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Superlatives: Geography

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions   Superlatives   Geography The List has quite a few "most" lists including: the wettest and driest…

The Continental Divide

The Continental Divide is a ridge of high ground that runs irregularly north and south through the Rocky Mountains and separates eastward-flowing from westward-flowing streams. The waters that…

Are you a geography genius?

Country Capitals Geography Quiz Country Capitals Continents Mountains Rivers and Lakes Flags The capital of Indonesia is: JakartaPhnom PenhNew Delhi The capital of Bosnia is:…

Are you a geography genius?

Continents Geography Quiz Country Capitals Continents Mountains Rivers and Lakes Flags Of the following countries, which is not found in mainland North America? CanadaMexicoGreenland Of…

DK People & Places: Europe

FACTFILE: EUROPEFIND OUT MOREEurope is the world’s second-smallest continent but has the second-largest population. The landscape ranges from the frozen tundra and forests of the north to the hot,…

Josephine Baker

singer, dancerBorn: 6/3/1906Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri African-American expatriate jazz singer who got her start on the Harlem stage and later appeared on Broadway and throughout Europe. Known…

Map of Europe

The Question: I am trying to find a map of Europe with no country names on it. Can you help? The Answer: Yes we can! We have maps of each continent without country names.  These are…

monsoon

(Encyclopedia) monsoonmonsoonmŏns&oomacr;n [key] [Arab., mausium=season], wind that changes direction with change of season, notably in India and SE Asia. To a lesser degree, monsoonal winds also…

Aki, Keiiti

(Encyclopedia) Aki, Keiiti, 1930–2005, American seismologist, b. Yokohama, Japan, Ph.D. Univ. of Tokyo, 1958. Associated with the Univ. of Tokyo 's Earthquake Research Institute from 1963, Aki joined…

Chaillé-Long, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Chaillé-Long, CharlesChaillé-Long, Charlesshäyāˈ-lông [key], 1842–1917, American soldier, African explorer, and writer, b. Princess Anne, Md. After serving in the Civil War, he was…