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Location: Central America Official name: Republic of El Salvador Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1841 / 1841 Capital city: San Salvador Population: 6.2 million / 775 people per sq mile (299 people per sq km) Total land area: 8124 square miles (21,040 square km) Language(s) spoken: Spanish Main religions: Roman …
Elevation includes the mean elevation and elevation extremes, lowest point, and highest point in each country profile.
A person who leaves his or her native country to settle in another.
A country and the conquered lands that it rules.
A species of plant or animal found exclusively in one area.
The petroleum shortages and price surges sparked by the 1973 oil embargo.
A person who starts and builds a business.
Environment: the natural world around us.
The process of determining the condition and value of a particular environmental setting.
The concept that the physical environment has played a sovereign role in the cultural development of a people or landscape.
The concept that how people view the world and its landscapes and resources influences their uses of the earth and, therefore, the earth’s condition.
A concept that rejects environmental determinism, arguing that although environmental conditions influence human and cultural development, people choose from various possibilities in how to live within a given environment.
The point on the earth’s surface corresponds to the location in the earth where an earthquake begins.
The imaginary line that encircles the globe, dividing the earth into northern and southern halves.
Location: Central Africa Official name: Republic of Equatorial Guinea Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1968 / 1968 Capital city: Malabo Population: 700,000 / 65 people per sq mile (25 people per sq km) Total land area: 10,830 square miles (28,051 square km) Language(s) spoken: Spanish (official language), Fang, Bubi, French …
Each of the two days in a year on which day and night are equal in length. Marks the beginning of spring and autumn.
Location: East Africa Official name: State of Eritrea Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1993 / 2002 Capital city: Asmara Population: 5.2 million / 115 people per sq mile (44 people per sq km) Total land area: 46,842 square miles (121,320 square km) Language(s) spoken: Tigrinya (official language), English (official language), …
The result of weathering on the matter is created by wind, water, ice, or gravity.
A steep slope with a nearly flat plateau on top.
Location: Northeast Europe Official name: Republic of Estonia Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1991 / 1991 Capital city: Tallinn Population: 1.3 million / 75 people per sq mile (29 people per sq km) Total land area: 17,462 square miles (45,226 square km) Language(s) spoken: Estonian (official language), Russian Main religions: …