Geography provides a sense of place. What a country has, in terms of strategic location and natural resources, can determine its role in the world. See why geography matters in this collection of stories.
The Japanese know that Zamperini is an Olympic hero. He makes a radio broadcast, but will not speak against US policies. He moves to Naoetsu. Rumors b...
Defeated in battle, Napoleon resigns, but he flees exile and comes back to continue the fight.
French power increases as Napoleon's armies conquer much of Europe, then decreases after France's disastrous 1812 invasion of Russia.
When Navajos return to their ancestral lands, they build hogans (shelters), raise sheep and farm corn.
Navajo families lead traditional lives; women raise children, sheep and weave rugs, while men cultivate and harvest corn.
The US government forces Navajos from their ancestral lands and makes them walk to eastern New Mexico.
The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert in Peru.
Neanderthals invent a type of adhesive (from birch wood) and use fire.
As the Armada nears Britain, negotiators continue to try to avoid war.
The Titanic sank only 300 miles away from the last-known location of the Andrea Gail.
New discoveries of known and unknown dinosaurs continue to provide new information about Earth's past.
Although Nicholas is out of touch with the common people, he has the support of the aristocracy for most of his reign.
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