World Facts and Geography

The four regions of the UK are England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Belgium is an independent country.

The United Kingdom has historically relied on its surrounding waters for fishing and its island geography for various natural resources.

The Alps form a massive mountain barrier to the north of Italy, historically making travel and trade with the rest of Europe difficult.

Italy is a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, which borders it on the west, south, and east.

Germany is centrally located in Europe and shares borders with both France to the west and Poland to the east.

The Northern European Plain is a vast, low-lying, and fertile region that stretches across much of Europe, supporting extensive agriculture.

The Pyrenees Mountains form the natural border between France and the Iberian Peninsula, which contains Spain and Portugal.

Germany contains a significant portion of the Northern European Plain, providing it with large areas of flat, fertile land suitable for farming.

The Ural Mountains are traditionally considered the boundary between the continents of Europe and Asia.

The Pyrenees Mountains act as a natural physical barrier that separates France and Spain.

The United States has a significant population living in Alaska, which extends well north of the Arctic Circle.

Fascism originated in Italy under the leadership of Benito Mussolini following World War I. Mussolini founded the National Fascist Party in 1921.

The Second Sino-Japanese War, which began with the Japanese invasion of China in 1937, forced the Chinese Nationalists and Communists to form a 'United Front' to fight the common enemy, effectively pausing the civil war.

In 1935, the Iranian government requested that the international community refer to the country as Iran, which is the native name for the land, replacing the Western name Persia.

The Qing dynasty was established by the Manchus, a people originating from Manchuria, which is located north of the Great Wall of China.