OPEC stands for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. This organization was created in 1960 with five primarily Middle East countries as its charter members. These countries included Venezuela, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Since the Middle East is known for producing large quantities of oil, it seems reasonable for four of the five countries to be located in the ...
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It may seem that Christopher Columbus was the first explorer in North America, but the Vikings actually explored North America long before Columbus. The Vikings were from the Scandinavian area of Europe. The leader of the Vikings was Leif Eriksson who became an explorer by following in his father’s footsteps. Erik the Red claimed Greenland which is where Leif Eriksson was born and ...
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Meander is a term specifically for rivers. When a river bends around an area, the river is termed as meandering. Many rivers will meander in many different places. The reasons that these rivers meander is due to an obstacle being in the way. The water in the river is trying to flow through an area to eventually dump the water into a larger body of water.
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When someone wants facts or a list of information, they may consult an almanac. Almanacs are books that were written with a variety of different topics. Each topic includes information that is presented usually in a list or chart. Some almanacs are written for children in mind and others are written pertaining to weather and farming.
In an almanac, the index is found in the ...
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Climate is the weather associated with an area including the different types of weather found in that area. Many climates pertain to the location of the region. If a region is located closer to the equator, then the climate will be warmer, but the region’s climate may have different weather than another region that is located close to the equator.
One may have lots of ...
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There are seven continents on Earth. They are Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica. A continent is a large mass of land that has been isolated or divided. Each continent contains countries. These continents began as one large land area on Earth millions of years ago. This large mass was known as Pangea. Over time, the land mass broke apart into what is ...
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When a geographer or geography teacher talks about the physical features on a map or country, they are talking about the landforms, bodies of water, and the plants and animals associated with these areas. On a map, the physical features are shown usually showing colors or pictures. Mountains are a physical features that may be shown using an upside down “V” or by using brownish ...
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Physical maps show land features like land and water. Land types that you typically see on a physical include valleys, mountains, hills and plateaus. The water types that you typically see on a physical map include lakes, rivers, and oceans. On smaller physical maps, you may see streams, ponds, and creeks.
Physical maps usually have the same colors on them which are blue for ...
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Political maps show the borders and boundaries between countries, states and territories. On a political map, you can see many lines. Some lines are darker and bolder than others. Sometimes, lines are dashed to represent a different type of border. Also, political maps will place the major cities and capital of the countries or states.
On some political maps, different colors ...
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People use the term “region” in many different ways. The definitions are similar, but they have slightly different meanings. By definition, regions are large parts of land where there are similarities or the people have the same culture, language or other aspects. The people in an area of land seem to share or have something in common with each other.
When people ...
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