Free Outline Maps (1)
2/29/12 •
Free outline maps to print and use. Use outline maps as an educational tool for teachers, students, and parents. Each map is in PDF format and is fitted to an 8 1/2″ x 11″ (letter sized) sheet of paper. Print out base maps to learn geography, take a geography test, or create educational projects. Maps ... read more
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Geography Extremes (0)
2/16/12 •
Physical Geography Extremes What is the highest point on earth? The highest point on earth is Mount Everest, Nepal - Tibet, China with a recorded height of 8,848 m (29,029 ft) (measured as height above sea level). What is the lowest point on earth? The lowest measured point on earth is theDead Sea shore, Israel/Jordan. What is the hottest place on earth? ... read more
New Baby Island in the Zubair Islands (0)
1/17/12 •
The Zubair Islands are located in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen on top of a shield volcano. Shield volcanos are created from fluid basalt lava flows, have broad, smooth slopes, and resemble a warrior’s shield, hence the name. The island chain, until the new eruption, contained ten islands and submerged shoals in a shallow ... read more
How Archaeologists and Geomorphologists Can Work Together to Understand the Quaternary (1)
1/05/12 •
Interdisciplinary collaboration is widely talked about but in reality it is not really implemented on a large scale. This is especially true in the realm of environmental compliance that geographers, geologists, and archaeologists often find themselves working in. Even in the world of academia, few professors take advantage of the human knowledge outside of their ... read more
Ancient pluvial lakes of North America and what they can tell us about climate change (0)
12/02/11 •
Areas that are now some of the harshest deserts environments were once deep lakes and lush marsh systems. This dramatic change is sometimes difficult to imagine, especially to an unwitting observer standing in the middle of windblown salt flat with no vegetation in sight. However, these landscapes are scattered with distinctive remnants of their curious ... read more
Animation of Southern Lights (Aurora Australis) (0)
11/28/11 •
NASA’s IMAGE satellite captured an amazing light show of the southern lights (aurora australis) back in 2005. The event was recorded on September 11, 2005, four days after a solar flare sent an ionized gas of protons and electrons known as plasma towards the earth. The solar storm generated a ring of light observed in the animation. ... read more
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