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DK Earth: Climate

WHAT AFFECTS AN AREA’S CLIMATE? WHY DO TROPICAL REGIONS HAVE HOT CLIMATES? WHAT IS A CONTINENTAL CLIMATE? FIND OUT MORE Every part of the world has its own climate—a characteristic…

DK Society & Beliefs: Local Religions

WHY ARE SOME PLACES SACRED? WHO WORSHIPS ANCESTORS? WHAT IS A FETISH FOR? RITUALSFIND OUT MORELocal religions are unique to tribal or cultural groups living apart from modern societies. They are…

Lech Kaczynski Biography

Polish politicianBorn: 6/18/1949Died: 4/10/2010Best Known as: president of Poland In October 2005, Lech Kaczynski became Poland's third elected president since the end…

May Day

Children in England celebrate the end of winter and the arrival of spring on May 1 each year. The festivities center around a huge striped maypole that’s decorated with flowers and streamers.…

Savoy, the

(Encyclopedia) Savoy, the, chapel in London, between the Strand and the Thames River. Its name is derived from the palace of Peter of Savoy, uncle of Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III. Destroyed…

DK Science & Technology: Electromagnetism

HOW DOES ELECTRICITY CREATE MAGNETISM? HOW DOES MAGNETISM PRODUCE ELECTRICITY? WHAT DO GENERATORS DO? ELECTRIC MOTORSFIND OUT MOREAn electric current produces magnetism, and a magnet can produce an…

Summer Solstice for Kids

In 2017, summer begins June 21, 12:24 A.M. EDT (04:34 UT*) by Karen Barss Related Links Earth's Seasons: Video and Activities Summer Solstice The Solar System The Sun…

Weather: Going in Circles

Going in CirclesWeatherGoing in CirclesFeeling the PressureHigh Points and LowWhat Makes the Weather Go 'RoundWhat's in a Name?Scales of Motion Now that you understand why the sky is blue and why it…

Sir Wally Herbert Biography

explorerDied: June 12, 2007 (Scotland) Best Known as: explorer of Arctic and Antarctic Explorer, who was the first man to walk across the frozen Arctic Ocean…

Nancy Landon KASSEBAUM, Congress, KS (1932)

Senate Years of Service: 1978-1997Party: RepublicanKASSEBAUM, Nancy Landon, (wife of Howard Henry Baker, Jr., now Nancy Kassebaum Baker), a Senator from Kansas; born in Topeka, Shawnee County…