Starter Activities in Geography GLOBAL PATTERNS

Starter Activities in Geography GLOBAL PATTERNS

1.  24 hours of air traffic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4g930pm8Ms

2. Mapping Children’s chances

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22688596

3.  40 maps that act as a great discussion point

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/08/12/40-maps-that-explain-the-world/

4.  More as above!

http://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/maps-that-will-help-you-make-sense-of-the-world/

5. Next is another in the series of interesting maps of the world as a starter for global issues. This has some real great ones like who in the world uses the metric system and who drives on what side of the road.

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/42-mind-blowing-maps-have-missed-the-world-atlas.html

6. If you want a really different global pattern to discuss how about pirate attacks since 1978!

http://geoawesomeness.com/where-could-be-the-next-pirate-film/

7. An interesting global pattern of oil spills produced by National Geographic. http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/10/12/geography-in-the-news-oil-spills/

8. This global pattern shows internet usage world wide.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=212702545567491&set=a.183181108519635.1073741828.182687705235642&type=1&theater

9. A great resource for those of you that cover human trafficking on modern slavery. Includes some great global maps on this issue as it stands currently.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/10/17/this-map-shows-where-the-worlds-30-million-slaves-live-there-are-60000-in-the-u-s/

10. Also on the same topic that includes some disturbing videos and photos on the global labour system is a TED talk

http://geographyeducation.org/courses/regional-geography-geog-400/modern-slavery/

11. This is a great resource for temporal patterns – especially those doing the crime in Chicago internal. It takes the gun death statistics in the USA a step further by looking at the number of stolen years

basedon average life expectancy and age of death of victims.

http://www.periscopic.com/#/work/more-than-400000-stolen-years-an-examination-of-u-s-gun-murders-in-2010

12. A very powerful interactive map that shows the number and location of every nuclear explosion on earth from 1945 to 1998. Great for temporal patterns.

http://memolition.com/2013/10/16/time-lapse-map-of-every-nuclear-explosion-ever-on-earth/

13. A great global pattern on actual plane trips. This shows the actual number of planes in the sky at any time. You can also scroll over the flights to see their destination. http://planefinder.net/

14. The worlds Weather system in 60 seconds – this little gem from the Guardian is fabulous for showing world patterns. http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2014/jan/29/2013-weather-systems-60-seconds-video

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15. It is often tricky to find good global temporal patterns but this is a good one from NASA showing how the earth has warmed since 1880 . Get students to watch for the red parts appearing and where.

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/technology/2014/01/watch-

earth-warm-1880-fascinating-animation/8164/

16. For those of you that cover climate change as a global topic is this fabulous slide show. It includes theBiggest Climate Warmers Map which looks at the

global patterns of how countries contribute to climate change and considers the different ways in which they contribute to it.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/biggest-climate-warmers?mode=topic&context=60

17. A great National Geographic article that identifies the pattern of the world's population according to income.http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/03/age-of-man/map-interactive#b02g21f20b14

18. Another global pattern – this one looks at the world's climate in January – easy to pick some fascinating trends herehttp://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2014/02/january-was-full-big-warm-climate-anomalies/8461/

19. Secondlyanother interactive looking at current air traffic in the world – fabulous to show global patterns. http://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2014/aviation-100-years

20. This is an interactive looking at the world climate patterns for January this year. Be useful to look at world patterns and to suggest reasons for this.http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/02/january-2014sextreme-weather-worldwide-interactive-map

21. This site looks at the pattern of underwater cables around the world or what the internet really looks like. You can click on different parts of the world including our own to see the details.http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/04/tech/gallery/internet-undersea-cables/index.html?hpt=hp_c6

22. If any of you study oil this is a great cartogram showing the distribution of oil reserves globally http://www.energybulletin.net/image/uploads//map01_1024.jpg. Also would be useful to show what cartograms are like and how to use them.

