Behind the Headlines
Topic 1:
Afghanistan images
“At the end of the road” Mortenson, 2009
“The Pashtun elders say that when Allah was finished creating the world, he cobbled together all the leftover bits and pieces, and it was from this pile of rubble that he fashioned Afghanistan.” p. 37
Meeting point of Ptolemy’s Two Scythias and high point of the Silk Road. p. 37
Linchpin of greatest trade route becomes farthest border of imperial powers. P. 39
Ultima Thule: a place so remote that it delineates the outer limits of geography and the edge of civilization . P. 39
Portraying the Geography behind the headlines
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Maps provide information
Maps define space and place
Maps compare data
Maps delineate regions
Maps illustrate patters maps show changes
Maps document spatial relations
KEY WORDS
Bamyan (Bamian)
Baluchi
Corridor
Crossroads of continent
Demography
Deployement
Ethnolinguistic group
Foos security
Gender geography
Hazara
Kabul Kandahar
Opium poppy
Pashtun
Regions
Risk
Regions
Socio-economic
Indicators
Terrain
Uzbek
Vulnerable population
Topic 2:
Afghanistan and Canada
A never popular war loses momentum
What does the Afghanistan conflict teach us about geography?
The continuing strategic importance if ‘crossroads’ countries in globalization
The capacity of humans to adapt to changing environments
The role of culture in differentiating and aligning human populations
The strength and continuity of tradition in a country sustained by alliances
Topic 3:
More Terrorist Attacks; Ongoing Insurgencies: Afghanistan, Mumbai, Russia
Breaking news: Assassination of Rabbani
Rabbani had been welcome in an all Arab camp
Rabbini had respect of East and West
Implications of his death are ominous
Geo-political change
Rabbani killing plunges Afghanistan peace efforts into crisis
Assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, July 12, 2011
Killed by trusted friend and bodyguard from tribal district, Sardar Mohammed
Afghanistan images
“At the end of the road” Mortenson, 2009
“The Pashtun elders say that when Allah was finished creating the world, he cobbled together all the leftover bits and pieces, and it was from this pile of rubble that he fashioned Afghanistan.” p. 37
Meeting point of Ptolemy’s Two Scythias and high point of the Silk Road. p. 37
Linchpin of greatest trade route becomes farthest border of imperial powers. P. 39
Ultima Thule: a place so remote that it delineates the outer limits of geography and the edge of civilization . P. 39
Portraying the Geography behind the headlines
Maps show us where
Maps provide information
Maps define space and place
Maps compare data
Maps delineate regions
Maps illustrate patters maps show changes
Maps document spatial relations
KEY WORDS
Bamyan (Bamian)
Baluchi
Corridor
Crossroads of continent
Demography
Deployement
Ethnolinguistic group
Foos security
Gender geography
Hazara
Kabul Kandahar
Opium poppy
Pashtun
Regions
Risk
Regions
Socio-economic
Indicators
Terrain
Uzbek
Vulnerable population
Topic 2:
Afghanistan and Canada
A never popular war loses momentum
What does the Afghanistan conflict teach us about geography?
The continuing strategic importance if ‘crossroads’ countries in globalization
The capacity of humans to adapt to changing environments
The role of culture in differentiating and aligning human populations
The strength and continuity of tradition in a country sustained by alliances
Topic 3:
More Terrorist Attacks; Ongoing Insurgencies: Afghanistan, Mumbai, Russia
Breaking news: Assassination of Rabbani
Rabbani had been welcome in an all Arab camp
Rabbini had respect of East and West
Implications of his death are ominous
Geo-political change
Rabbani killing plunges Afghanistan peace efforts into crisis
Assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, July 12, 2011
Killed by trusted friend and bodyguard from tribal district, Sardar Mohammed