Spain and Portugal share a border with each other. On two sides of Portugal, there are bordered to Spain. On the other two sides lies the Atlantic Ocean. Portugal is shaped like a long rectangular. In Spain, their official language is Spanish with minor languages in Basque, Galician and Catalan. Its capitol city is Madrid. Since Spain and Portugal are so close together, some cities in Spain ...
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The stars have always helped people at night get to distant places. On the sea, sailors did eventually have tools to use to find their way to their destination. Knowledge of the stars and their locations in the sky helped Greek sailors figure out which direction was North, South, East, and West.
Over time, the astrolabe was invented where this tool used the stars to show the ...
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Quebec is a province in Canada. This province has many people in it. As a matter of fact, Quebec has the second largest population in Canada. Located in the northeastern section of Canada, Quebec has some differences compared to the other provinces. One is that it is quite large with about one and a half million kilometers.
Its area also ranks second in comparison to the ...
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Known as a river, the Mekong is located in the southeastern area of China. However, it also runs through other countries as well including Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is a long river which runs about almost three thousand miles. Rivers like the Mekong help people with their agriculture.
The land around the river and its delta are fertile, making it easy ...
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Globes mainly show us continents and oceans. A globe is a spherical tool that people use to find places. Instead of using a map, the globe rotates around on a stand. The globe shows the outline of each continent which are usually different colors and then the oceans are colored in blue. Usually the continents and oceans are labeled.
Sometimes, countries are outlines and ...
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The middle class evolved due to the Plague which killed off many people. When Europe’s population decreased, they needed more workers in order to survive. So, the middle class evolved. Then during the Industrial Revolution when many inventions were being created which made manufacturing to be done more quickly and efficiently, the middle class gained power.
People were ...
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Many explorers were wanting to find a better route to trade and gain Indian spices. Traveling by land was difficult due to thieves attacking traders following the Silk Road. So, explorers decided to travel by sea to find an alternate route. Vasco de Gama from Portugal began trading by using a sea route. As a result, Portuguese had a strong influence on Southern Asia.
De Gama ...
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Asia’s economy is the fastest growing economy. It is also changing. Several countries such as India and Sri Lanka have moved from agricultural industries to service industries which have strengthened the economy and the country. As these changes have occurred throughout Southern Asia, the service industry has started to dominate the economies of Southern Asia.
Due to ...
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The Grand Canyon is the famous landform found in Arizona. It is very popular and many people take trips to the Grand Canyon for vacations where they hike, ride horses and raft down the Colorado River. Temperatures reach high degrees in the Grand Canyon. Some people have gotten lost in the canyon due to the sides hiding parts of the canyon.
It is believed that the Grand Canyon ...
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The White Pass is also known as the Dead Horse Trail. This pass in located in Canada and Alaska. The White Pass goes over mountain ranges. In the 1800s, the trail was used by Indians. Then when the Klondike Gold Rush occurred, many adventurers would take the White Pass because it was a trail that didn’t have as many complications with the terrain.
However, compared to ...
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