You’d probably be able to point to the continent where the Statue of Liberty stands, right? Well, if the questions got a ...

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Test your geography knowledge with these questions fueled by the National Geographic Almanac.

If you've ever sat down after work and tuned into an evening of ITV, you've probably watched an episode of The Chase before. The game show sees a group of four contestants take on any one of six ...

Last week Johnathan Bascom traveled 7,500 miles southeast and arrived back in East Africa. “Fewer and fewer geographers focus on sub-Saharan Africa,” said Bascom, a longtime geography professor at ...

Countries are often known by more than just their official names. Over the years, people have given them nicknames that come from all kinds of places – geography, history, culture, local sayings, even ...

For generations, schools, media outlets and decision-makers have relied on a familiar world map. It has become a global standard, seen everywhere from classroom posters to government buildings. But ...

A strong sense of place can deeply influence a story, and in some cases, the setting can even feel like a character itself. This week’s literary geography quiz highlights the locations of popular ...

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Did you know that back in 1984, the then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, asked Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian astronaut to go into space, “How does India look from space?” and he replied, ...

Breaking down barriers and restoring fairness in global development should be the goal of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, Secretary-General António Guterres said at its ...