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‘GET LOST IN MAPPING: FIND YOUR PLACE IN THE WORLD’ IS THEME OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY AWARENESS WEEK: NOV. 15-21, 2009 (National Geographic)
WASHINGTON (Nov. 10, 2009)—National Geographic invites students, teachers and
parents to explore the world through mapping during Geography Awareness Week
2009, Nov. 15-21. Continuously celebrated since its founding in 1987 by
Congress, this year’s Geography Awareness Week features an online Blog-a-Thon,
a series of local and national events and a new Web site
(www.GeographyAwarenessWeek.org) that provides a broad range of opportunities
for the public to get involved, including downloading a free National
Geographic map of the world.
Geography Awareness Week 2009, with its theme of “Get Lost in Mapping: Find
Your Place in the World,” will kick off on Sunday, Nov. 15, with a national
launch event at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. U.S. Secretary of
Education Arne Duncan and National Geographic President and CEO John Fahey
will attend the third annual “World Ball Night” college basketball game that
celebrates excellence in academics and athletics and spotlights the importance
of geography and global knowledge.
This year’s World Ball Night pits the men’s basketball team of the Mason
Patriots against Dartmouth’s Big Green. Fans attending the event will view
National Geographic’s Giant Traveling Map of Asia, watch local kids play a
half-time scrimmage with Mason’s signature “world ball” …
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