Isn't Europe a Country?

This video below of the country singer kellie Pickler on the show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader is funny but also sad that like so many Americans, Kellie has no recollection of the world outside the United States.  Yes Budapest is probably a little harder capital to find then others but Pickler proves her geographic idiocy by stating she thought Europe was a country and stating that she is pretty sure France is not a country.  This video reminds me of the South Carolina beauty queen question featured in this blog under Infamous Geography Flubs!    So enjoy the video but also realize why geography is important! 

World Population Video

Below is a cool video that i saw in a geography course years ago and now discovered it on YouTube.  I like this video because it shows the growth of population from the year 1 A.D. to projected growth in 2030. There are many interesting things about this video but one that caught my eye was the actual population decrease in Europe during the Black Plague.  It also illustrates how fast our population is growing, especially in the last 100 years and how population is a main contributor to many environmental issues.  So this video discusses population geography, world geography, human geography, mentions environmental issues and finally is a neat illustration of how maps can be interactive and not just a piece of paper with one image.

Remote Sensing presents Hurricane Season 2011

Here's a cool video of this year's Hurricane Season which includes Hurricane Irene, which impacted the Eastern United States and Tropical Storm Lee that flooded most of the Eastern United States just after Irene.  This video shows how far we have come in remote sensing, a section of geography.  We are able to observe and record images from above so easily now, we've come a long way from sending hot air balloons up with cameras.  Geography is also apart of recognizing what you are watching in the video, your exposure to maps have provided you with knowledge of what North America looks like, allowing you to orient yourself when viewing this video.  Finally weather and its impact on location is apart of geography, yes Atmospheric sciences and meteorology have they're own disciplines now but geography is still a huge aspect, not to mention the mother of weather disciplines.