About GeographyGeographyMyanmar's New, Well-Organized, Capital City- June 30, 2008 The New York Times tells of Naypyidaw, the new capital city of Myanmar, which is taking shape as a capital. Naypyidaw was designated suddenly in late 2005 with a...http://geography.about.com/b/2008/06/30/myanmars-new-well-organized-capital-city.htm Global Warming Overview- June 26, 2008 Contributing Writer Nicole Lindell provides thorough and comprehensive overview of global warming - including its causes, effects, the future, and what we can do about it. It's a great...http://geography.about.com/b/2008/06/26/global-warming-overview.htm Man Takes Island, Changes Its Status- June 26, 2008 A man named Stuart Hill, who owns an island off the west coast of the Shetland archipelago, has declared that his island is no longer a dependency of the United...http://geography.about.com/b/2008/06/26/man-takes-island-changes-its-status.htm Soap Operas as Birth Control- June 26, 2008 FP Passport reports on a study that relates the decrease in the total fertility rate of Brazilian women over the past few decades to an increasing popularity in soap operas...http://geography.about.com/b/2008/06/26/soap-operas-as-birth-control.htm Our Dumb World- June 25, 2008 If you haven't had a chance to check out The Onion's humorous new atlas titled Our Dumb World: Atlas of the Planet Earth (73rd Edition), I encourage you to do...http://geography.about.com/b/2008/06/25/our-dumb-world.htm |