What is a Banana Republic? A Banana Republic is a small, poor, politically unstable country with an economy dependent on one export and usually controlled by foreign companies. The existence of US controlled banana republics have created an environment where drug cartels can rise up. Banana Republic is not a positive term. The economy is […]
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Why are minerals found in certain places on Earth? Different minerals tend to concentrate in certain places on Earth because of geological conditions and the chemical condition in each place. Also, minerals in some places are just easier to get to than others. Minerals are naturally occurring elements or compounds. Some minerals are formed from
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Why are there no bridges over the Amazon River? There are no bridges over the Amazon River because the majority of it goes through thick rainforest where there are no roads and not enough people to need bridges. The Amazon River is either the second longest river in the world or the longest river in
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Why is there a ring of fire? The ring of fire is a ring of volcanic activity and it is caused by the tectonic plates in those areas. The ring of fire is called that because it is an area of intense volcanic activity. The ring is 40,000 km long and it basically goes round
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What is special about the rock in Turkey? Most of the rock in Turkey is just regular rock, but some of it is soft volcanic rock that is easy to carve and sets harder than concrete. This is not just in Turkey, but a lot of it has been found there. In Turkey, there are
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How many ice ages have there been? There have been five major ice ages through the history of our planet, but there have been several smaller ones as well. What is an ice age? An ice age is a period in time where the global temperature falls to the point where water freezes and ice
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What is a theodolite? A theodolite is a precision instrument used in surveying. Without it, people wouldn’t have known how tall our mountains were. Theodolites are still used for surveying today, but they have changed a lot to the earlier ones used. These days, theodolites are digital. The theodolite became common in surveying in the
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What is the albedo effect? The albedo effect is how much a surface is able to reflect sunlight. Light colored surfaces reflect more, and dark colored surfaces reflect more. The word “albedo” comes from the Latin word “albus”, which means “whiteness”. It is a way of measuring how much sunlight an object can reflect, and
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Why is the Mariana Trench so deep? The Mariana Trench is so deep because it has formed where the dense Pacific Plate has sunk underneath the less dense Philippine Sea Plate. The Mariana Trench is well known as the deepest point on Earth. Its deepest point is 10,984 meters. The pressure at that depth is
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Why is the border of Western Australia not straight? The border of Western Australia isn’t straight because they marked the border from the north and from the south at the same time and missed by 127 meters. If you zoom in on a Google map of Australia and look at the point where the borders
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