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In Australia, the law case that upheld aboriginal Eddie Mabo’s land claim by which the court recognized that aboriginal people had owned the land before the British arrived.
Canada’s longest river, which is part of a river system that flows across the northwest territories to the arctic ocean.
The molten rock material under the Earth’s crust, from which igneous rock forms.
Major urban areas provide the capital city and up to six major cities in a country defined as urban agglomerations with at least 750,000 people.
An infectious disease of the red blood cells, carried by mosquitoes, is characterized by chills, fever, and sweating.
The model forecasting that human population growth will outpace growth in food and other resources, resulting in a population die-off.
In Tibetan Buddhism, a geometric design that symbolizes the universe and aids in meditation.
A state was organized as a ring of power around a central court, which often changed in size over time, which was used instead of borders in early Southeast Asian states.
A rock layer about 1,800 miles thick is between the earth’s crust and the earth’s core.
Manufactured goods: products made from raw materials using machines or made by hand.
The leader of the communists in China defeated the nationalists in 1949. He died in 1976.
The first settlers of New Zealand who had migrated from Polynesia more than 1,000 years ago.
Maps, 2D graphics of Earth’s 510M sq km, depict 500-km features, guiding navigation and insight for 8.1B people. For a detailed description, click on the article title.
A way of mapping the earth’s surface reduces distortion caused by converting three dimensions into two dimensions.
Map references include the name of the reference map on which a nation may be found. Note that boundary illustrations on these maps are not certainly valid. The entry on Geographic coordinates may help find some smaller countries.
A factory in Mexico that assembles imported materials into finished goods for export.
A process by which poor subsistence farmers are pushed onto fragile, inferior, or marginal lands that cannot support crops for long and that is degraded by cultivation.
A climate occupying the western sides of continents in the higher middle latitudes
A type of economic system in which consumers’ demand determines the production of goods and services. Also called a demand economy or capitalism.
The plan was designed largely by the United States after World War II, by which U.S. aid was focused on the rebuilding of Germany that had been its enemy in the war just concluded.