The two continents club.As Junior Scholastic's Mapman, my job is to design maps. This column gives you the chance to ask me questions about cartography cartography: see map. cartography or mapmaking Art and science of representing a geographic area graphically, usually by means of a map or chart. Political, cultural, or other nongeographic features may be superimposed. (mapmaking) and geography (the study of the relationship between people and land, climate, and resources). Throughout history, almost every culture has created maps--from clay tablets r76ir47i Small tablets made out of clay were used from 5500 BC hi! ]njasryTărtăria tablets and later from 4th millennium BC onwards as a writing medium in Sumerian, other Mesopotamian, Hittite, and Minoan/Mycenaean civilizations. to dashboard navigation systems. Take, for instance, the ancient Egyptians This is a list of ancient Egyptian people who have articles on Wikipedia. A
Question Country: United States of America State: Alabama Land property House built in 1960's. Her house was built her house was built years late. My and myself own our house. . Since so much of human experience is affected by geography, I'm sure that your questions will relate to people and places the world over. Joel H. wants to know about a country located on two continents. Q: Is Egypt located on Africa and Asia? A: Although most of Egypt is situated in northeastern Africa, some of it spreads into southwestern Asia. The Sinai Peninsula Sinai Peninsula Peninsula, northeastern Egypt. Located between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba at the northern end of the Red Sea, it covers some 23,500 sq mi (61,000 sq km). , which Egypt controls, marks the place where Africa and Asia meet. Egypt is one of a handful of countries that are located on two continents. Turkey, Russia, and Kazakhstan also span two continents: Asia and Europe. Jim McMahon/Mapman |
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