Geography used to be one of those subjects everyone was expected to know at least a little bit about. Students learned ...

I was at a trivia night last month when the host asked: "What's the capital of Australia?" I heard half the room confidently whisper, "Sydney." The other half hesitated, second-guessing themselves, ...

For much of the 20th century, geography knowledge was treated as a basic part of being informed about the world. Students memorized countries, capitals, oceans, rivers, and mountain ranges not just ...