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The Uncertain Role of Religion in Indonesia’s 2014 Presidential Election
The on-line maps that I have found of Indonesia’s 2014 presidential election are not very helpful. That of the Wikipedia is particularly poor. To begin with, it merely shows which candidate received a...
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Slides on Conflicts in the East Asian Seas
Dear Readers, Regular GeoCurrents posts continue to be delayed, due to a combination of illness and teaching obligations. Today’s post merely links to a set of slides that I used for my lecture last...
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Narendra Modi and the Rise of India
Yet again, teaching duties are preventing me from making regular GeoCurrents posts. All that I can do this week is post my slides from last evening’s lecture on Narendra Modi and the Rise of India....
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Intriguing Patterns in Scolbert08’s Map of Religion in Insular Southeast Asia
Scolbert08 does an excellent job of mapping the religious complexity of Insular Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea. I have therefore posted a detail of his or her map of world religion that focuses on...
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The Lost World of the Sago Eaters
The previous GeoCurrents post mentioned the Manusela people of the Indonesian island of Seram, who evidently incorporate elements of Hinduism, animism, and Christianity in their religious beliefs and...
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Maritime Linkages in the Linguistic Geography of the Philippines
The best example of seas connecting opposing shores is probably the Philippines, a quintessentially archipelagic country composed of more than 7,000 islands. This post is from GeoCurrents
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Chavacano: A Spanish-Based Creole Language of the Philippines
Chavacano is interesting from both linguistic and historical-geographical perspectives. To begin with, it is widely considered to be one of the world’s oldest creole tongues, with a history dating back...
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The Geography of Poverty and Social Development in the Philippines
As the map indicates, poverty is pronounced in several widely scattered parts of the Philippines. Overall, the poorest part of the Philippines is the Muslim-majority area in the southwest, which I have...
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Population History, Population Density, and Cultural Values in the Philippines
Owing to this long history of internal migration, the population distribution of the Philippines has become somewhat more even. Mindanao is no longer a frontier zone, and is now moderately populated by...
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Customizable Maps of Iran, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, and Indonesia
Today’s GeoCurrents post provides free customizable maps of the provinces of Iran, the provinces of Indonesia, the states of Malaysia, and the regions of Saudi Arabia. An additional map shows the major...
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