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Facts about geography that you may not learn in school
Learning these facts can give you a new perspective on our beautiful planet Earth.
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Articles about Geography
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Environment
The weirdness of geography: How were islands born?
In the vast ocean, a land emerges among the blue waves, and when noticed by humans, they can become a place to park and replenish ships, planes can land...
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Western dishes for the Christmas season
Depending on the culture, geography of each country, Christmas cuisine is also different. Here are the dishes commonly found in many countries.
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If you know these 5 countries, you're good at geography over 99% of the world population
It seems to be good to know the duchies like Monaco, Luxembourg or remote African countries like Seychelles, but to be a geographer, you have to know these countries.
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The cause of Pisa tower tilt
Pisa's leaning tower, the world's most famous tilting work, is the result of the unintentional and inadequate planning of engineers.
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Which people are the most emotional?
The Philippines and Singapore can share the same geography, but emotionally, the people of the two countries are so different.
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History and geography create differences in genes in humans
New research shows that natural selection may form a slower sequence of human genes than one might expect.
1001 mystery
The sound of 'whistling' leaps out of the Caribbean Sea
Scientists discovered strange sounds born from the unique combination of water movement and geography in Caribbean waters.
Archeology
Accidentally discovered the graveyard of hundred-year-old boats and ships on the seabed
When surveying the geography of the Black Sea surface area to learn about the prehistoric Black Sea, scientists unknowingly discovered about 40 wrecks in quite intact co…
Archeology
Discover a map that changes the world
Drawed 500 years ago and quickly forgotten, a map shows people the most accurate picture of the world as well as the birth of America.
Archeology
Hungary: Discovering mammoth elephant fossils
The Institute of Geography at Hungary's Pecs University of Science has discovered fossil bones from a mammouth elephant near the southern village of Zok.
Biology
Gen turn on, turn off depending on geography and lifestyle
Scoring in the argument between one side is natural, on the one hand is nurturing, geneticists at North Carolina University have demonstrated that environmental factors…
Environment
3D models show the danger of volcanoes
In a classroom experiment, scientists in Mexico built 3D models for students to understand geographic issues.
Environment
The Arctic temperature is the highest in 44,000 years
According to the latest report in the Geography magazine, the average Arctic temperature in the summer of this century reached the highest mark in the last 44,000 years.
Environment
The Earth core pushes from the North to 60 km per year
According to a new study, the Earth's north pole is being shifted toward Russia about 60 km per year due to changes in the planet's core.