'Get Lost In Mapping: Find Your Place In The World' Is Theme Of National Geography Awareness Week: Nov. 15-21, 2009

WASHINGTON - 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...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" basketballs (basketballs painted into globes), play global location quizzes based on spectacular satellite imagery from GeoEye and tour a map gallery showcasing maps made by local students. Young fans also will have the opportunity to win exciting prizes, including free admission to one of Coach Larranaga’s summer basketball camps and a copy of "The Complete National Geographic" a digital collection of every issue of the magazine over the past 120 years.


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