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Learn about commonly used geography terms and definitions, as well as the major associations and societies that study geography.

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How the Ice Age Worked

Much of the ice has melted, and the woolly mammoths are long gone. But could we still be in an ice age and headed for another?

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How Waterfalls Work

Some people like to honeymoon at Niagara Falls, while others go over the falls in a barrel. How do these geological formations come to be?

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How did the supercontinent Pangaea become seven separate continents?

Like the members of an ill-fated rock group, the seven continents struck out on their own hundreds of millions of years ago. But what caused the breakup? And is a reunion tour in the works?