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Thinking Geographically Equals a Successful Reality Show!

Thinking Geographically Equals a Successful Reality Show
Imagine that you are chosen to live for thirty-nine days with sixteen strangers either on a remote island in the South Pacific, in the wilds of the Australian Outback, the hot dry plains in Africa, or even in the dangerous Amazon Rain Forest. Once placed at this location, you are expected to build a community, depending on only the natural resources of the land for food, water, shelter, and safety. Now add into the mix, television crews, a host for the reality show, and a goal of one million dollars for the one person, who can outwit, outplay, and outlast the other fifteen people to claim the title of sole survivor.
As more than twenty million Americans, tune into CBS every Thursday night for the latest episode of Survivor, they're watching geography at its finest- human interaction with each other, the land, and the environment. In order to make this show successful and appealing to viewers, the producers used the five k...

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