World Facts

The Canadian Shield forms the geological core of North America.

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The Sierra Madre Occidental is a mountain range in Mexico.

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A fumarole is an opening in the Earth’s crust that emits or vents gases and steam.

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Station Nord, which is a scientific and military base, is the northernmost settlement in Greenland.

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Guiyang is the capital of China's Guizhou Province.

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Lanzhou is the capital of China's Gansu Province.

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Guangzhou serves as the capital of China's Guangdong Province.

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Zhengzhou is the capital of China's Henan Province.

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With an average annual rainfall of only 10.3 inches, Nevada is the driest US state.

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Wuhan is the capital of China's Hubei Province.

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Chile's Cabo de Hornos National Park is the world's southernmost national park.

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Sweden has the most forest cover of any European country.

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Most people in Scotland are irreligious, with Christianity coming in a close second.

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The tropics cover 40% of the surface of the Earth.

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Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia share a boundary with at least one other state and jointly make up the contiguous United States.

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Hefei is the capital of Anhui.

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Fuzhou is the capital of the Fujian province of China.

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The American flag has 50 stars.

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Vermont joined the Union as the 14th American state.

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Many small islands have prosperous guano trades.

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