THE ANDES FACTFILE: SOUTH AMERICAFIND OUT MOREThe triangular continent of South America stretches from north of the equator almost down to the Antarctic Circle. It contains three very different…
HOW DOES DEFORESTATION AFFECT THE REGION? HOW IS RICE FARMING CHANGING IN THE REGION? WHICH COUNTRY IS MADE UP OF 13,677 ISLANDS? WHAT IS THE MAIN RELIGION ON THE MAINLAND? WHERE IS THE RING OF…
HOW DID THE RECENT CIVIL WAR IN FORMER YUGOSLAVIA AFFECT THIS REGION? WHY WAS ALBANIA CUT OFF FROM THE WORLD FOR 50 YEARS? WHERE IS THE VALLEY OF THE ROSES? WHICH SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN COUNTRY IS…
CAN ANYONE LIVE IN THE KALAHARI DESERT? HOW HAVE BORDERS MADE LIFE DIFFICULT? WHERE ARE GOLD AND DIAMONDS FOUND? WHAT ARE THE SPRINGBOKS? WHAT IS APARTHEID? IS SOUTHERN AFRICA CHANGING? FACTFILE…
WHY DO HINDU PILGRIMS GATHER AT VARANASI? HOW ARE HIKERS DAMAGING THE HIMALAYAS? WHY IS BANGLADESH PRONE TO FLOODING? WHICH ISOLATED COUNTRY IS RULED BY THE DRAGON KING? WHAT IS CITY LIFE LIKE IN…
HOW LONG IS THE AMAZON RIVER? WHAT ARE THE PAMPAS? WHAT ARE FAVELAS? DO NATIVE INDIANS STILL LIVE IN THE RAINFORESTS? WHAT IS SOUTH AMERICA’S MOST SOUTHERLY TOWN? WHY HAVE SO MANY EUROPEANS…
HOW HAS OIL CHANGED THE GULF REGION? WHY IS THE MIDDLE EAST CALLED A TROUBLE SPOT? WHICH TURKISH CITY LIES HALF IN ASIA AND HALF IN EUROPE? WHERE IS THE LOWEST PLACE ON EARTH? WHO ARE THE KURDS? HOW…
WHY DO TOURISTS FLOCK TO THE REGION’S BEACHES? WHAT DO FARMERS GROW IN ITALY? WHY IS FRANCE FAMOUS FOR FOOD AND WINE? WHY IS SWITZERLAND ONE OF THE WORLD’S WEALTHIEST COUNTRIES? WHY DOES THE SMALL…
HOW FERTILE IS THE WEST COAST? WHY DOES LOS ANGELES HAVE TROUBLE WITH POLLUTION? DO AMERICAN INDIANS HAVE THEIR OWN LAND? WHY IS THE PACIFIC COAST A DANGEROUS AREA TO LIVE IN? WHAT IS DEATH…
FACTFILE: AFRICAFIND OUT MOREAfrica is the second-largest continent in the world after Asia. About 831 million people live there—more than one-tenth of the world’s population. The majority of…
