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Happy 249th Birthday America!!! Can You Answer the Questions All U.S. Citizens Should Know?

NEXT YEAR WILL BE 250 YEARS, BUT I THOUGHT I MIGHT RATTLE YOUR BRAIN A BIT BEFORE THEN.  Below is a sample of the types of questions one must master in order to become a naturalized citizen of the United … Continue reading

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Geography of the Earth in Specific “Terms”

Of late, I have been exploring words of which I was not familiar and in a variety of topics. Today, I bring you words dealing with geography. Many we are hearing something of on a daily basis on TV with many sounding the alarm for climate change. Mother Earth. Whose demise we can foresee. Most of us know, for example, something of a rainforest, a valley, topography, a mountain, a lagoon, and even a fjord (thank you to Disney for adding this word to kids’ vocabulary via “Frozen”). Yet, of late, I have heard some geographical terms of which I was not so familiar, as well as some I had not considered for more years than I can to confess. Perhaps you, also, could use a refresher course. Some of these I knew. Some are new to me and perhaps to you. Continue reading

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