Presidential Campaign Botches U.S. Map

GEOGRAPHY Ben Carson’s presidential campaign shared a map of the United States in which five New England states were placed in the wrong location. (Washington Post) Use our resources to . . . Explore! The Power of Maps this Geography Awareness Week. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Discussion Ideas What states were misrepresented in the disputed … Continue reading Presidential Campaign Botches U.S. Map

Map Mishaps in the World of Brazilian Textbooks

If anyone was listening to NPR this morning, they heard Steve Inskeep remark, “It is famously said that most people do not know their geography.” In this case, “most people” was a reference to Brazil’s Ministry of Education. In a new geography textbook just released to 6th grade students, a map featuring South America contained more than a few blunders: Paraguay was switched with Uruguay   … Continue reading Map Mishaps in the World of Brazilian Textbooks