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Caribbean

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Indonesia

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Icelanf

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Suadi Arabia

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Galapagos Islands

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<p><span>2011; meltdown of three nuclear reactors following a tsunami resulted in the second largest nuclear meltdown in history</span></p>

2011; meltdown of three nuclear reactors following a tsunami resulted in the second largest nuclear meltdown in history

Fukushima, Japan

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<p><span>unauthorized safety test, leads to fire and explosion at nuclear power plant—millions exposed to unsafe levels of radiation.</span></p>

unauthorized safety test, leads to fire and explosion at nuclear power plant—millions exposed to unsafe levels of radiation.

Chernobyl, Ukraine

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Maldives

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Arctic Circle

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Amazon Rainforest

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Andes Mountains

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Serengeti National Park

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Nile River

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Aral sea

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Central Africa Rainfores

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Tropic of cancer

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Tropic of Capricorn

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Canada's Permafrost

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<p>is a vast expanse of forest that covers much of northern Russia, characterized by coniferous trees and cold climate. It is one of the largest forested areas in the world, playing a significant role in the global ecosystem. </p>

is a vast expanse of forest that covers much of northern Russia, characterized by coniferous trees and cold climate. It is one of the largest forested areas in the world, playing a significant role in the global ecosystem.

Russia's Borel forest map

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<p> is a hydroelectric dam located on the Yangtze River in China, known for being the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity. </p>

is a hydroelectric dam located on the Yangtze River in China, known for being the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity.

Three Gorges Dam

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<p>is a significant dam in Egypt that helps control the annual flooding of the Nile River and provides hydroelectric power. </p>

is a significant dam in Egypt that helps control the annual flooding of the Nile River and provides hydroelectric power.

Aswan High Dam

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<p>is a major fault line in California, known for its role in producing earthquakes. It is a transform fault that forms the boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. </p>

is a major fault line in California, known for its role in producing earthquakes. It is a transform fault that forms the boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.

San Andreas Fault

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Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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<p> is an underwater mountain range that runs down the center of the Atlantic Ocean, where tectonic plates are diverging. </p>

is an underwater mountain range that runs down the center of the Atlantic Ocean, where tectonic plates are diverging.

E. African Rift Valley

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is a volcanic archipelago formed at a convergent plate boundary where the Pacific Plate subducts beneath the North American Plate.

Island Arc of Japan

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<p>is a major area in the Pacific Ocean basin where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur, characterized by a circular pattern around the edges of the Pacific Plate. </p>

is a major area in the Pacific Ocean basin where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur, characterized by a circular pattern around the edges of the Pacific Plate.

Ring of Fire

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Equator

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Northern Hemisphere

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Southern Hemisphere

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Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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<p> is a marine area in Alaska known for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, which caused significant environmental damage. </p>

is a marine area in Alaska known for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, which caused significant environmental damage.

Prince William Sound(Exxon Valdez spill)

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Mediterranean Sea

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Antarctic Ocean

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Arctic Ocean