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(Encyclopedia) badlands, area of severe erosion, usually found in semiarid climates and characterized by countless gullies, steep ridges, and sparse vegetation. Badland topography is formed on poorly…Durrington Walls
(Encyclopedia) Durrington Walls, large henge overlooking the River Avon near Stonehenge and Amesbury, Wiltshire, S England. Although damaged and diminished by farming, erosion, and road construction…Sundarbans
(Encyclopedia) Sundarbans, large, heavily forested swamp region, c.3,860 sq mi (10,000 sq km), in the S Ganges delta on the Bay of Bengal, about 60% in SW Bangladesh and the rest in West Bengal state…Anna Hazare
Name at birth: Kisan Baburao HazareAnna Hazare is the activist whose hunger strike in 2011 forced the Indian parliament to consider a serious anti-corruption bill after decades of delay. The moment…Geomorphologist/Professor of Geography
Antony Orme Tell us about your work---what do you do? I work with erosion , sediment transport and landslides . I also teach at…Kuchma, Leonid Danylovych
(Encyclopedia) Kuchma, Leonid DanylovychKuchma, Leonid Danylovychlĭŭnyētˈ dənyēˈləvĭch k&oobreve;chˈmä [key], 1938–, Ukrainian politician, president of Ukraine (1994–2005). Formerly the manager…Adirondack Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Adirondack MountainsAdirondack Mountainsădˌərŏnˈdăk [key], mountain mass, NE N.Y., between the St. Lawrence valley in the north and the Mohawk valley in the south; rising to 5,344 ft (…Y2K Brings the IRS to Bhutan
by Borgna Brunner This article was posted on April 8, 1999. Strongly traditional Bhutan, one of the world's last bastions against taxation, has fallen. Thank goodness for Saudi Arabia. Related…America's Most Endangered Places 2004
Eleven historic sites in danger of being lost forever In a report released in late May 2004, the National Trust for Historic Preservation (www.nationaltrust.org ) listed 11 historic sites across…Shanxi
(Encyclopedia) Shanxi or ShansiShanxishänˈshēˈ [key], province (2010 pop. 35,712,111), c.60,000 sq mi (155,400 sq km), NE China. The capital is Taiyuan. It is bounded on the west and the south by the…Trending
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