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Geographical terrains of South America: a quick overview

Submitted 3 years 7 months ago by CultureWhiz.

South America has three major geographic terrains, though the continent is home to a diverse range of biomes, including extreme environments such as the Atacama Desert in northern Chile (the world's driest place) and Aconcagua in Argentina, the tallest mountain outside of Asia (9,962 meters). Mountains and highlands, river basins, and coastal plains are the three major terrain types.
South America

Asia's regions: a quick overview

Submitted 3 years 7 months ago by CultureWhiz.

Central Asia includes the countries of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. This region is known for its rugged terrain, nomadic cultures, and Muslim and Turkish-speaking peoples. These countries were formerly Soviet republics, save for Afghanistan. Today,...
Asia

Africa's Regions: A Quick Overview

Submitted 3 years 7 months ago by CultureWhiz.

Africa is a vast continent with wildly differing terrains and ecosystems, as well as widely disparate cultures and cosmopolitan centres.
Africa

Europe's Regions: A Quick Overview

Submitted 3 years 7 months ago by CultureWhiz.

Europe has historically been split into four areas based on geographical location: Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, and Northern Europe. The British Isles are sometimes considered a distinct region, but they may also be considered a part of Western Europe. Balkan Peninsula The...
Europe

Santiago Island

Submitted 3 years 7 months ago by CultureWhiz.

The first island settled in Cape Verde. Santiago, the largest island in the archipelago and home to Cape Verde's capital, Praia, is a historical island that also serves as the main hub for inter-island transportation throughout the country. Green valleys and lush plantations meet rugged mountains...
Cape verde

Racism in America: A History

Submitted 3 years 11 months ago by CultureWhiz.

Racism in America has in roots in British snobbery. However, it was more economic than "racial". The first settlers brought a lot of the Old World, uniquely English snobberies with them.
United States, America

The birth of racial identities in the United States

Submitted 3 years 11 months ago by CultureWhiz.

America divides its population into five tribes": Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans and Asians/Pacific Islanders. For all intents and purposes, these are arbitrary concepts, but individuals seem to take them very seriously and they form their personal identities based on them.
United States, America

To address the so-called 'Irish problem,' the United States police force was established

Submitted 4 years 6 months ago by CultureWhiz.

In the early days of the United States, there was no police department. Northern cities relied on a voluntary surveillance system in which male citizens served a few hours a week.
United States, America

Russian Holidays

Submitted 4 years 6 months ago by CultureWhiz.

When you're visiting Russia, it's helpful to discover the country's holidays so you can join traditions and understand culture in order to see the country in another dimension. Officially recognized Russian holidays include New Year's Eve, Christmas, Motherland Day Protector, International Women's...
Russia

Earn over 20,000 UAH per month as a Culture Whiz Brand Ambassador

Submitted 5 years 9 months ago by CultureWhiz.

Looking to earn a little extra money? Culture Whiz is hiring brand ambassadors across Ukraine and eastern Europe. Brand Ambassadors are the friendly people you see wearing branded t-shirts and handing out or demoing products at events and high foot traffic areas. Work will be in Odessa and Kyiv and...
Ukraine, Kiev, jobs

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