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Two engineers working at the Cuadrilla Shale Fracking Plant. - (Photo by Matthew Lloyd / Contributor / Getty Images)
What Is Fracking?
Fracking is a process used to pull gas and oil from deep within the Earth by fracturing rocks.
Mauna Loa on Hawaii erupting. - (Photo by Joe Carin / Getty Images)
What Is Hawaii's Hot Spot?
For 80 million years, a volcanic hot spot on the Pacific Plate has been releasing lava that has piled up as volcanic rock to form the Hawaiian Islands.
Marilyn Monroe in a car. - (Photo by Ernst Haas/Getty Images)
Are Women Bad Navigators?
There have been so many arguments over the decades about whether or not women are naturally bad navigators. Find out what science says about this question.
Volunteers with the Ugandan Red Cross help a woman and her child who showed signs of the deadly Ebola virus. - (Photo by Tyler Hicks/Getty Images)
How Does Geography Iimpact the Ebola Virus?
Ebola is an extremely deadly disease that has seen increasingly larger outbreaks, in part because of changes to the environment and African cultural practices.
Two men comparing their diferent-sized piggy banks. - (Photo by yuoak / Getty Images)
Why Are Only a Few Landlocked Countries Successful?
All landlocked countries have economic struggles because they lack access to the sea. But why are European landlocked countries wealthy while the others are not?
Little girl giving the peace sign. - (Photo by Karin Dreyer / Getty Images)
What Does the 2015 Global Peace Index Say?
The 2015 Global Peace Index reports tell us the status of peace in our time. Find out if the world has become more peaceful lately or less.
A fisherman in Doha, Qatar collecting a pearl. - (Photo by Sylvie Van Roey / Getty Images)
The History of Pearl Diving in Qatar
Before the 1940s, pearl diving was the major industry of Qatar. Learn about the dangers of pearl diving and how it got replaced by oil.
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Meet Sandra Fernandez-Achenbach, a Contributing Geography Writer
Meet Sandra Fernandez-Achenbach, a contributing writer to Geography at About.com
Subsidence underneath a concrete road has caused damage - (Photo by enviromantic / Getty Images)
What Is Subsidence?
Subsidence is the abrupt sinking of earth, which can be caused by a number of things, including the extraction of oil, water, or gas from below the earth's surface.
Lily Verna, Geography Contributor - (Photo by Lily Verna)
Meet Lily Verna, Geography Writer
Meet Lily Verna, a contributor to Geography at About.com.
Rough diamonds from the EKATI Diamond Mine in Canada. - (Photo by Coal Photography/Alexander Legaree / Getty Images)
How Did Canada Become One of the World's Top Diamond Producers?
Find out how Canada has become a powerhouse in the diamond industry.
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What Is It Like to Live in a Counter Enclave?
Counter enclaves are fascinating places where a small area is completely surrounded by a foreign land, which in turn is surrounded by a different foreign land.
Cave - Getty Images photo by Alan Cressler
Want to Know Some Deep Secrets About Caves?
Discover the secrets of caves and caverns. Caves are fascinating places with much to discover.
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Are There Any Famous Geographers?
While the discipline of geography has not produced a plethora of high-profile celebrities, there are a few famous people who have studied geography.
The Aral Sea in 2014 - Courtesy NASA Earth Observatory
Why Is the Aral Sea Shrinking?
The Aral Sea was once the fourth largest lake in the world. Today, it barely exists as it is evaporating away. Learn how this environmental catastrophe happened.
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