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DK People & Places: Europe

FACTFILE: EUROPEFIND OUT MOREEurope is the world’s second-smallest continent but has the second-largest population. The landscape ranges from the frozen tundra and forests of the north to the hot,…

Who's in the EEC?

The Question: Could you please give me a list of all the EEC member countries? The Answer: Today, the organization of European nations founded to promote political, economic and social co-…

Cambrian period

(Encyclopedia) Cambrian period [Lat. Cambria=Wales], first period of the Paleozoic geologic era (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table) extending from approximately 570 to 505…

Linda Johnson Rice

magazine publisher, executiveBorn: 1957? Linda Johnson graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Journalism and, in 1987, earned a master's degree in management from…

Countries in Africa

The Question: How many countries are in Africa? The Answer: There are 47 countries on the African continent, including the disputed territory…

DK Science: Fossil Sites

DistributionUnited StatesSouth AmericaIsle of WightSahara DesertGobi DesertAustraliaAntarcticaDinosaurs lived all over the world, but their fossilized remains are not easy to find, or even,…

Period

Terminates a complete declarative or mild imperative sentence: There could be no turning back as war's dark shadow settled irrevocably across the continent of Europe.—W. Bruce Lincoln. Return all…

World's Oldest Desert

The Question: What is the world's oldest desert, and in which country is it located? The Answer: The Namib Desert in Namibia is considered the…

Mehta, Ved

(Encyclopedia) Mehta, Ved, 1934-2021, Indian author and journalist, b. Lahore, British India (now Pakistan), Pomona [Calif.] College (BA, 1956);…