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The International Date Line is an imaginary line on the earth’s surface that generally follows the 180° meridian of longitude. This meridian is exactly halfway around (or on the opposite side of) the globe from the Prime Meridian, designated as 0° longitude.
Many countries, and sometimes just certain regions of countries, adopt daylight saving time (DST), also known as summertime, during part of the year. This typically involves advancing clocks by an hour near the start of spring and adjusting back in autumn (“spring forward,” “fall back”).
A landlocked salt lake between Israel and Jordan is so salty that almost nothing can live in its waters. It is 1,349 feet (411,17 meters) below sea level, making it the lowest on the earth’s exposed crust.
The annual number of deaths per 1,000 people in a population.
An arrangement in which a certain portion of international debt is forgiven in return for the borrower’s pledge to invest that amount in nature conservation.
A named characteristic of broadleaf trees, such as maple, oak, birch, and cottonwood.
Broadleaf trees lose their leaves and cease to grow during the dry or the cold season and resume their foliage and grow vigorously during the hot, wet season.
A fall in prices, such as that caused by currency devaluations.
The removal of trees by people or their livestock.
A fan-like landform made of deposited sediment, left by a river that slows as it enters the ocean.
A type of government in which citizens hold political power either directly or through elected representatives.
Location: Central Africa Official name: the Democratic Republic of the Congo Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1960 / 1960 Capital city: Kinshasa Population: 67.8 million / 77 people per sq mile (30 people per sq km) Total land area: 905,563 square miles (2,345,410 square km) Language(s) spoken: Kiswahili, Tshiluba, Kikongo, …
Major population redistributions as people move from the countryside to the city or from one region to another.
A model describing population change within a country.
Mosquito-borne (Aedes aegypti) viral disease associated with urban environments.
Location: Northern Europe Official name: Kingdom of Denmark Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 950 / 1944 Capital city: Copenhagen Population: 5.5 million / 336 people per sq mile (130 people per sq km) Total land area: 16,639 square miles (43,094 square km) Language(s) spoken: Danish Main religions: Evangelical Lutheran 95%, …
A land run by another, usually more powerful, country.
A theory arguing that the world’s more developed countries continue to prosper by dominating their former colonies, the now independent less developed countries.
A natural grouping of minerals, such as oil or coal, within the Earth.