http://tiigs.org Exciting and relevant geography education -- for students and their teachers. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:17:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  "Rain, rain go away... little Johnny wants to play" is the stupidest rhyme we teach kids in India. Here, we WELCOME rain; we PRAY for rain. There are songs in every language asking rains to come on time. When the rains arrive, we rejoice by going out and playing in ... http://tiigs.org/?p=281 Geography has strongly influenced Haiti's troubled history of poverty and suffering. The latest earthquake is one more disaster to hit Haiti. But geography is also being used to help Haitians recover.  In either case, this is geography in action! Find out how and answer challenging questions. (This post has many links ... http://tiigs.org/?p=277 Here are selections from the responses received to the blog (and Young World article): Who gets to say “Happy New Year” first? These budding geographers answered (in one way or another): Samoa. (clicking on the link will take you to a map in a new tab/window; also look at the map ... http://tiigs.org/?p=276 Resource for educators "The Plank Man's geography" Curricular linkages: (you may make more) Geography: The nature of activity spaces and how different factors shape them. Geographic access as a human right. Civics, citizens, and geography – how they are interconnected. Mathematics: Conversion of linear measurements from one unit to another. Civics: Understanding of human rights, geographical rights in particular. The ... http://tiigs.org/?p=275 A few readers responded to the five questions in the blog titled "Merry Geographic Christmas." The blog was posted during Christmas holidays, so it is understandable that there were only a few responses. The selections from the responses are posted below with some corrections and comments which are shown like ... http://tiigs.org/?p=269 Public places should be accessible to everyone, regardless of their physical disabilities. This is part of everyone's geographical rights. Here is a geographical perspective on the rights of people with disabilities ... The Plank Man's geography. You should never think of geography the same way again! http://tiigs.org/?p=184 The Hindu, Young World supplement, published this article on Tuesday 22 December 2009. Here is the link to the online version of this article. A blog entry on this topic is here. Here is an image of the article as it appeared in print: Click on the image to open a full-sized version in ... http://tiigs.org/?p=263 The Hindu's Young World supplement published this article on Tuesday, 29 December 2009, on page3. This is the link to the online edition of the article. The blog entry for this topic is here. This is an image of the article as it appeared in print. Click on the image to see a full-size ... http://tiigs.org/?p=262 [A link to reader responses is at the end of this posting] It's all a matter of longitude. Or is it? You have all had to study about latitudes and longitudes.  BORINNNNG!! Right? http://tiigs.org/?p=255 You go around many places in India around Christmas time. You will hear songs about reindeer, sleigh, and about a “white Christmas.” You will probably see Christmas scenes put up using dolls etc. but showing “snow” – white cotton fluffs, Most of us have never even seen snow! [A link ... http://tiigs.org/?p=253