MOT 1942: BRAZIL NATURAL RESOURCES: MICA & TANTALITE: MS Man paring mica. MS Man at table sorting mica sheets. WS Brazilian workers loading tantalite into sacks, weighing. MS Sack 'Product of Brazil.' Minerals

With an area of nearly 8.8 million square kilometers, or 3.4 million square miles, Brazil is about the same size as the continental US and the fifth-largest country in the world. It covers nearly half the South American continent, and,...

With Sao Paulo as its economic capital, Brazil is the ninth largest economy in the world by nominal GDP and eight largest by PPP (Purchasing Power Parity). It is a mixed economy and its growth depends on import substitution. The currency...

MOT 1942: BRAZIL QUARTZ MINING: MS Drilling rocks for quartz. INT MS Brazilian men unloading quartz onto table from sack. MS Man & woman inspecting quartz. VS Washing, cleaning quartz crystal. Natural resources, minerals, rock

MOT 1944: BRAZIL MINING: LA WS Brazilian miners pushing rail carts across bridge over mines. MS Workers loading rail ore into railcar. (POV Moving train) LS Train full of ore moving through mountain pass. Natural resources, mineral wealth.

The NASA/USGS Landsat satellite mission is helping scientists study how the Amazon rainforest has changed over decades. The Amazon is the largest tropical rainforest in the world, but every year, less of that...

Fold mountains provide a challenge for humans in many ways. What are the uses of this terrain around the world? And how do these effect the environment of fold mountain ranges? Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. The impressive...

This is Russia: the largest country on the planet by pure landmass. The country is the center of many controversies that have today made it a bit of a boogeyman in the international community.



It is enormous military...

In 2019, a Turkey tree planting campaign set a world record. Three months later, 90% of those saplings were dead. Planting trees to replace old-growth forests is a common solution, but it typically does not solve the problem. With...

As of the time of this writing, there are between 186 and 192 countries in the world (depending on who you ask).



In this less-than-serious video, let's take a look at the 50 largest nations and see what makes their economies...

Learn the basics about carbon neutral and biofuels, as a part of environmental chemistry. Coal, oil, natural gas, shale gas and gas from fracking are fossil fuels formed hundreds of millions of years ago from living things that got...