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Alaska: Why America's Largest State Is Also Its Most Important
Alaska is a truly huge state that the United States acquired from Russia for basically peanuts. But Alaska isn't just very large, it's also become an incredibly important state for the U.S. in terms of national security for today and...
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Why The United States Has Two Carolinas: North Carolina And South Carolina
North Carolina and South Carolina. Two states that began their life as a single province and colony of England. So how did we end up with two states that share a single connected piece of land? Well, as with the Dakotas, it boils down...
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Why The United States Gets So Many Powerful Tornadoes
Tornadoes are one of Earth's most incredible natural phenomena. But while every continent gets tornadoes to some degree, the United States in particular gets far more, at a higher frequency, to a greater degree of strength than almost...
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Why So Much Land In The West Is Owned By The Federal Government
The United States federal government is the largest land owner in the entire country. In particular, most of its current land holdings exist within the western half of the contiguous United States, with very little in the eastern half....
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Why So Many Americans Move To Florida And Not Georgia
Florida and Georgia make up just about 10% of the entire United States' population. But while at one point Georgia was home to many more Americans than Florida, over the last few decades Florida has exploded in growth to become more than...
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Greater Idaho: Why Idaho Wants To Take Over Oregon And Eventually Washington and California Too
Oregon often feels like a progressive state, but once you get outside of Portland and Eugene, and especially beyond the Cascade Mountains, it gets very conservative. Because of this cultural difference, there's been a concerted effort to...
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Geographic History of France: How France Acquired The Land It Owns Today
Welcome to a new series where we'll be exploring the geographic history of various countries. Today we kick it off with France! Beginning in 481, this video will walk you through the years and decades to see how France expanded,...
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Why So Many Countries Claim Antarctica But Can’t Do Anything With It
Antarctica is not like every other continent. Aside from its extreme cold and vast ice sheet, it's also the only major piece of land that has never had a human settlement rise up on it. And because of this, as it was explored in the...
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Why So Many Canadians Live In This Tiny Area: The Golden Horseshoe
Canada is the second largest country in the world when it comes to area. Despite this, over one quarter of all Canadians live in an area that makes up less than 1% of all land. This region has been dubbed Canada's "Golden Horseshoe"...
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Why So Few Americans Live In This Huge Area In The Middle Of The Country
The United States has an interesting population distribution. You can find any number of videos talking about why so many more people live on the eastern half of the country. But what's rarely talked about is this large empty belt in the...
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Why So Few Americans Live Along The Gulf Coast Of The United States
The Gulf Coast of the United States is a beautiful area with miles of beaches and weather that most regions of the world would love. Despite this, a large section in the middle of the Gulf Coast has very low population compared to Texas...
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Why The United States Has Two Dakotas: North Dakota and South Dakota
The United States has two Dakotas: North Dakota and South Dakota. But while these are two completely separate states each with their own state governments, two U.S. senators, and representative in Congress, there's nothing really all...
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Why Belgium Is So Divided: The Dutch And French Culture Split
Belgium is a unique country in Europe. While most countries speak their own language, Belgium is actually divided mostly by Dutch and French (with a smidge of German thrown in for good measure). But while some other European countries...
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Why The United States Has Two Virginias: Virginia and West Virginia
Virginia and West Virginia: two states with basically the same name, existing right next to each other, but with completely independent state governments, laws and, today, even political leanings. But at one point, these two states were...
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Learn ALL About The Galápagos Islands! | Geography Songs
The Galápagos Islands are a province of Ecuador, let's learn about it!
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Learn About The Geography Of Michigan! | US Geography Songs For Kids
Let's Learn about the geography of Michigan!
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Learn About Connecticut & Its Counties! | US Geography Songs For Kids
Let's learn about Connecticut and its 8 counties!
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Explore The Mountains Of Asia ! | Geography Songs For Kids
Let's learn about the mountains of Asia and why they are important!
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Explore The Geography Of Montenegro! | Geography Songs For Kids
Montenegro is a country in the balkans, let's learn more about it!
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Explore The 7 Continents & Their Sizes! | Geography Songs For Kids
Let's compare the continents of the world by size!
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Explore The 10 Largest Rivers In The World! | Geography Songs For Kids
Let's learn about the 10 largest rivers in the world by length!
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Explore Tajikistan, A Country In Central Asia! | Countries Of The World Songs
Let's learn about Tajikistan and its 4 provinces!
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Explore The Geography & Landmarks Of New York City!
Let's learn about NYC and all its major landmarks!
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The Geography of Australia!
Let's go down under and learn about the geography of Australia!