Geography Documents

Geography provides a sense of place. What a country has, in terms of strategic location and natural resources, can determine its role in the world. See why geography matters in this collection of stories.

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Greek City States

Ancient Greece was not a single, unified country.  Instead, it was a country of strong city states (like Sparta and Athens) which were sometimes ...

Gustloff Sinking: Worst Maritime Catastrophe

Bookcover image of SOS Wilhelm Gustloff. Die größte Schiffskatastrophe der Geschichte (SOS Wilhelm Gustloff. The Biggest Shipwreck in Histo...

Haitian Towns South of Capital

This map depicts the location of other towns, outside of Port-au-Prince, which were damaged by the January 12th earthquake.  Petit-Goâve an...

Haiti Quake - Impact Intensity Map

This map - from US AID - depicts the areas most impacted by Haiti's January 12, 2010 earthquake.  Its key (at the lower left) explains color-code...

Holocaust Revisited: CIA Report, Page 1

This is the first page of a CIA Report which discusses aerial photography of the Auschwitz-Birkenau area.  Click on the image for a better view.

Holocaust Revisited: CIA Report, Page 10

This is a page from the Holocaust Revisited, a CIA Report about Allied aerial recon photos taken in the area of Auschwitz-Birkenau during the summer o...

Holocaust Revisited: CIA Report, Page 11

This is a page from the Holocaust Revisited, a CIA Report about Allied aerial recon photos taken in the area of Auschwitz-Birkenau during the summer o...

Holocaust Revisited: CIA Report, Page 12

This is a page from the Holocaust Revisited, a CIA Report about Allied aerial recon photos taken in the area of Auschwitz-Birkenau during the summer o...

Holocaust Revisited: CIA Report, Page 13

This is a page from the Holocaust Revisited, a CIA Report about Allied aerial recon photos taken in the area of Auschwitz-Birkenau during the summer o...

Holocaust Revisited: CIA Report, Page 14

This is a page from the Holocaust Revisited, a CIA Report about Allied aerial recon photos taken in the area of Auschwitz-Birkenau during the summer o...

Holocaust Revisited: CIA Report, Page 15

This is a page from the Holocaust Revisited, a CIA Report about Allied aerial recon photos taken in the area of Auschwitz-Birkenau during the summer o...

Holocaust Revisited: CIA Report, Page 19

This is a page from the Holocaust Revisited, a CIA Report about Allied aerial recon photos taken in the area of Auschwitz-Birkenau during the summer o...

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