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“If you’re inside, you may as well look at a few maps.†Such is the wisdom of Caitlin Snaring, the winner of National Geographic’s 2007 Geography Bee. Caitlin was a high school sophomore at the time, and was never without a map in her lap as she studied. Her journey is detailed in Ken Jenning’s wonderful book, “Maphead.†Every geography geek needs to read it. In today’s column, I want to delve into what Ken calls the “Wide Weird World of Geography Wonks.â€
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