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"I had intended to have gone into Africa incognito. But the fact that a white man, even an American, was about to enter Africa was soon known all over Zanzibar."

"I had intended to have gone into Africa incognito. But the fact that a white man, even an American, was about to enter Africa was soon known all over Zanzibar."

Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh Explorer

Geography, American, Fact, Man

15

"Geography is about maps, but biography is about chaps."

"Geography is about maps, but biography is about chaps."

Eric Bentley, English Critic

Geography, Biography

12

"Everything has to do with geography."

"Everything has to do with geography."

Judy Martz, American Politician

8

"The first treasure California began to surrender after the Gold Rush as the oldest: her land."

"The first treasure California began to surrender after the Gold Rush as the oldest: her land."

John Jakes, American Writer

Geography, First, Gold, Land, Surrender

6

"Up to 80 percent of the fish that we catch spend at least part of their lives in estuaries."

"Up to 80 percent of the fish that we catch spend at least part of their lives in estuaries."

Jim Gerlach, American Politician

Geography, Fish

4

"Hawaii has always been a very pivotal role in the Pacific. It is in the Pacific. It is a part of the United States that is an island that is right here."

"Hawaii has always been a very pivotal role in the Pacific. It is in the Pacific. It is a part of the United States that is an island that is right here."

Dan Quayle, American Vice President

Geography, Right, States, United

3

"I grew up in Columbus, Indiana, a kind of industrial and farmland place."

"I grew up in Columbus, Indiana, a kind of industrial and farmland place."

Stephen Sprouse, American Designer

Geography, Columbus

2

"In the United States, securities markets are much more developed than they are in Europe."

"In the United States, securities markets are much more developed than they are in Europe."

Robert C. Solomon, American Educator

Geography, Europe, States, United

2

"Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression."

"Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression."

Otto Von Bismarck, German Leader

Geography, Europe, Expression

2

"The States which form the northern border of the United States westward from the Great Lakes to the Pacific coast include an area several times larger than France and could contain ten Englands and still have room to spare."

"The States which form the northern border of the United States westward from the Great Lakes to the Pacific coast include an area several times larger than France and could contain ten Englands and still have room to spare."

John Moody, American Businessman

Geography, France, States, United

2

"The silver Thames takes some part of this county in its journey to Oxford."

"The silver Thames takes some part of this county in its journey to Oxford."

John Aubrey, English Writer

Geography, Journey

2

"Dr. David Livingstone left the Island of Zanzibar in March, 1866."

"Dr. David Livingstone left the Island of Zanzibar in March, 1866."

Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh Explorer

Geography, March

2

"All the real things in Russia are done in the villages."

"All the real things in Russia are done in the villages."

Ernest Poole, American Novelist

Geography, Russia

1

"In America the most widespread type of forest is the evergreen coniferous woodland of the north."

"In America the most widespread type of forest is the evergreen coniferous woodland of the north."

Ellsworth Huntington, American Educator

Geography, America

1

"Ghana, a land full of Gold! Africa, a land full of resources!"

"Ghana, a land full of Gold! Africa, a land full of resources!"

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah, Ghanaian Author

Geography, Resource, Wealth, Gold, Potential

1

"Iceland, though it lies so far to the north that it is partly within the Arctic Circle, is, like Norway, Scotland, and Ireland, affected by the Gulf Stream, so that considerable portions of it are quite habitable."

"Iceland, though it lies so far to the north that it is partly within the Arctic Circle, is, like Norway, Scotland, and Ireland, affected by the Gulf Stream, so that considerable portions of it are quite habitable."

Harry Johnston, British Explorer

Geography, Ireland, Lies, Scotland

1

"Geologists are rapidly becoming convinced that the mammals spread from their central Asian point of origin largely because of great variations in climate."

"Geologists are rapidly becoming convinced that the mammals spread from their central Asian point of origin largely because of great variations in climate."

Ellsworth Huntington, American Educator

Geography, Climate, Mammals

1

"Washington is an endless series of mock palaces clearly built for clerks."

"Washington is an endless series of mock palaces clearly built for clerks."

Ada Louise Huxtable, American Critic

Geography, Washington

1

"It was raining in the small, mountainous country of Llamedos. It was always raining in Llamedos. Rain was the country's main export. It had rain mines."

"It was raining in the small, mountainous country of Llamedos. It was always raining in Llamedos. Rain was the country's main export. It had rain mines."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Geography, Truth, Humor, Nature, Wisdom

1

"In the islands of the Aegean Sea, every island is full of graves."

"In the islands of the Aegean Sea, every island is full of graves."

