Jane Gips

Written by Jane Gips

The word slum is often used to describe informal settlements.

World Facts

What Are Slums?

Wax figure of popular US President John F. Kennedy. Editorial credit: 360b / Shutterstock.com

Politics

President John F. Kennedy - People Throughout History

View of Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Society

The Ethnic Composition Of Monaco

Statue of Simon Bolivar at the Jardim Municipal do Funchal, Portugal.

Did You Know

Simon Bolivar - People Throughout History

The ostrich will incubate its eggs for 35 to 45 days.

Did You Know

What Bird Lays the Largest Egg?

Santiago is Cape Verde's largest island by both area and population.

World Facts

Where Is Macaronesia?

Earth's seven continents have been divided into nine botanical continents.

Environment

What Are The Nine Botanical Continents?

French Army helicopter Editorial credit: VanderWolf Images / Shutterstock.com.

Politics

What Is A Military District?

Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan were two of Perkin's School's most famous students. Editorial credit: catwalker / Shutterstock.com

Society

What Is The Perkins School for the Blind?

Howe's school was based on the Royal Institution for Blind Youth in Paris, picture above.

Society

Who Was Samuel Gridley Howe?

Fruit of the common pawpaw tree.

Environment

What Is a Pawpaw Tree?

Sign at entrance to Nanjangud city showing the name in Hindi, Kannada, and English. Editorial credit: Claudine Van Massenhove / Shutterstock.com

World Facts

What Are Dravidian Languages?

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