOoPP4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpuQXnOoPP4

7. Erosion of study of geography in public schools Few students take a class in geography Harvard eliminated geography major in 1948 ◦ Center for Geographical Analysis, 2005 Few people know what geographers do

8. Iraq

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13. Rate of Natural Increase in Chad is: 3.1% ◦ Pop. double in 22 years ◦ Infant mortality rate is 90 deaths/1,000 live births

14. Physical Geography Human Geography

17. 2025 38 Megacities over 10 million 2011 24 Megacities over 10 million 1960 2 Megacities over 10 million

19. Cultural globalization

23. Geography is Multidisciplinary

30. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x88Z5txBc7w