Where Is The Adamawa Plateau?
The Adamawa Plateau and its grasslands are shared by the African nations of Cameroon, Nigeria, and the Central African Republic.
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What Is The Pacific Plate?
The Pacific Plate is a massive tectonic plate lying underneath the Pacific Ocean, and the largest oceanic plate of the planet.
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What Is A Qanat, And Where Are They Found?
In Persia and beyond, qanats have for millennia transported water to help facilitate economics, agricultural irrigation, and to meet basic human drinking water needs.
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What Is The Climate And Landscape Of Nunavut Like?
Just before the turn of the 21st Century, Canada's youngest, far northern territory was created from parts of the Northwest Territories.
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Where In The World Is Long Island?
Neighboring Manhattan Island in New York State, Long Island is home to Kings, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties.
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Where Is The Namib Desert?
The Namib Desert covers an area of more than 80,000 square kilometers in Namibia, South Africa, and Angola.
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What Are Badlands, And Where Do They Occur?
Badlands are some of the most beautiful examples of naturally occurring, erosion-shaped terrain.
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What Is The United States Geological Survey?
Began in 1879, the USGS operates within the United States Department of the Interior conducting research and disseminating geological data.
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The Selenga River
We delve into the Selenga River of Mongolia and Russia, where both share its resources and are each partly responsible for their misuse.
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What Are Enclaves And Exclaves?
Just when you thought territorial boundaries couldn't be more complicated, you have instances where regions of one power are surrounded by those of another.
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What Are Droughts, And How Can They Be Mitigated?
Perhaps nothing is more crippling to human civilizations than a lack of water in times of drought.
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What And Where Is The Dardanelles?
Sometimes referred to as the Hellespont and sight of Gallipoli, this Turkish strait connects the Sea of Marmara with the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas.
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The Tagus River
The longest river of the Iberian Peninsula extends for 650 miles through Spain and Portugal.
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When And Where Do Typhoons Occur?
These large tropical storms are known for wreaking havoc throughout the Northwest Pacific Basin.
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What Is "De-Extinction", And How Is It Carried Out?
Much controversy surrounds the use of cloning and other means to bring extinct species back to life.
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What Causes A Weather Front?
When air masses with markedly different temperatures and/or moisture levels collide, storms often occur.
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What Are Velds, Veldts, And Bushvelds?
These unique ecological regions of flat grasslands are found throughout much of the southern portion of Africa.
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Where Is The Ogallala Aquifer?
The Ogallala Aquifer, part of the United States' High Plains Aquifer, is one of the largest aquifers in the world.
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Where Is The Island of Cyprus?
The Eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus covers 3,600 square miles offshore from Syria and Turkey.
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What Do You Know About Ayers Rock (Uluru)?
Also known as Uluru, Ayers Rock is a sandstone formation and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Australia.
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