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In The Revenge of Geography, Robert D. Kaplan builds on the insights, discoveries, and theories...

Area X has been cut off from the rest of the world for years. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. Expeditions into Area X have ended in disaster or death. In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach Trilogy, we join the latest expedition. The group is made up of four women: an anthropologist; a surveyor; a psychologist, the de facto leader; and the narrator, a biologist. Their mission is to map the...

A tour of the world's twenty most-spoken languages explores the history, geography, linguistics, and cultures that have been shaped by languages and their customs.

Three case studies in Europe, Africa and Latin America show how descriptions help us understand a place. Students see how descriptive information may be based on landforms of a region, such as mountains, deserts or sea coasts. They also see how they can learn about a place by focusing on living patterns of a region - its political and economic systems, languages and religions. Exquisite videography takes viewers to West African rain forests, Alpine...

While in Arizona, Cari hops on a mule for a ride into the Grand Canyon, and then hops aboard a helicopter for a sightseeing journey above this world wonder.

Canada is the world's second largest country. This videos shows the major Canadian landforms: mountains, lakes, forests, plains and lowlands. Canada's distinct geographical regions - including the Pacific and Rocky Mountains, Arctic Islands, Interior Plains, Canadian Shield, St. Lawrence Lowlands and Appalachian Highlands - are all delineated to help students better understand the country's geographical diversity. See how natural resources play a...

Cari's assignment starts in Istanbul, where she heads to Topkapi Palace for a great view of the city that straddles two continents. Then, she's off to the countryside to see an underground city. She even meets local villagers for a lunch of gozleme, which are Turkish pancakes.

In Australia, Cari hops aboard a yacht for a sail in Sydney Harbor, sings at the Sydney Opera House, and takes the climb of her life atop the Sydney Bridge.

Cari heads to Australia's homelands where she catches her own lunch, plays the didgeridoo and learns an aboriginal dance.

In Vietnam, Cari boards a long-tailed boat and heads to the floating market. She meets a family that lives on their boat in the river. Later, Cari and guide Sui take a sampan boat to lunch along the Mekong, and Cari is put to work preparing Vietnamese spring rolls.