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Posted On Nation StatesSweden: History, Geography, Economy & Culture
Sweden’s influence in the world is huge in comparison to its population size. Why is this? What is it in the culture and people of…
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Posted On Infamous GeographyThe Northwest Passage – The Quick Northern Sea Route That Never Was
A sea-route that would connect Europe to the riches of Asia. Its there somewhere, over the north of the continent of America. So was the…
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Posted On OceansShallow Seas – Continental Shelf, Coral, Plankton and Kelp
Coral Reefs, seaweed, kelp and plankton. Just a handful of lifeforms that we find in waters where light can reach, where plankton can photosynthesise, and…
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Posted On ClimatesThe Subtropical Question – More on Oceanic and Humid Subtropical Climates
New York is Subtropical. Really? According to the Koppen Climate Classification, it has the same Humid Subtropical Climate as New Orleans in the Deep South.…
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Posted On BiomeHighlands – Montane Forests, Alpine Meadows, Tropical Moorlands
What happens when you take one of the many sea-level biomes that we’ve looked at in this series, and climb into the mountains? How does…
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Posted On ClimatesMicroclimates – Sudden climatic shifts over just a few miles
Microclimates – dramatic shifts in temperature, rainfall or both over just a few kilometers or miles. How are these sudden shifts possible. In this video…
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Posted On Nation StatesThe Philippines: History, Geography, Economy & Culture
An archipelago of 7,600 islands, where South-East Asia meets the Pacific. The Philippine Islands are the large islands of Luzon and Mindanao, and the collection…
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Posted On BiomeWetlands – Mangroves, Marshes and Bogs
The world’s wetlands are aquatic biomes that are among the most complex and biodiverse on our planet. They can occur anywhere on Earth where shallow…
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Posted On Nation StatesBrazil: History, Geography, Economy & Culture
Taking up half the continent of South America, Brazil is host to vast array of landscapes and biomes – from the steamy Amazon Rainforests, to…
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Posted On Historical BattlefieldsBattlefield Market Garden – The Road to Arnhem Bridge
The Battle of Arnhem, fought from September 17 to 25, 1944, was a pivotal World War II engagement and part of the ambitious Allied operation…
