This interactive map was published by the data visualization folks at Periscopic. This map uses information from the global terrorism database to look at terrorism events from 1970-2013.
If you click on a terrorist organization, the map will focus on the geographic regions where the incidents occurred. You can also use the slider bars to look at certain years. This would be useful to talk about the scope and reach of terrorism - and to link that discussion to one on global inequality.
There is A LOT of information here and it can feel overwhelming but it is a useful resource for looking at the number of events as well as how many people were killed or wounded. I would recommend spending some time with this before you used it in a classroom setting.
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