History of Egypt

Here are today's research sites:

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID=aqe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Egypt
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/egypt/history

That's all for today.

Egypt Basic Facts

This week's country is . . . Egypt!

Here are today's research sites:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html (Click on the "Geography" tab)

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/egypt-facts/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt

Egypt's location within Afro-Eurasia.  

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Ecuador Quiz Answers

Here are this week's quiz answers:

1. 16,080,778
2. 57%
3. Roman Catholic, 95%
4. Just over 100 years
5. 1851
6. 1531
7. 2.00 S, 77.30 W
8. Quito
9. Quito

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Ecuador Quiz

Here is this week's quiz:

1. What is the population of Ecuador?
2. What percent of Ecuadorians live in urban areas?
3. What is the largest religious group in Ecuador, and how many people follow this religion?
4. How long were the Inca's in Ecuador?
5. When was slavery abolished in Ecuador?
6. When did the Spanish land in Ecuador?
7. What are the coordinates of Ecuador?
8. Where is El Sagrario?
9. What is the capital of Ecuador?

That's all for today.

Demographics of Ecuador

Here are today's research sites:

http://www.indexmundi.com/ecuador/demographics_profile.html
http://www.ecuador.com/demographics/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuadorians

The flag of Ecuador.

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History of Ecuador

Here are today's research sites:

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ecuador/history
http://www.localhistories.org/ecuador.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ecuador

That's all for today.

Ecuador Basic Facts

This week's country is . . . Ecuador!
Here are today's research sites:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html (Click on "Geography" tab)
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/ecuador
http://www.infoplease.com/country/ecuador.html

Ecuador's location within South America.

That's all for today.

Dominican Republic Quiz Answers

Here are this week's quiz answers:

1. Mixed, 73%
2. Roman Catholic, 95%
3. 10,606,865
4. 1496, Santo Domingo
5. 1821
6. 22 years
7. Bayahibe and Dominicus Americanus
8. Multiple answers (The top four industries are tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining, and textiles)
9. Santo Domingo  

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Dominican Republic Quiz

Here is this week's quiz:

1. What is the largest racial group in the Dominican Republic, and what percent of the population is of this race?
2. What is the largest religion in the Dominican Republic, and how what percent of the population follows this religion?
3. What is the population of the Dominican Republic?
4. When and where did the Spaniards set up the first Spanish colony in the Western Hemisphere?
5. When did colonists from Santo Domingo declare independence from Spain? 
6. How long was the Dominican Republic under Haitian control?
7. Where is Isla Saona?
8. Name two of the largest industries of the Dominican Republic.
9. What is the capital of the Dominican Republic? 

That's all for today.

Demographics of Dominican Republic

Here are today's research sites:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/dr.html (Click on "People and Society" tab)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Dominican_Republic
http://www.indexmundi.com/dominican_republic/demographics_profile.html

That's all for today.