World Geography Questions

Yellowstone

Considering that citizens accused of crimes in the United States have the right to have their case heard in front of a jury of their peers, the government requires that citizens participate in jury duty. This responsibility is mandatory for individuals who are called on to serve. Failure to serve will result in legal punishments.

Tectonic plates are pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere. These plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates.

The seven major plates are the African plate, Antarctic plate, Eurasian plate, Indo-Australian plate, North American plate, Pacific plate and South American plate.

Volcanoes usually form along plate boundaries , where tectonic plates are either moving towards or away from one another. They may be convergent or divergent.

Malmo

The Mayans were an ancient civilization located in what is known as Mesoamerica, a geographical region comprised of Mexico and parts of Central America. They were extremely adept in matters of mathematics, astronomy, and art, and architecture.

The Mayan pyramids and temples were built with bricks and covered with limestone.

Balkan