One of the largest collections of maps on earth is in Milwaukee. With about 2 million different items, the American Geographical Sciences Library at UW-Milwaukee is a world-renowned repository.

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<br>In 150 AD, the Greek scholar Claudius Ptolemy wrote a textbook entitled the <i>Geography, </i>which earned him the title ‘The Father of Geography’. Drawing on nearly a thousand years of classical ...

To be named "world capital" of something is both a badge of honor, yet also something of a badge of shame, writer George Pendle tells NPR's Robert Siegel. It means your city revolves entirely around a ...

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Welcome to the Geography Minefield! Get ready to test your map skills and challenge your knowledge of the world. In this quiz ...