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2 days ago · Classic explanations include yellow fever, bubonic plague, influenza, smallpox, chickenpox, typhus, and syndemic infection of hepatitis B and hepatitis D. 1,143,000–3,429,000 (estimated 30–90% of population) [68] [69] 1629–1631 Italian plague (part of the second plague pandemic ) 1629–1631. Italy. Bubonic plague.
3 days ago · The Karakoram ( / ˌkɑːrəˈkɔːrəm, ˌkær -/) [1] is a mountain range in the Kashmir region spanning the border of Pakistan, China, and India, with the northwestern extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Most of the Karakoram mountain range falls under the jurisdiction of Gilgit-Baltistan, which is controlled by ...
2 days ago · Overview. The map is one of the oldest forms of nonverbal communication. Humans were probably drawing maps before they were writing texts. Mapmaking may even predate formal language. As far as historians and geographers can determine, every culture in every part of the world uses and makes maps. This deep lineage reflects the descriptive ...
4 days ago · Fuzhou, city and capital of Fujian sheng (province), southeastern China. It is situated in the eastern part of the province on the north bank of the estuary of Fujian’s largest river, the Min River, a short distance from its mouth on the East China Sea. The Min gives the city access to the interior.
May 11, 2024 · Eastern Hemisphere. Eastern Hemisphere, part of Earth east of the Atlantic Ocean and west of North and South America. It includes Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. Longitudes 20° W and 160° E are often considered its boundaries. Some geographers, however, define the Eastern Hemisphere as being the half of Earth that lies east of the ...
5 days ago · Henan province, China. Henan, sheng (province) of north-central China. The province stretches some 300 miles (480 km) from north to south and 350 miles (560 km) east to west at its widest point. It is bounded to the north by the provinces of Shanxi and Hebei, to the east by Shandong and Anhui, to the west by Shaanxi, and to the south by Hubei.
1 day ago · The capital is Seoul (Sŏul). After being destroyed by fire in 2008, Seoul's Namdaemun (“Great South Gate”) was restored and reopened in 2013. South Korea faces North Korea across a demilitarized zone (DMZ) 2.5 miles (4 km) wide that was established by the terms of the 1953 armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War (1950–53).
