Devon Reeser 
Carnival is celebrated by hundreds of millions of people in places all over the globe. Read here to see how the unique cultural geography of different places has fused pagan and indigenous rituals with the Christian-based holiday to result in the modern celebrations of 5 very different places on the Earth.
Americans spent $700 million on chocolate treats for Valentine’s Day in 2014.
Why do some multi-million dollar aid projects fail? The aid itself is not generally the problem, but the lack of local, geographic specific cultural analysis in planning and implementation is most often to blame.
Geographers or anyone with a history of geography education or practice have special skills that can enhance their resumes across nearly all career options. From GIS skills to graphic design to multiculturalism, here are eight ways to market your geography experience as viable job skills.
The dramatic shift of the earth’s human population to cities is not only straining urban infrastructures, but also the human population itself. Three significant human threats resulting from rapid urbanization in developing countries are increased intense agriculture from the commoditization of food, rising diabetes and heart disease rates, and brain waste of our global youth.