23. Another global pattern is this one showing the world distribution of muslim population. Good ask students where in the world they think most occurs and then reveal the answer!http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/06/07/worlds-muslim-population-more-widespread-than-you-might-think/

24. Next another map site that has some great global patterns and all other kinds of maps you may require.http://www.theodora.com/maps/

25. A great visual showing global migration patterns http://qz.com/192440/where-everyone-in-the-world-is-migrating-in-one-gorgeous-chart/

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26. A scary global pattern looking at the world wide distribution of resistant antibioticshttp://www.pri.org/stories/2014-04-30/world-health-organization-report-warns-were-moving-toward-world-where-antibiotics

27. To celebrate mothers Day this weekend a NZ Herald article looking at the best and worst places in the world to be a mum http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11250387

28. I know these did the rounds last year but are always worth a look.http://www.boredpanda.com/interesting-maps/

29. A great map that identifies the highest export earner per country. Should provoke some interest among your students re patternshttp://www.businessinsider.com/every-countrys-highest-valued-export-2014-5?IR=T

30. Another one from the Business insider are these maps showing how much the world's population is aging.http://www.businessinsider.com.au/population-over-60-map-2014-5

31. Another video that traces all the earthquakes in the world over the last year. Great to show temporal and spatial patterns together!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noWHjU-sxWk&app=desktop

32. A different global pattern – this one is a heat map that shows where in the world people are exercising the most -http://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#1/-107.79331/37.10890/blue/both

33. This looks at the global pattern of air pollution http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2014/may/08/exposure-air-pollution-city-map

34. A wonderful global map that looks at the quality of the air we breathe athttp://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/the-air-we-breathe/372411/

35. This is very useful for any of you doing "The world At Night" as a global topic http://www.citylab.com/tech/2014/05/the-economic-data-hidden-in-satellite-views-of-city-lights/371660/

36. This shows great satellite shots for teaching about Patterns and also fits with Development themeshttp://www.boredpanda.com/daily-overview-satellite-aerial-photography-earth/

37. This map compares Coca-cola consumption around the world and includes data on changes over timehttp://www.prosebeforehos.com/image-of-the-day/10/13/cocacola-consumption-per-capita/

38. The second also looks at global drinking habits – this time of alcohol. It makes NZ look fairly good in comparison!http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/02/global_alcohol_consumption

39. A great site looking at the latest ranking of world cities according to size – good to get students to discuss patterns herehttp://sustainablecitiescollective.com/donnellyb/258376/thoughts-megacities-developing-world

40. This article looks at the good effect countries have on the planet. Interesting that NZ ranks 5th in this!http://ideas.ted.com/2014/06/23/guess-which-country-does-the-most-good-for-the-planet/

41. Finally another global pattern – this one looks at how useful your passport is.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/30/passports-map_n_5536914.html

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42. This map showing the Nitrogen Dioxide levels in the USAis great for geographic patterns.http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/sequence-01-reduced.gif

43. If you wish to follow the spread of the Ebola outbreak this interactive map shows the pattern very clearlyhttp://healthmap.org/ebola/. It is part of a larger site that maps all contagious diseases at:http://healthmap.org/en/

44. If you have ever wondered about patterns of world migration over time then this video shrinks just that into 5 minutes! It is well worth a look

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gIhRkCcD4U

45. This is a global map showing the world distribution of energy

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/energy/great-energy-challenge/world-electricity-mix/.

46. Some more interesting maps of the world to get students thinking

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/08/12/40-maps-that-explain-the-world/

47. An awesome site you must check out is this one that looks at migration patterns for every country in the world as well as the stats as to where they are from. I can see copious uses for this site for geographers

http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/09/02/global-migrant-stocks/

48. A fascinating global map showing all the devices using the internet

http://progressivegeographies.com/2014/09/02/a-map-of-all-the-devices-on-the-internet/.

49. Not sure if this is one for us or the students! The map shows the global pattern of consumption of different forms of alcoholhttp://ghostinthedata.com/alcoholmap/

50. This great site maps global climate change

http://www.cgdev.org/page/mapping-impacts-climate-change

51. A great map of the world showing the pattern of median ages

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/health/140904/map-youth-elderly-world-political-unrest-economy-unemployment

52. Another global pattern that for once is not the one NZ wants to hit number one spot with! You need to download the map but is worth it.

http://publications.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats/statsworldwide/worldincmap.html?utm_content=buffer29b50&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

53. A great cartogram showing global internet use

http://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/9/20/6661175/the-population-of-the-internet-in-one-map