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Total land area: 30,335,000 sq km (11,712,434 sq miles) Total population: 1 billion Number of countries: 53 Large st country: Su ...

240 People and Places The Sahara desert is vast and covers most of north and west Africa, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in ...

FIND OUT MORE. Ancient Egypt 370–371 • Islam 290 • Islamic Civilization 386–387 • Medieval Africa 394–395 People and Places^241 ...

242 People and Places East and Central Africa 2 GORILLAS The gorillas that live in the forests of Rwanda, Uganda, and elsewhere ...

FIND OUT MORE. Conservation 125 • Endangered Species 124 • Energy Resources 60–61 • Weather 50 People and Places^243 MASAI PEOPL ...

This part of Africa has a narrow coastal plain running up to a ridge of hills surrounding a huge central plateau of high land. T ...

FIND OUT MORE. Decolonization 434 • Endangered Species 124 • Medieval Africa 394–395 • Social Equality 304–305 People and Places ...

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248 People and Places Scandinavia, the most northerly region in Europe, is made up of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. Toge ...

FIND OUT MORE. Energy Resources 60–61 • Forestry 67 • Vikings 388 • Volcanoes 44 People and Places^249 WHAT IS LAPLAND? Lapland ...

1 MILLENNIUM STADIUM, CARDIFF, WALES Wales’s new national stadium is a highly visible icon in its capital, Cardiff. Built to sea ...

FIND OUT MORE. Age of Empire 422–423 • Energy Resources 60–61 • Farming 66 • International Organizations 434 People and Places^2 ...

252 People and Places 1 VENICE CANALS, ITALY Venice is one of Europe’s most beautiful cities. Every year, thousands of tourists ...

FIND OUT MORE. Christianity 288 • Farming 66 • Fishing 67 • Painting 320–321 People and Places^253 GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, BILBAO, SP ...

HOW DOES SKIING IN THE ALPS DAMAGE THE ENVIRONMENT? Over 100 million tourists visit the Alps each year, and hotels, ski runs, li ...

FIND OUT MORE. Industry 204 • Medieval Europe 390–391 • Politics 306–307 • Rivers 56 • World War II 432–433 People and Places^25 ...

256 People and Places WHERE IS THE VALLEY OF THE ROSES? In the foothills of the Balkan Mountains near Kazanluk, in Bulgaria, lie ...

FIND OUT MORE. Islands 42 • Olympics 356–357 People and Places^257 1 THE ACROPOLIS, ATHENS, GREECE Just as in ancient times, the ...

258 People and Places 1 RUSSIAN BALLET Russia is famous for its ballet, a popular form of entertainment. The Bolshoi Ballet comp ...