Nègres, Noirs... Du bon usage des mots en cartographie On peut, par exemple, ouvrir et comparer trois éditions (1959, 1970 et 1994) de l’atlas autrichien « Hölzel [1] », publié en France depuis le début des années 1950 par les éditions Bordas (connu sous le nom d’Atlas général Bordas dont les auteurs étaient Pierre Serryn, René Blasselle, Marc Bonnet et Henri Bordas, tous agrégés d’histoire et de géographie). La première chose qui frappe est la grande similarité des cartes thématiques de géographie physique et humaine du début de l’ouvrage : langues, religions, densité de population, mais aussi températures et précipitations. Elles sont identiques à quelques exceptions près, comme si le monde était figé : mêmes contours, mêmes couleurs, même aspect, mêmes légendes. Attardons-nous un peu plus sur la carte du peuplement dans le monde, ici intitulée « races ». Et c’est la collision. Entre ces deux cartes s’engage dès 1960 le grand mouvement de décolonisation de l’Afrique. On pourrait élargir et évoquer la vie de tous les Noirs de l’univers.
Animated interactive of the history of the Atlantic slave trade. Source: slavevoyages.org For the full interactive version, use a larger device. Interactive by Andrew Kahn. Background image by Tim Jones. Usually, when we say “American slavery” or the “American slave trade,” we mean the American colonies or, later, the United States. But as we discussed in Episode 2 of Slate’s History of American Slavery Academy, relative to the entire slave trade, North America was a bit player. This interactive, designed and built by Slate’s Andrew Kahn, gives you a sense of the scale of the trans-Atlantic slave trade across time, as well as the flow of transport and eventual destinations. History of American Slavery, Ep 2: The Atlantic slave trade during its heyday and the remarkable life of Olaudah Equiano. There are a few trends worth noting. In the 1700s, however, Spanish transport diminishes and is replaced (and exceeded) by British, French, Dutch, and—by the end of the century—American activity. Enroll now in a different kind of summer school.
After 24 Years, Back in Mexico - Slide Show Angelo Cabrera, who lived in New York for 24 years as an undocumented immigrant, is back in San Antonio Texcala, Mexico, the town where he was born, and is barred from returning to the United States. When Mr. Cabrera returned to Mexico he was greeted by his family, a mariachi ensemble and nearly the entire town’s population. Mr. Cabrera’s mother, Irma Rodriguez Pacheco, gave her son a tearful embrace. Mr. During his long absence, Mr. Mr. In the mid-1990s, the generosity of a co-worker at a Manhattan deli helped Mr. He went on to get a bachelor’s degree at Baruch College, majoring in political science, and then enrolled in a master’s program in public administration, also at Baruch. Early last year, Mr. Mr. Ms. Mr. FacebookTwitterGoogle+EmailShare Angelo Cabrera, who lived in New York for 24 years as an undocumented immigrant, is back in San Antonio Texcala, Mexico, the town where he was born, and is barred from returning to the United States. When Mr. Mr. Mr. During his long absence, Mr.
Remittance Flows Worldwide in 2012 U.S. top sending country; India top receiving country Please select a country on the map in remittances were sent from to other countries in 2012 in remittances were sent to from other countries in 2012 Patterns of global migration have shifted in recent decades and those changes, along with the ups-and-downs of the economy, have also resulted in changes in the flow of remittances —the money that many migrants send back to families in their countries of origin. International migrants sent $529 billion in remittances back to their home countries in 2012, according to the World Bank. Tracking remittances worldwide is difficult because many countries do not track funds that are sent or received. No Data Available There was no data provided for the selected field. "Remittances" are funds or other assets sent to their home countries by migrants, either themselves or in the form of compensation for border, short-term and seasonal employees (World Bank, 2013).
