A Broader View was formed in 2001, when Roger Andresen made it his mission to spread geographical awareness and knowledge across the globe. What emerged was a variety of award winning educational geography products. The initial product was The Global Puzzle™, which is a 600-piece puzzle of the world that is unique because it actually has pieces shaped like countries, states and provinces.

For the first couple of years, we focused on products that promoted geography awareness and other methods to teach the world geography.

One highly successful endeavor was the creation of the GeographyZone.com, a free interactive website. The website includes the Geography Challenge, the largest online geography competition ever. Since the launch of the website, a review of participation has revealed just how powerful Andresen’s concept is as an educational force. Over 2 million people representing 192 countries have participated in the Geography Challenge and heightened their interest in geography. In addition, thousands of emails have been sent from those who appreciate in this great way to learn geography.

Others have taken notice of A Broader View’s impact as well, as we have received press coverage from hundreds of different media outlets across the globe, including USA Today, CNN and Fox News, just to name a few.

In addition, our geography line has prospered finding homes in over a thousand specialty shops across the globe and numerous large chains as well.

With a solid base of products and growing reputation as a creator of novel, entertaining, and educational products, A Broader View decided to expand our focus. Our mission was to add entertainment and educational value to new and existing products. A Broader View now offers an additional 16 new products most of which are detailed on this site. Plus, more to come….