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Geography Awareness Week

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Geography Awareness Week

Geography Awareness Week (GAWeek), celebrated every third week of November, is an awareness program focused on highlighting the importance of geo-literacy and geo-education. The 2012 Geography Awareness Week theme explores the idea that we are all are connected to the rest of the world through the decisions we make on a daily basis, including what foods we eat and the things we buy.

In midsummer this website will change so everyone can find new ways to celebrate Geography Awareness Week. Subscribe to our Facebook page to be the first to hear the announcement of the new theme for 2013. Until then, keep declaring your interdependence and sharing your love for geography!

Planning Geography Awareness Week Events

Find everything you need to plan events in your own community, school, or neighborhood on the Geography Awareness Week toolkit page.

Mission:Explore

Created in partnership with the Geography Collective and National Geographic Emerging Explorer Daniel Raven-Ellison, Mission:Explore is a geography education website that offers a unique and powerful way to learn and and think about geography. Win badges that reflect geographic concepts and skills by completing geographic challenges called missions. Going offline? Print the Mission:Explore booklet, stickers, and certificates below. Read the Teacher Guide for more ideas that will bring adventure into your classroom. And be sure to check out a free excerpt from Food, Mission:Explore's newest book of geographic challenges!

Encyclopedic Entries

What is the difference between a GPS and a GIS? Browse our reference library of information about geography terms you should know.
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Geography Awareness Week

Celebrate GAWeek! Find everything you need to plan events in your own school or community.
Get cool activity ideas, how-to's for promotion, and resources from our partners.

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    Submit Your Photos

    Have you celebrated Geography?? Send us pictures of how you celebrated Geography Awareness Week this year! Your pictures could be chosen to be featured right here on GeographyAwarenessWeek.org

Get Connected

  • NatGeoEd Blog

    Stay tuned for the 5th annual Geography Awareness Week Blog-a-thon for stories, photos, maps, and perspectives from adventurous communities around the globe!

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    GAWeek on Facebook

    Like us on Facebook, and follow along for more information about the upcoming Geography Awareness Week.

  • Get the GAWeek Gear

    T-shirts, hoodies, and mugs, oh my! Get your GAWeek gear NOW! Like us on Facebook to claim your 15% off coupon.

Mapping

Meet the Experts

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    Real-World Geographers

    Browse this collection of profiles to teach and learn about how people use geo-literacy in their careers.

Meet the 2012 National Geographic Emerging Explorers »


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