🍌 What is Geography? Crash Course Geography #1

So, what is geography? In our first episode of Crash Course Geography, we will endeavor to answer this seemingly simple question with the help of a similarly simple factoid: that the US imports more than 3 billion pounds of bananas from Guatemala each year. But as it turns out, beneath the kinds of factoids we usually associate with Geography are much grander stories that really are Geography. So let's go a little bananas as we explore the sordid history of the Chiquita banana.

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[chadestioco]

You can tell she really likes what she's talking about! Infectious enthusiasm, I'm hooked :)

[farikkun]

so geography is history but replace the time with place

[Linares]

I'm glad this one is back, and this first video was great.

[TommyDinh]

My favourite crash courses end up being the ones on subjects in school that I hated learning like history. Looks like geography is going to be a new favourite as it's focused less on "knowing" facts and more on understanding why the facts came to be.

[devantatlow]

Correction: 6:26 Colombia not Columbia

[Hugo-G]

As someone who grew up in the US, but is originally from Guatemala I thoroughly appreciated this video. I can't wait to continue to watch this series.

[lincolnpepper]

what's with the chom chom in the title? and what is this "banana" she speaks of in the video?

[anttibjorklund]

_It's time to learn geography...now!_

[potato-phobiayearsago]

At this point can I just get a high school deploma from binging all of the crash course videos

[kimtaylor]

I'm currently in my last year as an undergrad getting a BS in Geography! I'm excited for this series and to share with others! Thank you crash course!

[pleaseforgetmenot]

AHHH! So happy for this series! Currently starting my MSc in Geography and so happy more people will learn of the vastness of this field!

[staciebrown]

I am so glad that you are putting together a Geography Crash Course series. I have taught Geography and I would have loved to use your videos. I will be watching them because once a geography teacher, always a geography teacher.

[kayrojojo]

So here for this series! The world needs this right now, the more we know about other places and people the less divided we all are

[drdrake]

This is really good! She's interesting and charismatic, and the writing is solid. I'm looking forward to the series.

[mathematicalmatt]

I just have to say that John and Co have really upheld their promise of rigor and balance. As someone who saw the first attempt at CC Human Geography and how divisive it was, this is a brilliant new approach. Well worth the 4 year wait.

[napoleonibonaparte]

Everybody asking, what is Geography?

But nobody’s asking, how is Geography?

[katieyu]

I love this series already!! Alizé is such a passionate teacher, I also LOVE the intro animation ♥️🌎

[froggywoggykindafoggy]

You have no idea how long I've waited for this series!! Thanks you so much!

[lustfulscholar]

Finally something I already know to a decent ill watch it anyways

[shamsalfarabi]

I rarely get to hear about Bangladesh in western textbooks. When I do, it's always in Geography class.