A common perception of geography is that it mainly involves the memorization of capitals, rivers and countries, but in the CSUN geography department, students and faculty view the discipline in a ...

Americans are notoriously oblivious about geography, says professional cartographer David Imus, and he's on a mission to change that. Imus, 53, blames the lack of knowledge partly on mapmakers, who ...

To understand many of the worlds triumphs, tragedies and conflicts, according to geopolitical analyst Robert Kaplan, look no further than a map. In his book The Revenge of Geography, Kaplan argues ...

The maps in the slideshow above represent an underappreciated form of American visual art: the pictorial map. They’re maps designed to draw you in and—as often as not—try to sell you something, ...

Rebecca Theobold graduated with a PhD from CU Boulder Geography in 2007 and an MA in 2003. Q&A: How political maps are drawn determines how communities are represented at the local, state and national ...