James Theodore Bent, English Explorer

Geography, Islands, Sea

1

"Estuaries are coastal bays, harbors, sounds and lagoons, places where rivers meet the sea."

"Estuaries are coastal bays, harbors, sounds and lagoons, places where rivers meet the sea."

Jim Gerlach, American Politician

Geography, Rivers, Sea

1

"I like geography. I like to know where places are."

"I like geography. I like to know where places are."

Tom Felton, English Actor

1

"It was very clear that this was a very, very old site. There were remains of sod walls. Fishermen assumed it was an old Indian site. Bu Indians didn't use that kind of buildings and houses."

"It was very clear that this was a very, very old site. There were remains of sod walls. Fishermen assumed it was an old Indian site. Bu Indians didn't use that kind of buildings and houses."

Helge Ingstad, Norwegian Explorer

Geography, Fishermen, Houses, Old

1

"Manhattan is a narrow island off the coast of New Jersey devoted to the pursuit of lunch."

"Manhattan is a narrow island off the coast of New Jersey devoted to the pursuit of lunch."

Raymond Sokolov, American Journalist

Geography, Pursuit

1

"Oh, the ignorance of us upon whom Providence did not sufficiently smile to permit us to be born in New England."

"Oh, the ignorance of us upon whom Providence did not sufficiently smile to permit us to be born in New England."

Horace Porter, American Soldier

Geography, England, Ignorance, Providence, Smile

1

"An insuperable obstacle to rapid transit in Africa is the want of carriers, and as speed was the main object of the Expedition under my command, my duty was to lessen this difficulty as much as possible."

"An insuperable obstacle to rapid transit in Africa is the want of carriers, and as speed was the main object of the Expedition under my command, my duty was to lessen this difficulty as much as possible."

Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh Explorer

Geography, Difficulty, Duty, Want

1

"A journey of four hundred and thirty miles can be made in any part of the United States, but in Turkey it takes as many days."

"A journey of four hundred and thirty miles can be made in any part of the United States, but in Turkey it takes as many days."

Ellsworth Huntington, American Educator

Geography, Journey, States, Turkey, United

1

"On the 28th the ship's company received two months pay in advance, and on the following morning we worked out to St. Helen's, where we were obliged to anchor."

"On the 28th the ship's company received two months pay in advance, and on the following morning we worked out to St. Helen's, where we were obliged to anchor."

William Bligh, British Soldier

Geography, Company, Months

1

"Another question has been raised rather widely in Europe, in Japan as well as in the United States is what, to what extent will the euro become a reserve currency."

"Another question has been raised rather widely in Europe, in Japan as well as in the United States is what, to what extent will the euro become a reserve currency."

Robert C. Solomon, American Educator

Geography, Europe, Question, States, United

"We have 45,000 square miles of geography in Ohio."

"We have 45,000 square miles of geography in Ohio."

Kenneth Blackwell, American Politician

"Somebody said that I am the last American living the tragedy of Europe."

"Somebody said that I am the last American living the tragedy of Europe."

Ezra Pound, American Poet

Geography, Europe, Living, Tragedy

"America forms the longest and straightest bone in the earth's skeleton."

"America forms the longest and straightest bone in the earth's skeleton."

Ellsworth Huntington, American Educator

Geography, America, Earth

"A few hours' ride brought us to the banks of the river Kansas."

"A few hours' ride brought us to the banks of the river Kansas."

Francis Parkman, American Historian

Geography, Banks

"There isn't a parallel of latitude but thinks it would have been the equator if it had had its rights."

"There isn't a parallel of latitude but thinks it would have been the equator if it had had its rights."

Mark Twain, American Author

Geography, Rights, Imagination

"Spring has many American faces. There are cities where it will come and go in a day and counties where it hangs around and never quite gets there. Summer is drawn blinds in Louisiana, long winds in Wyoming, shade of elms and maples in New England."

"Spring has many American faces. There are cities where it will come and go in a day and counties where it hangs around and never quite gets there. Summer is drawn blinds in Louisiana, long winds in Wyoming, shade of elms and maples in New England."

Archibald MacLeish, American Poet

Geography, Cities, Day, Englfaces

"When I was in the fourth grade, I became intensely interested in geography and I learned it well."

"When I was in the fourth grade, I became intensely interested in geography and I learned it well."

Clyde Tombaugh, American Scientist

"Again and again, to be sure, on the way to America, and under many other circumstances, man has passed through the most adverse climates and has survived, but he has flourished and waxed strong only in certain zones."

"Again and again, to be sure, on the way to America, and under many other circumstances, man has passed through the most adverse climates and has survived, but he has flourished and waxed strong only in certain zones."

Ellsworth Huntington, American Educator

Geography, America, Circumstances, Man

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