World Archive

Deserts are locations that receive very little rainfall throughout the year.  Due to such conditions, animal and plant life is inhibited. About a third of the world’s land surface is either arid or semi-arid.  There are different types of deserts and they …

Ever wonder how the idea started of singing along with background music into a microphone? People have always sung along to their favorite records and radio songs but the first person to enable others to sing along to prerecorded music was drummer …

Africa is the world’s second largest continent in terms of both land surface area and population after Asia with 54 countries. These countries are: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo Republic of …

Poverty today is a very real deterrent to the growth, health, and education of many populaces in numerous different countries. Although there is a myriad of reasons for poverty within a country, the general international measure of poverty is the Gross Domestic …

Europe is the world’s third most populous continent after Asia and Africa with an estimated 11% of the world’s population. There are approximately 51 countries in Europe and the continent has a land surface area of 10,180,000 square kilometres. Despite the many …

When you hear the word Canada, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Hockey? Tim Horton? The maple leaf? Moose? Well Canada has that and much much more. Here are a few fun facts about Canada that you may not have …