4 Dec

South Korea: Show of Strength

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Where In The World: Weekend Recap

 

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South Korea
Show of Strength
On Monday, the United States and South Korea launched its annual joint military air exercise dubbed Vigilant Ace. Hundreds of aircraft including two dozen stealth jets began training amid increased tensions with North Korea over its nuclear program and recent missile tests. According to South Korea’s Defense Ministry, the five-day drills will take place in all weather, both day and night as to “improve the allies’ wartime capabilities and preparedness”. North Korea said the exercise could bring the Korean peninsula “to the brink of war.”This info graphic/map depicts the 2017 North Korean missile tests and the possible range for each test. Click on the graphic to expand. 

Graphic Source: Evening Standard
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Yemen
Allies No More
On Monday, Yemen’s Houthi rebels announced they killed their ally and former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. They former president died after days of intense street fighting between his forces and Houthi rebels. His apparent death (not confirmed) was caused by a bomb that blew up his family’s compound in the capital, Sana’a. “His death comes two days after Saleh announced he was parting ways with his former Houthi allies, and that he wanted to “turn the page” on relations with the Saudi-led coalition that launched a military intervention in Yemen in 2015.”This map shows major events that took place in Yemen for the month of November, 2017.  Click on the map expand. 

Graphic Source: Critical Threats
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United States
Monumental Reduction?
President Trump is expected to announce reductions to the Bears Ears and the Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. It is speculated that the President plans to dramatically shrink the Bear Ears monument by between 77 and 92 percent making it the largest reduction of a national monument to date. Before leaving office, former President Barack Obama, designated more than 1.6 million acres of land in Utah and Nevada as national monuments which President Trump stated was “another egregious abuse of federal power”. Over the weekend, tribal leaders and activists began convening in Salt Lake City to protest the president’s looming decision. This map shows the Bear Ears National Monument. Click on the map to expand. 

Further Reading: Washington Post, NY Times, NPR, BBC, 
Graphic Source:  Grand Canyon Trust

GeoQuestion

Friday’s Answer

 

Q: Where is the world’s oldest mine located?

A: Swaziland, Africa
Located on the north-western border of Swaziland,  the iron ore deposits at the Ngwenya Mine were being excavated as far back as 42,000 years ago.

 

Today’s Question

Q: Which castle holds the title of being the “oldest and largest still-inhabited castle in the world”?

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s DailyGeo where we reveal the correct answer!

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