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Washington, D. C. | History, Map, Population, Facts | Britannica Washington, D C , capital of the United States, coextensive with the District of Columbia, located on the northern shore of the Potomac River Often referred to simply as D C , the city is an international metropolis, a picturesque tourist destination, and an unmatched treasury of the country’s history and artifacts
list of presidents of the United States - Encyclopedia Britannica As the head of the government of the United States, the president is arguably the most powerful government official in the world The president is elected to a four-year term via an electoral college system Since the Twenty-second Amendment was adopted in 1951, the American presidency has been limited to a maximum of two terms Click on a president below to learn more about each presidency
Rock - Social Change, Cultural Evolution, Music Revolution | Britannica Rock - Social Change, Cultural Evolution, Music Revolution: How, then, should rock’s contribution to music history be judged? One way to answer this is to trace rock’s influences on other musics Another is to attempt a kind of cultural audit (What is the ratio of rock masterworks to rock dross?) But such approaches come up against the problem of definition
Standing Rock protests | Summary, Violence, Outcome | Britannica The Standing Rock protests were a campaign undertaken in North Dakota in 2016 and 2017 to halt the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline Early resistance to the pipeline was launched by members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, but over time the demonstrations drew thousands of supporters from all across the United States
Weathering | Physical, Chemical Biological Effects | Britannica weathering, disintegration or alteration of rock in its natural or original position at or near the Earth’s surface through physical, chemical, and biological processes induced or modified by wind, water, and climate During the weathering process the translocation of disintegrated or altered material occurs within the immediate vicinity of the rock exposure, but the rock mass remains in situ
Rock | Definition, History, Artists, Songs, Facts | Britannica rock, form of popular music that emerged in the 1950s It is certainly arguable that by the end of the 20th century rock was the world’s dominant form of popular music Originating in the United States in the 1950s, it spread to other English-speaking countries and across Europe in the ’60s, and by the ’90s its impact was obvious globally (if in many different local guises)
Twelve Apostles | Rock Formation, Australia, Description, Facts . . . Twelve Apostles, spectacular group of rock formations that line the coast of southwestern Victoria, Australia Part of Port Campbell National Park, the Twelve Apostles lie in the Southern Ocean just east of Port Campbell and about 275 km (170 miles) west of Melbourne They are a popular tourist attraction on the Great Ocean Road, a scenic route along the Victorian coast, and are often
Examples, Impact, Pros and Cons - Britannica Money globalization, integration of the world’s economies, politics, and cultures German-born American economist Theodore Levitt has been credited with having coined the term globalization in a 1983 article titled “The Globalization of Markets ” The phenomenon is widely considered to have begun in the 19th century following the advent of the Industrial Revolution, but some scholars date it
List of U. S. Cities | Britannica The United States contains a highly diverse population Unlike a country such as China that largely incorporated Indigenous peoples, the United States has a diversity that to a great degree has come from immense and sustained global immigration Probably no other country has a wider range of racial, ethnic, and cultural types than does the United States
Rock - Structure, Texture, Composition | Britannica Rock - Structure, Texture, Composition: Physical properties of rocks are of interest and utility in many fields of work, including geology, petrophysics, geophysics, materials science, geochemistry, and geotechnical engineering The scale of investigation ranges from the molecular and crystalline up to terrestrial studies of the Earth and other planetary bodies Geologists are interested in