Geography Awareness Week

WHEREAS, the world is increasingly interconnected and interdependent, but too many students lack understanding of the world’s geography within and beyond our country’s borders; and

WHEREAS, Geography Awareness Week promotes geo-literacy and education in the nation’s schools and communities, which is an essential part of a 21^st Century education; and

WHEREAS, teachers, students and communities across the state of Alabama will gain a further understanding about how our world is made up of interconnected human and natural systems by using resources developed by the National Geographic Society and The Alabama Geographic Alliance; and

WHEREAS, this year’s theme is “The Future of Food;” and

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim November 16 through 22, 2014, as

Geography Awareness Week

in the state of Alabama.