The Time Zones   While the sun is rising on one part of the Earth, it is setting else where, this is a result of the Earth’s rotation on it’s axis. In order to keep a track of time in different parts of the world, the Earth is divided into various time zones. These time zones mark the different setting of clocks in various parts of the world. The time in...

How Maps are Created Some maps show national or state boundaries and the locations of various cities, while others show the physical characteristics of the terrain in an area. Mapping was initially done on the ground by surveyors using various equipments which included tape measures, theodolites, plane tables, chains, striped poles etc. However today aircraft take photographs of pieces of land. using powerful cameras, once developed, these pictures are placed together...

An Introduction to Geology The surface of the earth is constantly changing;  some changes have been sudden, because of earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, while others have taken place gradually over thousands of years. The science of studying the earth’s surface and its changes is called Geology and scientists who study it are called Geologists. Though geology has its origins in ancient India and ancient Greece, it was only in the 18th...

World War-2 Adolf Hitler became the leader of the German fascists in 1933 and formed the Nazi Party. In 1938 Adolf Hitler brought Czechoslovakia and Austria under German control, he then attacked Poland. At this stage both France and Britain declared war upon Germany and thus began the Second World War. The Germans were well equipped and, in 1940, they swept through France, forcing the French and British armies to retreat...

World War-1 In 1914 the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of Hungary and Austria, by a Serbian terrorist led Austria to declare war upon Serbia. Later in the month of August Germany invaded Belgium and also declared war on France and Russia. These events led to the most terrible war of that time, the First World War. There were two main groups who waged war against...

History of Russia It was in 882 that the Vikings established the first Russian state at Kiev which became an important trading centre. In those days Russia consisted of a large number of nomadic tribes scattered all over the countryside. In the last part of the 10th century the area was ruled by Vladimir-I who imposed the faith of the Russian Orthodox church upon t he people. In the beginning of...

History of Australia Some of the first people arrived, in the distant land of Australia, around 40,000 B.C. These people were called the Aborigines and they were the only inhabitants and it was not till 1606 that the first European explorer, a Dutchman called William Janz, landed in Australia. It was in the year 1770 that a British Explorer called Captain Jamcs Cook landed on the Eastern coast of Australia and...

The History of India One of the earliest civilisations of the world grew on the banks of the river Indus about. 5,000 years ago. Agriculture and crafts were the main occupations of the people of this civilisation. Thu entire area was divided into city states and the people of these city states constantly had differences with each other. The first outside invaders were the Aryans. Dynastic rule however started with the...