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Matt Rosenberg's Geography Site at About.com
http://geography.about.com
July 19, 1999
ISSN 1522-0931
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IN THIS ISSUE
* Article: Countries That No Longer Exist
* You Talk Back: Taiwan vs. China, Population Growth, Multiple Capitals
* More: Quiz, Netlinks, Alex von Humboldt
* In The News
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COUNTRIES THAT NO LONGER EXIST
>From Abyssinia to Zanzibar, this week's article looks at over two dozen
countries that were once in existence but are now no longer. What ever
happened to the United Arab Republic, Corsica, Siam, and New Granada?
http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa071999.htm
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ONE (OR TWO) CHINAS?
Discuss the latest move by Taiwan toward independence.
http://about.delphi.com/ab-geography/messages/?msg=141.1
POPULATION GROWTH, WILL IT STOP?
"Perhaps it's time to start thinking about the implications of this
unprecedented prospect." - TOG1
http://about.delphi.com/ab-geography/messages/?msg=146.1
MULTIPLE CAPITALS
We're talking countries (and even U.S. states) that have multiple capital
cities.
http://about.delphi.com/ab-geography/messages/?msg=135.1
WORLD'S MOST POLLUTED LAKE?
U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan called Onondaga Lake, "The most
polluted body of water in the world." Anton asks whether it truly is.
http://about.delphi.com/ab-geography/messages/?msg=140.1
TELEVISIONS
GLKLOPP asks "What percentage of the world's televisions are in the United
States?" Know the answer? Post a response!
http://about.delphi.com/ab-geography/messages/?msg=142.1
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NETLINKS A - Z
A new alphabetical listing of all 85 categories of the best links to
geographic information:
http://geography.about.com/library/misc/bllibrary.htm
QUIZ
Test your knowledge with this week's quiz at
http://geography.about.com/library/quiz/bl071999.htm
CHAT
Geography Chats are held every Monday from 7 to 8 p.m. Pacific (or 10 to 11
p.m. Eastern or 4 to 5 a.m. Tuesday in Central Europe) at
http://geography.about.com/mpchat.htm
AVERAGE COUNTRY
Find out what the average area and population are for the world's
countries.
http://geography.about.com/library/misc/blavg.htm
VON HUMBOLDT
A profile of the founder of modern geography.
http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa020298.htm
INTERNATIONAL DATELINE
A tiny country moved a very big line.
http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa060898.htm
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TAIWAN VS. CHINA
Last week, Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui announced their country's
abandonment of the "One China" policy that has kept China at bay, satisfied
that Taiwan is part of a unified China. This about-shift from Taiwan
outraged China, leading them to announce their ability to create a neutron
bomb and intention to use military force, should Taiwan declare
independence. Since then, China has cooled off a bit but tensions still
run high, and the threat of force remains. U.S. President Clinton spoke
with Chinese President Jiang Zemin on Sunday to reiterate that the U.S. is
still in favor of the "One China" policy.
NAACP CALLS FOR SOUTH CAROLINA TOURISM BOYCOTT
The National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
drafted a resolution at their annual meeting last week to call on African
Americans and others to boycott traveling in South Carolina, until the
state capitol stops flying the Confederate flag. Though state business
leaders and even the city of Columbia (the state capital) have attempted to
force the state to remove the flag, the symbol of the breakaway Confederate
States of America during the Civil War. The state of South Carolina
created a law in 1995 that prevents anyone but the legislature from
removing the flag.
CENSUS BUREAU ESTIMATES 6 BILLIONTH PERSON
The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that the planet's six billionth person was
born sometime last weekend. Their PopClock of current estimated world
population is online at
http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO MAY SPLIT
According to a Serbian government minister, the two halves of the country
known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia might divide into two
independent countries if they can't agree soon. It's Montenegro's hope
that Serbia will loosen control but it's unlikely that President Slobodan
Milosevic will relent. The talks between the two republics began last week
in Belgrade.
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Matt T. Rosenberg
About.com Guide to Geography
http://geography.about.com
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