In only the most marginally aviation-related news, the final round of the twentieth annual National Geographic Bee will be held today. In honor of the occasion, I have an article on American.com about the Bee and the importance of geography education.
Don’t know much about geography. . .
May 21, 2008 by Evan Sparks
Posted in Evan's News and Quick Takes | Tagged geography, misc. |
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