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Rainbow - National Geographic Society Rainbows are often portrayed as bridges between people and supernatural beings In Norse mythology, for instance, a rainbow called the Bifrost connects Earth with Asgard, where the gods live
Canyon - National Geographic Society A canyon is a deep, narrow valley with steep sides “Canyon” comes from the Spanish word cañon, which means “tube” or “pipe ” The term “ gorge ” is often used to mean “canyon,” but a gorge is almost always steeper and narrower than a canyon The movement of rivers, the processes of weathering and erosion, and tectonic activity create canyons River Canyons The most
County - National Geographic Society Encyclopedic entry A county is a territorial division and a unit of local government in some countries Counties are usually made up of cities, towns, or rural populations
Neighborhood - Education A neighborhood is an area where people live and interact with one another
Smog - National Geographic Society Smog is air pollution that reduces visibility The term "smog" was first used in the early 1900s to describe a mix of smoke and fog The smoke usually came from burning coal Smog was common in industrial areas, and remains a familiar sight in some cities today Today, most of the smog we see is photochemical smog Photochemical smog is produced when sunlight reacts with nitrogen oxides and at
Explorer Home - Profile - National Geographic Society Where National Geographic Explorers start Explorer Since 1965 Jared M Diamond Geographer, Professor, Conservationist Biography Jared Diamond is professor of geography at the University of California, Los Angeles He is the author of Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed and the widely acclaimed Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, which won him a Pulitzer Prize as
After the Gold Rush - Education Famous for the inpouring of miners and the promise of wealth, the California gold rush also had negative consequences for the environment and many of its residents
Nonrenewable Energy - Education Nonrenewable energy comes from sources that will run out or will not be replenished in our lifetimes—or even in many, many lifetimes Most nonrenewable energy sources are fossil fuels: coal, petroleum, and natural gas Carbon is the main element in fossil fuels For this reason, the time period that fossil fuels formed (about 360-300 million years ago) is called the Carboniferous Period All