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Fire Zone

Millions of acres are being consumed each year, so what's being done to save them? By David Johnson and Mark Zurlo Related Links Smokey BearWorst U.S. FireTimeline: Fires and ExplosionsNat'l…

Missouri

  Missouri State Information Capital: Jefferson City Official Name: Missouri Organized as territory/republic: June 4, 1812 Entered Union (rank): August 10, 1821 (24th state) Present…

Mozambique Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Mozambique Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Mozambican Relations PEOPLEMozambique's major ethnic…

Texas Desert: The Chihuahuan Desert

Source: iStockThe Chihuahuan Desert is the largest in North America, covering around 200,000 square miles of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.  Texas is the largest state on the US…

rapid transit

(Encyclopedia) rapid transit, transportation system designed to allow passenger travel within or throughout an urban area, usually employing surface, elevated, or underground railway systems or some…

commune, in medieval history

(Encyclopedia) communecommunekômˈy&oomacr;n [key], in medieval history, collective institution that developed in continental Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. Because of the importance…

Haiti Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Haiti Index: People History Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Haiti Relations PEOPLEAlthough Haiti averages about 302 people per square kilometer, its…

Philippines Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Philippines Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations PEOPLEThe majority of Philippine people are descendants…

Mauritius Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Mauritius Index: History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations Defense U.S.-Mauritian Relations HISTORY While Arab and…