Germany passes Japan to have world's lowest birth rate - study A study says Germany's birth rate has slumped to the lowest in the world, prompting fears labour market shortages will damage the economy. Germany has dropped below Japan to have not just the lowest birth rate across Europe but also globally, according to the report by Germany-based analysts. Its authors warned of the effects of a shrinking working-age population. They said women's participation in the workforce would be key to the country's economic future. In Germany, an average of 8.2 children were born per 1,000 inhabitants over the past five years, according to the study by German auditing firm BDO with the Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI). It said Japan saw 8.4 children born per 1,000 inhabitants over the same time period. In Europe, Portugal and Italy came in second and third with an average of 9.0 and 9.3 children, respectively. Meanwhile, the highest birth rates were in Africa, with Niger at the top of the list with 50 births per 1,000 people.
This (Illegal) American Life (2011) From a small town in Oaxaca, Mexico, and from a kitchen table in East Los Angeles, from a flophouse in a coastal farming town, to a strip-mall in Phoenix, Arizona, these are snapshots of illegal immigration in America. It's estimated that as many as 12 million people are living in United States illegally, but this story is about just two. An American lit major named Ilse, and a strawberry picker named Filemon. They know that many do not want them here. But for different reasons they're staying. Their lives are testaments to both the power of the American dream and the absolute failure of America's immigration policies. 23 year old Ilse Escobar grew up in Los Angeles and remembers well her first visit to the UCLA campus. Ilse is one of approximately 200 undocumented students at UCLA. Ilse and her peers may be unafraid, emboldened and in some ways protected by their status as students at one of the country's top schools, but just 40 miles up the coast things are very different.
Mapping Language A small but significant part of Bartholomew’s printed output consisted of thematic mapping. Thematic maps are used to illustrate the distribution of phenomena, as opposed to the more common topographical map, which is an attempt to reproduce a landscape. Bartholomew’s Printing Record includes thematic maps which show average levels of sunshine, average levels of cloudiness, the distribution of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and even the cost of posting letters throughout the world. This post is devoted to a different type of thematic map, to language, or linguistic maps. According to ‘Cartographical Innovations’ (1987), an informative book edited by Helen Wallis and Arthur Robinson, the first set of linguistic maps that we would recognise as such date from 1741. Produced by Gottfried Hensel, the four maps of continents show the distribution of written languages. Because of the specialist nature of maps like these they were typically destined for specialist publications.
Adult nappies 'outsell baby nappies' Seen as the one of the last conversation taboos, adult incontinence is a growing issue. In the UK, manufacturers believe that adult incontinence products will soon sell more than ones to deal with menstruation. The days of incontinence products being hidden on the bottom shelf seem numbered. Around the world, that transition seems already to have taken place. Incontinence is a common problem among the elderly population and, with the average age of populations across the world increasing, the Japanese market is leading the way. In Japan, people aged 65-and-over account for around a quarter of the overall population, increasing from 17.4% in 2000. And the population is not getting younger - Japan’s median age will be 53 by 2050 and the birth-rate per woman is still below two. Google The same thing could quite easily happen in the UK - 23% of the population in the UK will be 65-or-over by 2030, the ONS predicts, and the UK’s birth rate per woman has been below two since 1974. Publicity pictures
The Refugee Project Visualizing population density Slinging numbers around all day, one adage we believe is that most surprising statistics are wrong. But here’s one that’s not: When you look at the 100 most populous counties in the USA, Manhattan (aka New York County) has about twice the population density of the next densest county (Brooklyn, aka Kings County), four times the density of the 5th densest county (San Francisco), and 13 times the density of the 10th densest county (Cook County, IL, home of Chicago). Population density drops off sharply as you look at highly populated US counties, and New York City has 4 of the top 5. The graph at the top of this post represents a square kilometer and draws a dot for every person in various counties. We can be more faithful, and make things easier to imagine, if we talk about people per hectare. But what’s a hectare? Now the differences in densities are still dramatic, but it doesn’t look like people in Manhattan are packed in like sardines. Related PCA file calculation with "R". June 4, 2011