Category Archives: Maps of the Week

Plastic plastic plastic. What started as a convenient, effective, and cheap way to revolutionize medicine, travel, safety, and water consumption has turned into the world’s most significant environmental issue. The map “Tracing the Life of Plastics” by Malaika Rosenfeld and … Continue reading →

After years of building tensions originating from the end of the Cold War and NATO’s expansion, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a broad invasion on Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Russian military troops had surrounded Ukraine’s borders starting in late … Continue reading →

Smoking tobacco has been a major pastime in certain societies all over the world. Whether that be for financial gain or social practice or both, most if not all countries have been affected by the production of cigarettes. As research … Continue reading →

https://arcgisportal.baltimorepolice.org/publiccrimemap/ Baltimore City was ranked number four for “the most dangerous cities in America” by CBS News in 2019, based on FBI data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Growing up in Baltimore myself, I was privileged to not have … Continue reading →

Have you ever thought about where your tax dollars are going? How are they making a difference? Are they making a difference? This map, “Spending Per Student, By School District,” published by the National Public Radio organization, encapsulates the great … Continue reading →

Source: https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/field/image/watercolor-map.jpg Map of the Week! Critique The Historical Context In May of 1587, a group of 100-odd English settlers sailed across the Atlantic to the island of Roanoke. Located on the coast of what is now known as North … Continue reading →

  The Executive Abroad – American Panorama In our generation, it is hard to imagine living in a world with limited travel options. International travel by plane only became accessible to the public in the mid 1900’s. At this point … Continue reading →

Oh, no! It is starting to creep in, get the towels! These are just some of the statements I heard from family as floodwaters began to rise rapidly around my home. If you ask anyone I say I am a … Continue reading →

1941 was a year of global uncertainty. By August, German forces had conquered nearly all of continental Europe, and Nazi expansion was an increasingly menacing reality. While many feared that the end of democracy was imminent, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston … Continue reading →