Fall line
A zone of transition in the eastern United States where rivers flow from the harder rocks of Piedmont to the softer rocks of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain.
Glossary
Fang sculpture
Carved boxes containing the skulls and bones of deceased ancestors, created by the fang, live in Gabon, southern Cameroon, and equatorial guinea.
Feral animals
Domesticated animals that have abandoned their dependence on people to resume life in the wild.
Fertility rate
Fertility, or birthrate: the average number of children born to a woman of childbearing age.
Fiji
Location: Australasia & Oceania Official name: Republic of the Fiji Islands Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1970 / 1970 Capital city: Suva Population: 900,000 / 128 people per sq mile (49 people per sq km) Total land area: 7054 square miles (18,270 square km) Language(s) spoken: Fijian, English (official language), … Read more
Financial Action Task Force
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was established by the G-7 Summit in Paris in 1989 to develop and promote policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
Finland
Location: Northern Europe Official name: Republic of Finland Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1917 / 1947 Capital city: Helsinki Population: 5.3 million / 45 people per sq mile (17 people per sq km) Total land area: 130,127 square miles (337,030 square km) Language(s) spoken: Finnish (official language), Swedish (official language), … Read more
First World
Another term for countries with advanced, industrialized economies; this term is fading from use. See developed countries (DCS).
Food and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO was established on 16 October 1945 to raise living standards and increase the availability of agricultural products.