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Rebecca Maxwell

Rebecca Maxwell is a freelance writer who loves to write about a variety of subjects. She holds a B.A. in History from Boise State University. Rebecca has also been a contributing writer on GISLounge.com

Find Your Way Downstream with Streamer

April 14, 2023June 27, 2020 by Rebecca Maxwell

Water is essential for life on the planet, and tool from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) makes it easy and fun to trace water flow across … Read more

Categories Hydrology, Maps and Cartography Tags rivers, USGS
Some areas of the Southern Antarctic Peninsula have lost up to 30 m in ice since 2009. Source: University of Bristol

Ice Loss in Antarctica

February 27, 2023August 16, 2015 by Rebecca Maxwell

In the last six years, a 750 kilometer (466 mile) strip of Antarctica has been shedding ice into the ocean at a rate of about 60 cubic km each year according to data collected from Cryosat-2.

Categories Glaciology Tags Antarctica, climate change, ice loss
An orange traffic sign that says" TRUCKERS; Your GPS is LYING. Big Rigs WILL NOT make it up this road.

Why Do We Blindly Follow Our GPS?

March 28, 2023July 30, 2015 by Rebecca Maxwell

Stories abound of people blindly following GPS directions, leading to the term “death by GPS”. Why do people put so much faith in digital directions?

Categories Maps and Cartography Tags GPS, map reading, spatial navigation
Base map: Equal Earth Physical Map, public domain

What is the Nationality of a Baby Born on an Airplane?

December 21, 2021May 31, 2015 by Rebecca Maxwell

It is a question that confounds the most geographically and legally astute: what is the nationality of a baby born on an airplane?

Categories Political Geography Tags international space, Jus sanguinis, Jus soli, nationality airplane
Project based learning using the Iditarod sled dog race in Alaska.

Using Google Earth to Teach Math

December 28, 2021April 20, 2015 by Rebecca Maxwell

Real World Math uses geography lessons to teach math.

Categories Geography Basics Tags Google Earth, Math lessons
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