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Rio Grande, river, United States and Mexico

(Encyclopedia) Rio GrandeRio Granderēˈō grănd, rēˈō gränˈdē [key], river, c.1,885 mi (3,000 km) long, rising in SW Colo. in the San Juan Mts. and flowing south through the middle of N.Mex., past…

James Eads

engineer, inventorBorn: 5/23/1820Birthplace: Lawrenceburg, Ind. With little formal education, he began his career as a purser on a Mississippi River steamboat in 1838. He began a business in 1842…

Are you a geography genius?

Rivers and LakesGeography Quiz Country CapitalsContinentsMountainsRivers and LakesFlagsOf the three rivers below, which is longest? MississippiDanubeAmazonLake Ontario is the source for which…

Nature

Encyclopedia: Nature Major Biomes of the World…