What is a Less Economically Developed Country? And how does this affect the lives of those who live there? Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC) refers to a nation with a low...

Despite being a clean, renewable source of energy, wind farms attract dissent. Discover the downside to the construction of wind farms and why some people are upset about their use. Earth Science - Earth's Resources - Learning Points....

Andrew Lumish, known as the Good Cemeterian, dedicates his time to restoring neglected monuments of veterans, honoring their service and stories.

Exploring why Earth has day and night.
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Understand the influence that Great Britain’s seas have on its climate.
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Find out how maps are used to show political divisions within a country.
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Did you know that travelling across different time zones can cause jet lag?
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Find out what international trade is and how countries exchange goods.
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Tourism in Thailand is reaching record-breaking levels. How will the country cope?
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Visit Switzerland and find out why the country boasts high levels of employment and wealth.
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We learn about geography in school. We have a basic understanding, or at least we should, of where places are, how they got there, and why they are that way. We piece together an image of the world in our heads based on maps and globes,...

Meet Andrew Lumish, The Good Cemeterian, who dedicates his Sundays to restoring forgotten monuments of veterans, honoring their service and legacy.<br/>

Learn about the amazing engineering feat of the First Transcontinental Railroad and the ingenious Americans who constructed it.

Learn about the Cold War and the building and later tearing down of the Berlin Wall.

Learn about the Statue of Liberty

Learn about the brave young Shoshone Sacajawea, as she guides Lewis and Clark across the dangerous wilderness of America to find a better trail to the West.

Learn about Nancy Wake, the brave spy and soldier who helped lead the Allies and French Resistance to victory during World War 2.

Learn about the young Pakistani schoolgirl who challenged the Taliban in her quest for women's rights to education.

Learn about Mahatma Gandhi, the courageous and peaceful man, who led the people of India to freedom through his example of non-violence and love.

Learn about Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the German World War I fighter ace, who became known as the Red Baron for his aerial combat prowess.

Learn about Sir Edmund Hillary as he becomes the first person to climb Mount Everest.

Learn about Robert E. Lee, the skilled Confederate general of the American Civil War.

Learn about the great civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. from his days as a pastor to his great march on Washington, and about the change that came from his efforts to bring about equality in the United States and across the world.

Learn about Joan of Arc as she grows from a passionate child to a great leader in the French army.