How easy is it to make difficult and complex world news easier if you know geography?
An exciting geography textbook that reveals the "real world" beyond the map.

News reports various events happening around the world.
When something big enough to shake the world happens, reports about it continue day after day.
But don't you feel frustrated when you see news like this? Even if you know something happened, it's difficult to grasp exactly what happened.
Why does even the world news we frequently encounter always feel so difficult and complex? It's because we don't understand the stories behind the headlines.
"Can You Watch the News Without Knowing Geography?" is a fascinating geography textbook that helps you understand the world through geography.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine, China's Northeast Project, the Taliban's occupation of Afghanistan, the military coup in Myanmar... From long-standing conflicts in various countries to recent events, we examine geography, history, culture, politics, and economics.
As many students find geography difficult, we added a structure tailored to the level of teenagers.
Each chapter begins with a casual conversation, approaches the issue in a friendly manner, and ends with a box asking, "Let's discuss?" to encourage students to think for themselves.
By allowing us to view the world through geography, this book vividly unfolds the world, which was merely a map, into a living, real world.
It provides an amazing experience that makes you nod your head without realizing it, to world news that was previously unfamiliar to you.

Tornadoes occur all over the world, but they occur so frequently in the United States that there is even an area called "Tornado Alley."
(…) Even in the United States, areas where tornadoes occur frequently have more unstable atmospheres than other mid-latitude regions.
There is also the influence of terrain.
The western United States is bordered by the mighty Rocky Mountains, while the central part is the Great Plains, which covers one-third of the country and runs north to south.
The south and north masses move easily along that space.
As Pacific air flows over the Rockies, it becomes a hot, dry wind, and as cold, dry air from the north meets hot, moist air from the south, it meets the Great Plains.
So, large storm clouds develop better and tornadoes occur more frequently.

--- From "America": "There is a road that tornadoes often pass through"

The Crimean Peninsula in southern Ukraine is land that Russia handed over to Ukraine.
At that time, Ukraine was a region of the Soviet Union, so there was no problem giving and receiving territory.
It was different from countries giving and receiving territory.
Problems arose when Ukraine became independent following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Ukraine has continued to seek closer ties with Western European countries.
Ultimately, Russia says it will take back its former territories if Ukraine becomes a hostile power that threatens Russia.

--- From "Russia and Europe": "Why did Russia invade Ukraine?"

The reason for Korea's low birth rate can be found in its geography.
Because the population became overly concentrated in the metropolitan area, it became like a city-state.
Starting in 2020, significant changes occurred in our country.
There are more people who have died than who have been born.
Additionally, the population of the metropolitan area (Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon) has become larger than that of the rest of the region.

--- From "East Asia" to "Aging East Asia"

The Taliban, which means 'student' in Pashto, is an Islamic extremist armed group that pursues the principles of Islam to the extreme.
Currently ruling Afghanistan.
(…) It was the Taliban that cared for and protected the Afghan people who were tired of the long civil war and tyranny.
The Taliban gained support in many areas and took control of Afghanistan.
However, the Taliban committed atrocities such as bombing Buddhist relics and demanding Sharia law, an extreme form of Islamic law, on women.
Eventually, many Afghans became refugees and fled to Iran, Turkey, and Pakistan.

--- From "The Taliban took over Afghanistan" in "The Middle East and Africa"

When India was a British colony, the British drew borders on maps without measuring the Himalayas, which form the border between China and India.
However, as China occupied Tibet and the borders between China and India came into contact, there are many places where the border line is ambiguous.
The two countries claimed different borders, creating room for conflict.

--- From "India and Southeast Asia: Indian Land? Chinese Land? A Border Dispute?"

Greenland is undeveloped because its interior is covered with ice, except for some coastal areas.
However, as global warming causes glaciers to melt, more underground resources beneath the glaciers are being discovered.
Because of this, public opinion in Greenland has grown in favor of developing resources and becoming independent.
(…) Major countries, including China, the United States, and Russia, are paying attention to Greenland because securing Greenland’s resources in the future could lead to world hegemony.

--- From "Why do the great powers covet Greenland?" in "The Arctic Ocean"