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FollowtheRingofFirefromNewZealandtoSouthAmerica.NavigatetheBlueNileandwalktheGreatWallofChina.MeetthefirstpersontoreachtheSouthPoleandwitnessthe"GreenRevolution"inIndia.Explorethepeople,landscapes,andlanguagesofourfascinatingplanetanduncovertheanswerstoallyourquestionsaboutworldgeography...Howoldistheearth?Seepage8.Canvolcanoesformunderwater?Seepage14.Whataremaquiladoras?Seepage50.Whyarerainforestssoimportant?Seepage63.WhereandwhatarethePillarsofHercules?Seepage77.IstheRedSeareallyred?Seepage88.WhatlanguagesarespokeninAfrica?Seepage112.DoanyplantsoranimalsliveinAntarctica?Seepage133.