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. Follow Alizé! Twitter: https://twitter.com/alizecarrere Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alizecarrere/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alizecarrere/ Website: https://www.alizecarrere.com/ [SOURCES] http://sethrainforestecosystem.weebly.com/the-rainforest.html https://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/essay/plantation-agriculture-location-and-characteristics-with-area-maps/25452 https://www.tripsavvy.com/mount-everest-facts-1458258 https://time.com/3923694/mount-everest-nepal-earthquake/ https://sajana1231.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/environmental-impacts-of-tourism-on-mount-everest/ https://adventure.howstuffworks.com/outdoor-activities/climbing/mt-everest-tourism2.htm https://theodora.com/wfbcurrent/guatemala/guatemala_economy.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_of_origin https://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/19/world/cholera-kills-1100-in-peru-and-marches-on-reaching-the-brazilian-border.html https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/history-of-cholera https://www.farmingindia.in/banana-cultivation/ http://new-ag.info/en/country/profile.php?a=842 https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/where-do-america-s-bananas-come-from.html https://insteading.com/blog/global-agriculture-threats/ https://fews.net/sites/default/files/documents/reports/Consolidated%20GT%20LZ%20document_Jan%2031%202017.pdf https://www.mapsofworld.com/lat_long/guatemala-lat-long.html https://www.touropia.com/volcanoes-in-guatemala/ https://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-guatemala/ https://www.findlatitudeandlongitude.com/l/Tikal%2C+Peten%2C+Guatemala/5472472/ Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Thanks to the following patrons for their generous monthly contributions that help keep Crash Course free for everyone forever: Vincent LaBarca, Bjartur Thorlacius, Scott Harrison, Alexander Thomson, Mark & Susan Billian, Junrong Eric Zhu, Alan Bridgeman, Jennifer Smith, Matt Curls, Tim Kwist, Jonathan Zbikowski, Jennifer Killen, Sarah & Nathan Catchings, Brandon Westmoreland, team dorsey, Trevin Beattie, Yasenia Cruz, Eric Koslow, Indika Siriwardena, Khaled El Shalakany, Shawn Arnold, Siobhán, Ken Penttinen, Nathan Taylor, William McGraw, Andrei Krishkevich, Sam Ferguson, Jirat, Brian Thomas Gossett, SR Foxley, Ian Dundore, Jason A Saslow, Jessica Wode, Caleb Weeks, Mark, Patty Laqua, Stephen Saar, John Lee, Eric Prestemon __ Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Tumblr - http://thecrashcourse.tumblr.com/ Support Crash Course on Patreon: http://patreon.com/crashcourse CC Kids: null