2000 Articles by date | Articles by topic

12/28/00 - 2000 Census State-By-State Counts
The U.S. Census Bureau releases official 2000 Census state-by-state population and apportionment data.

12/22/00 - Tibet
Cries ring out worldwide to "free" Tibet from Chinese control; learn about the history of Tibet under Chinese rule.

12/15/00 - Urban Heat Islands
Cities are much warmer than their surrounding countryside due to the phenomena known as Urban Heat Islands. Discover how to combat the heat of the city.

12/08/00 - Grand Tour of Europe
The Grand Tour of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was designed to enlighten the young elite of England. Learn about their travels to the European mainland.

11/23/00 - You Can't Send Shoes to Italy or Soap to Paraguay
A plethora of countries prohibit the strangest things via mail. Discover the most interesting lists of prohibitions for countries around the world.

11/16/00 - Commonwealth of Nations
The British Commonwealth of Nations was founded in 1931 to tie together the former British Empire. Learn all about the history of this organization of former British protectorates.

11/09/00 - History of U.S. Expansion and Boundary Changes
Track the growth of the United States across North America through the variety of treaties, purchases, wars, and Acts of Congress that gave the U.S.A. the geography it has today.

11/02/00 - Trade Winds, Horse Latitudes, and the Doldrums
The names for the regions of the earth known as the trade winds, horse latitudes, and the doldrums all hark back to the age of sailing.

10/27/00 - World's Most Remote Island - Tristan da Cunha
Located halfway between South America and South Africa lies the world's most remote inhabited island - Tristan da Cunha. Learn more about this fascinating place, home to less than 300 people.

10/20/00 - Erie Canal
The Erie Canal became the superhighway of transportation in the first half of the 1800s and opened up the Upper Midwest of the United States to farming and migration.

10/13/00 - Timbuktu - The Legendary City of Africa
The mystique of Timbuktu has captivated the world and was the destination for many tragic explorations of the past few centuries. Learn all about this fascinating city.

10/06/00 - Maquiladoras of Mexico
Over a million Mexican workers are employed at over 3,800 maquiladoras near the United States-Mexico border. Learn about these factories that produce for the U.S.A.

09/22/00 - Refugees
There are 15 to 20 million people around the world who are refugees trying to escape persecution in their home countries. Learn about the geography of refugees.

09/15/00 - The Fifth Ocean
The International Hydrographic Organization proposes a new fifth ocean - the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica.

09/08/00 - North Pole
Discover the secrets of the two north poles - the geographic north pole and the magnetic north pole.

09/01/00 - The Great Wall of China
Can the Great Wall of China be seen from the moon? Discover the answer and the fascinating history of this historic World Heritage Site.

08/25/00 - Erosion
Learn all about the four key agents of erosion and their erosive powers.

08/18/00 - Geography of the Olympic Games
Find out which non-countries get to participate in the Olympic Games, where future Olympic Games will be held, and get a listing of each country's three-letter Olympic code so you can figure out the difference between NGR and NIG during competitions.

08/11/00 - Sealand is Not a Country
Discover the reasons why the Principality of Sealand off the coast of England is no more independent than your own backyard.

08/03/00 - Jerusalem: Unified City, Divided City, or International City?
As Palestine moves toward statehood, the questions arise as to how the eternal city of Jerusalem shall be governed. Will it remain unified under Israel, be split into two capitals, or become an international city governed by the United Nations?

07/28/00 - Whirlwind Tour of the West Travelogue
Your Guide's travelogue and photgraphs of his nine-day trip around the western U.S., from Reno to Winnemucca to Salt Lake City to Moab to the Navajo Nation to the Grand Canyon to Las Vegas to Death Valley and home.

07/07/00 - Geography of Sex
A new atlas provides a bounty of facts and figures about sex around the world - ranging from an increase in breast size to the frequency of sex to the age of first sexual intercourse internationally. Warning: This article is intended for mature readers only.

06/28/00 - Survivor Island - Pulau Tiga
Just over 100 years ago, the island of Pulau Tiga was formed by a volcanic eruption off of the coast of Borneo. That island has become a household place name in the U.S.A., thanks to America's popular television show, Survivor.

06/15/00 - Sunrise, Sunset - The Longest Day
The summer solstice is the longest day of daylight in the year but it's not the day of the earliest sunrise or sunset - learn more about this intriguing occurrence.

06/08/00 - Sinkholes and Karst Topography
Dangerous sinkholes and beautiful caverns are two results of landscapes known as karst topography.

06/01/00 - Compulsory Voting
Australia's 75-year-old compulsory voting system requires that people show up to their polling place on election day.

05/25/00 - Canadian Superlatives - Super Canada!
The 31 million residents of Canada enjoy one of the world's most developed economies and best quality of life. These are some of the numerous superlatives associated with this prosperous, large, and beautiful nation.

05/18/00 - Doubling Time and Population Growth
Growth rates and doubling times are fascinating demographic variables that are used to estimate a country's future population.

05/11/00 - Levittown
The story of Abraham Levitt and his sons, who had the greatest impact on U.S. postwar housing through the construction of their three Levittowns, which resulted in over 140,000 homes.

05/04/00 - President Turns Off GPS Selective Availability
On May 1, 2000, President Clinton ordered Selective Availability discontinued, making GPS much more accurate for civilian and commercial users.

04/27/00 - Geography of Pro Sports in the U.S. and Canada
Maps and a geographic analysis of the location of baseball, basketball, football, and hockey teams in North American metropolitan areas. See maps of where the teams are.

04/20/00 - Life Expectancy
Find out about this commonly used number that tells us how long we're expected to live. While life expectancy has increased rapidly since the early 1900s, AIDS is making quite a negative impact in many countries.

04/06/00 - SMOM - The Sovereign Military Order Of Malta
Some consider the Knights of Malta to be an independent country but it is actually nothing more than an international organization. Discover its millennium-long history and why it's not really a country.

03/30/00 - Polders and Dykes of the Netherlands
Find out how the Netherlands grows its own land.

03/23/00 - Esperanto - The International Language
Learn about the most popular artificial language.

03/16/00 - Fifty-Four Forty or Fight and the Oregon Treaty
The story of the U.S. and Canadian border and how it turned into a campaign slogan.

03/09/00 - Demonyms - Names of Nationalities
A list of the demonym (name given to people of a place) for each of the countries of the world.

03/02/00 - Census 2000 is Coming
An overview of all of the activities associated with the U.S. Census 2000.

02/21/00 - Geography School - Perry Elementary
Discover the first geography theme-based school in the U.S.

02/14/00 - The Kuril and Sakhalin Island Controversy
Find out why Russia and Japan still haven't signed a peace treaty ending World War II.

02/07/00 - Edge Cities
They're sprouting up in a suburb near you!

01/31/00 - Times Atlas of the World
A review of the world's greatest atlas.

01/24/00 - City Changes Name to Half.com
Halfway, Oregon changed its name to Half.com, becoming the world's first ".com" city.

01/17/00 - Koppen Climate Map
The most widely used climate classification system is easy to understand.

01/10/00 - Carl Ritter
A prolific 19th century geographer, one of the founders of modern geography.

01/03/00 - Kaliningrad Exclave
Learn all about this Russian exclave, a former Prussian capital, wedged between Poland and Lithuania.

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