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Geography Awareness Week (GAW) is an annual event held during the third week of November to educate people about geo-spatial issues and excite them about geography. It attracts more than 100,000 participants each year. Students, families, and community members host events, use lessons and games inside the classroom, and meet with policymakers and business leaders (reword).

History
Geography Awareness Week was created by National Geographic Education Programs (NGEP) and was established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1987 during Ronald Reagan's presidency. Typically, a state governor will publicly proclaim GAW to promote the importance of geography education.

The purpose of GAW is to bring attention to the importance of geography and how promote access to geography education. The week includes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day, which takes place on Wednesday. Many and universities offer their students GAW activities such as geography workshops, lectures, social activities, and speakers.

The largest GAW celebrations are held by National Geographic's Geography Action! program, the GIS software leader, ESRI, and the My Wonderful World campaign.

Each year, Geography Awareness Week has a different theme. For example, a past theme has been "Geography: The Adventure in Your Community." GAW is made up of five elements:

https://www.aag.org/geoweek-2022/
 * Activities
 * Events
 * Media outreach
 * Activism
 * Volunteerism

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/programs/geography-awareness-week/

Geography Awareness Week is also celebrated in the United Kingdom. It also occurs during International Education week, led by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of State.