Rob Amend
Author for A-Z Animals

North America is home to one of the three tallest mountains in the world. Asia has Everest, which is 29,031.7 feet tall. South America has the 22,837-foot-tall Aconcagua. North America has… Read More

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Key Points With an area of about 53,000 square miles, Arkansas is only the 29th largest state in the United States. Arkansas joined the Union as its 25th state. The… Read More

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Pennsylvania is one of the oldest states in the Union and has a large population and large industrial economy. Its large cities, bustling highways, and northern location add to its… Read More

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Across the world, there are thousands of underwater volcanos. Some are active, and some are dormant, but they all formed as the world's tectonic plates moved over magma hotspots from… Read More

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Kentucky is a quintessential small-town state with 340 incorporated towns under 5,000 people. Its smallest town, though, could fit into a stretch limo. What Is a 'Town?' A town with… Read More

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At a time when vast swaths of the United States are experiencing drought conditions and the Mississippi River is at a historic low, it is comforting to know that there… Read More

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Alaska, the northernmost state in the U.S., sees plenty of cold weather and snow. Sometimes, it can be so cold that the air cannot hold much moisture, meaning that winter… Read More

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Introduction No country in the world has more lakes than Canada. It has more than 875,000—about 62% of the world's lakes. Some of these lakes are quite large. Including the… Read More

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Downstate New York, the most heavily urbanized portion of the state, is a maze of infrastructure. New York City streets, highways, and interchanges crisscross the region like an elaborate spider's… Read More

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Georgia is a beautiful southeastern state with many types of real estate. There are urban parcels that are ideal for business and industry. Additionally, natural resources are distributed throughout the… Read More

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As the first European colony in what is now the United States, Virginia had many established cities and towns. This includes the state capital of Richmond, Arlington's influential presence on… Read More

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Summer heat can be intense, but it can be even more uncomfortable for those living in a city. The structural configurations, as well as the materials used in cities, create… Read More

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You've heard the old cliche, "Everything's bigger in Texas." That's no massive surprise given its breathtaking distances from border to border, its cattle ranches, its oil reserves, and cities such… Read More

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Key Points A highway grade is determined by the number of vertical units for every 100 horizontal units expressed as a percentage. State Route 342 is the steepest highway in… Read More

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Key Points Big Stone City's 2nd Avenue Bridge is the highest in South Dakota. The railroad probably built the bridge in 1914. It crosses a BNSF railway line. The 2nd… Read More

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Virginia is one of the oldest colonies in the United States, though it is not medieval. Why, then, does it have castles? To find out, let's look at three castles… Read More

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Oklahoma is an interior, South Central state of the United States. Located to the north of Texas, it receives cold air from the Rocky Mountains and Canada and hot, dry… Read More

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Key Points Oklahoma is the 20th largest state in the United States. Its area is 69,898 square miles. The population of Oklahoma does not cluster in one part of the… Read More

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Key Points The highest operational bridge in Kentucky is the High Bridge, over the Kentucky River. The High Bridge stands 275 feet above the river surface. The Pond Creek Bridge… Read More

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A beautiful college or university campus can be an ideal, a learning aid, or just part of a great experience. Students who attend college on an austere, antiseptic campus may… Read More

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Key Points Thirty-nine percent of people in East Cleveland live below the poverty line. The poorest city in Ohio is Lincoln Heights. The highest crime rate in Ohio belongs to… Read More

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Key Points Georgia is the biggest state east of the Mississippi River. Georgia has the largest swamp in North America—the Okefenokee. The oldest state park in the United States can… Read More

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Tennessee is a hilly and forested state east of the Appalachian Mountains. It is also the 36th largest state in the United States. Though it is not one of the… Read More

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New Mexico is a dry, rugged, mountainous state. The air is dry and hot as a desert state, though the mountains provide a cooler alternative to the heat at lower… Read More

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Franklin County, Ohio, home to Ohio's capital city, Columbus, has a typical continental climate. This means that it has hot and humid summers with generally cool winters. Though Franklin County… Read More

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The Southwest has always been the hottest region of the United States, and New Mexico has had its share of record-breaking heat. Summer days in New Mexico can reach astounding… Read More

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Key Points: The oldest town in Indiana is called Vincennes. Francois Vincennes established a trading post with the original fort in 1732. For 13 years, Vincennes was the capital of… Read More

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The United States boasts a large number of higher educational institutions. Many states deeded land to these institutions for research purposes, leading to large campuses. What's the largest college campus… Read More

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Key Points Scituate Reservoir's Gainer Memorial Dam is the largest in the state of Rhode Island at 100 feet tall and 3,200 feet long. The resulting reservoir is the main… Read More

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From the tiny, well-populated states in the eastern U.S. to the large, sparsely-populated ones covering the interior mountains and plains west of the Mississippi, there is quite a diversity among… Read More

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