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- Embassy and Consulate - An Overview of Embassy and ConsulateUpdated: Tue Jul 1 21:25:59 2008
A country's embassy or consulate is a diplomatic office in a foreign country where citizens and foreigners alike can interact with the host country on an official basis. Learn all about the functi… - Countries With Multiple Capital CitiesUpdated: Mon Jun 30 13:13:16 2008
Learn about the countries of the world that have more than one capital city or multiple capital cities… - Capitals of Every Country - Country Capital CitiesUpdated: Mon Jun 30 13:12:22 2008
A comprehensive listing of the capitals of every country on earth, from your About.com expert Guide to Geography… - Advantages and Disadvantages of Global WarmingUpdated: Fri Jun 27 21:20:01 2008
Your About.com expert Guide to Geography provides a listing of the significant advantages and disadvantages of global warming. … - Global Warming Overview - Global WarmingUpdated: Thu Jun 26 22:22:04 2008
A comprehensive overview of global warming - its causes, its effects, its future, and what we can do about it, from About.com's expert Geography site… - Countries of AsiaUpdated: Thu Jun 26 18:25:21 2008
The countries of Asia… - Glaciers - An Overview of GlaciersUpdated: Tue Jun 24 15:08:17 2008
A comprehensive overview of glaciers. Includes the types of glaciers, how glaciers carve the land, and the importance of glaciers. From Colin Stief of Geography at About.com. … - Geography Home Page - Geography at About.comUpdated: Tue Jun 24 03:25:38 2008
THE starting place for exploring Geography, from your About.com expert Guide to geography. Learn about all concepts of geography, find geographic information, maps, and more. Includes geographic … - Geography Quizzes - The Internet's Best Geography QuizUpdated: Tue Jun 24 03:24:24 2008
Test your geographic knowledge with the latest geography quiz - this page provides a listing of all the past geography quizzes from your About.com Guide to Geography… - Geography Quiz - 24 June 2008Created: Tue Jun 24 03:16:04 2008
The Internet's best and most famous five-question multiple-choice geography quiz to test your geographic knowledge from your expert Guide to Geography at About.com… - Geography of CoffeeUpdated: Mon Jun 23 07:43:55 2008
Every morning, millions of people around the world enjoy a cup of coffee to get a jump start on their day. Learn about the geography of coffee, from Geography at About.com… - Colin Stief - Geography at About.com InternUpdated: Sun Jun 22 23:13:16 2008
A bio of Colin Stief, the fall semester 2008 Geography Intern for Geography at About.com… - Antarctica - Overview of AntarcticaUpdated: Sun Jun 22 17:01:55 2008
What you need to know about Antarctica - the coldest, windiest, driest, highest, quietest, most remote, and least understood continent on earth… - Floods and Flooding - An Overview of Floods and FloodingCreated: Sun Jun 22 15:54:30 2008
River and coastal flooding are the most frequently occurring natural disaster and floods are increasing in occurrence more rapidly than any other disaster. This article from Geography at About.com… - Eratosthenes - Biography of EratosthenesUpdated: Thu Jun 19 18:34:56 2008
Learn about Eratosthenes, the ancient Greek scholar and head librarian of the Great Library at Alexandria, known today as the father of geography… - Current World Population - The Population of the WorldUpdated: Thu Jun 19 18:12:45 2008
Discover the current world population and historic world population totals and growth since the year one, from your About.com Guide to Geography… - European Union CountriesUpdated: Thu Jun 19 15:06:27 2008
A listing of the countries that are members of the European Union, including the newest countries in the European Union, also known as the EU… - Refugees - Information About RefugeesUpdated: Thu Jun 19 14:53:54 2008
A comprehensive overview of refugees and the refugee situation around the world. Also includes information about Internally Displaced Persons… - How many countries are on earth?Updated: Wed Jun 18 21:30:34 2008
The answer to the geography question - How many countries are on earth?… - Global Positioning System - An Overview of the Global Positioning Sy…Updated: Wed Jun 18 16:03:30 2008
The eight most important things you need to know about the GPS - Global Positioning System. Learn about the satellites that orbit the earth and how, using a handheld receiver unit, the GPS works to… - 2008 Hurricane Names - Official Hurricane Names ListUpdated: Wed Jun 18 16:01:28 2008
A list of the official hurricane names for 2008… - Latitude and Longitude - Learn Latitude and LongitudeUpdated: Wed Jun 18 15:58:14 2008
Learn to understand the latitude and longitude lines running across your maps and globes. An overview of latitude and longitude from your About.com expert Guide to Geography… - Tornado - Overview of TornadoesUpdated: Wed Jun 18 15:55:01 2008
Everything you ever wanted to know about tornadoes and tornado alley. Tornadoes are the most destructive of any local atmospheric phenomena… - Hurricane - Overview of HurricanesUpdated: Wed Jun 18 15:52:37 2008
An overview of the terrible storms known as hurricanes. Find out about hurricane season and how hurricanes are born, destroy, and die. Learn about hurricanes from your About.com expert Guide to Ge… - Definitions of GeographyUpdated: Wed Jun 18 15:48:29 2008
A large collection of quotes of definitions of geography from various sources, compiled by your About.com Guide to Geography… - China One Child Policy - Overview of the One Child Policy in ChinaUpdated: Wed Jun 18 15:45:39 2008
Discover the ins and outs of China's One Child Policy, designed to limit population growth in the world's largest country. All about the One Child Policy in China from your About.com Guide to Geog… - Rivers - An Overview of RiversUpdated: Wed Jun 18 15:42:21 2008
Rivers provide us with food, energy, recreation, transportation routes, and of course water for irrigation and for drinking. Learn all about rivers from the About.com Guide to Geography… - Precipitation - Measuring PrecipitationUpdated: Wed Jun 18 15:40:14 2008
Average annual precipitation is a vital piece of climatic data - one that is recorded through a variety of methods. Precipitation (which is most commonly rainfall but also includes snow, hail, slee… - Geography of National ParksUpdated: Tue Jun 17 16:39:59 2008
An overview of national parks in the United States and around the world… - Missing Countries - Countries That No Longer ExistUpdated: Sun Jun 15 16:56:59 2008
Learn what happened to missing countries like Tibet, Rhodesia, Siam, and others, from your About.com Guide. A listing of countries that no longer exist… - Gas Prices - The Reason Gas Prices Are so HighCreated: Wed Jun 11 13:51:48 2008
An overview of the cause of high gas prices and high oil prices in the United States and around the world, from the About.com expert Guide to Geography… - Drought - An Overview of DroughtUpdated: Sun Jun 8 18:46:07 2008
A comprehensive overview of drought. Provides the definition of drought, the causes of drought, economic effects of drought, and how drought can be controlled. … - Amanda Briney - Geography at About.com Contributing WriterUpdated: Sun Jun 8 16:26:48 2008
A biographical sketch of Amanda Briney, geographer and contributing writer for Geography at About.com…