Self-tutoring about US geography: the tutor checks the origin of the name of Charlotte, NC. Apparently, Charlotte was founded in 1768, while NC was still one of the Thirteen Colonies, with King George as its (theoretical) King. Queen Charlotte was …
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Self-tutoring about US geography: the tutor looks at Nebraska. The Missouri River is Nebraska’s eastern border. On that side, its neighbouring states are Iowa (northeast) and Missouri (southeast). Source: nationsonline.org
Self-tutoring about geography: the tutor looks at the geographic centre of population in the US. The midpoint of the US, population-wise (as of 2010), is Texas County, Missouri, which is in south-central Missouri, below the Mason-Dixon line. Source: google maps …
Self-tutoring about US population distribution: the tutor shares a fact that surprises him. Florida (est. pop: 21.6M) has more people that New York State (est. pop: 19.9M). Back in 1980, New York had around 17.5 million, while Florida had around …
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Self-tutoring about US geography: the tutor looks up the the term run. In some US place names, you might hear the word Run. Bull Run comes to mind, for instance. What is a run? Apparently, run can mean creek or …