economic geography

Whether it is moving bananas from one geographic area to another, or people moving from India to the US, or the trucks on the road, there is a great deal of spatial interaction that we want to understand. 
Learning materials:

                          The single most important object in the global economy 


.        http://www.slate.com/articles/business/transport/2012/08/pallets_the_single_most_important_object_in_the_global_economy_.html

                          Nearly 60 million displaced people in the world; read any of the stories here 


http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/syrian-refugees/story/refuge/

                          Migration and US cities 


http://www.citylab.com/politics/2014/04/2-very-different-migrations-driving-growth-us-cities/8873/

                          Fewer cars in the future?

https://www.wired.com/2015/03/the-economic-impact-of-autonomous-vehicles/?mbid=synd_slate


What is your biggest takeaway from the two materials on the displaced people, and internal migration in the US? Why is it important for the class to discuss it?