Teaching about the geography of sports: Basketball: What a geographer selects for the college basketball bracket
Joseph Kerski
Greetings All!
Here is an idea you can turn into a discussion in your geography courses—the college basketball finals and bracket:
My video describing what a geographer selects for the college basketball bracket: Can you guess?
https://youtube.com/shorts/R0fRJfBdtQE?si=Q1wDUDUK7YynPZBm
You could map the men’s and women’s teams – the locations of their universities, the size of the campus, the size of the towns and cities in which they are located, and much more.
For more exploration, see my videos on the spatial aspects of sports, including paddleboarding, lawn bowling, hockey, disc golf, and about 30 more:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC1i3ejK5vuQXK5b8yh5iUpuG-zqFik2&si=t4Id5fAs3XRSSgBG
Joseph Kerski
Joseph J. Kerski PhD GISP
Geographer | Educator | GIS Professional
