http://geography.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Geography GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-10-06T08:40:31Z Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:40:31 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://geography.about.com/b/2008/10/06/us-africa-command-activated.htm Catholicgauze reports on the activation of AFRICOM, the brand-new United States Africa Command headquarters that will oversee U.S. military activity in Africa. AFRICOM joins several other regional command units... http://geography.about.com/b/2008/10/06/us-africa-command-activated.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:56:09 +0000 2008-10-06T08:56:09Z http://geography.about.com/b/2008/10/06/why-did-warning-of-certain-death-fail-to-work.htm The National Weather Service used strong language in attempting to get people to heed their advice to evacuate prior to Hurricane Ike last month, "Persons not heeding evacuation orders in... http://geography.about.com/b/2008/10/06/why-did-warning-of-certain-death-fail-to-work.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:40:31 +0000 2008-10-06T08:40:31Z http://geography.about.com/b/2008/10/03/land-use-planning.htm Within urban and rural communities, geography plays a critical role in development of the built environment. Urban planners must rely on knowledge of geographic space when deciding how best to... http://geography.about.com/b/2008/10/03/land-use-planning.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:43:13 +0000 2008-10-03T17:43:13Z http://geography.about.com/b/2008/10/03/asean.htm The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a group of ten member countries that encourages political, economic, and social cooperation in the region. Today the group is considered... http://geography.about.com/b/2008/10/03/asean.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:40:28 +0000 2008-10-03T17:40:28Z http://geography.about.com/b/2008/10/03/pollution-remains-in-northern-hemisphere.htm Discovery News reports that the ITCZ or Intertropical Convergence Zone acts as a barrier that keeps Northern Hemisphere pollution in that hemisphere, thus serving to keep the air of... http://geography.about.com/b/2008/10/03/pollution-remains-in-northern-hemisphere.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:46:46 +0000 2008-10-03T16:46:46Z http://geography.about.com/b/2008/10/03/geography-of-personality.htm An article on WSJ.com reports on a study published in Perspectives on Psychological Science reveals that various states in the U.S. are home to different personality types across the union.... http://geography.about.com/b/2008/10/03/geography-of-personality.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:37:12 +0000 2008-10-03T16:37:12Z http://geography.about.com/b/2008/10/03/gps-sabotage.htm An article from MSNBC discusses the possibility that GPS units could be interfered with to show incorrect time or location. There are two methods by which this can be... http://geography.about.com/b/2008/10/03/gps-sabotage.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:31:45 +0000 2008-10-03T16:31:45Z http://geography.about.com/b/2008/10/01/fertility-increases-in-europe.htm The Population Reference Bureau is reporting that just a few weeks after publishing their 2008 World Population Data Sheet, the PRB has uncovered data that shows that fertility rates in... http://geography.about.com/b/2008/10/01/fertility-increases-in-europe.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:34:58 +0000 2008-10-01T23:34:58Z http://geography.about.com/b/2008/09/28/un-millennium-development-goals.htm It's the half-way point for the world to achieve the eight Millennium Development Goals established by the member states of the United Nations in 2000. Read Amanda's article about... http://geography.about.com/b/2008/09/28/un-millennium-development-goals.htm Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:32:08 +0000 2008-09-28T18:32:08Z http://geography.about.com/b/2008/09/26/geography-of-food-the-mediterranean-diet-disappears.htm The Mediterranean diet, one of the healthiest cultures of food in the world, is disappearing as unhealthy Western food has been entering the menu. The obesity rate of those... http://geography.about.com/b/2008/09/26/geography-of-food-the-mediterranean-diet-disappears.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:15:51 +0000 2008-09-26T16:15:51Z