Article: Geo quest.

Article: Geo quest.(the Minaret of Jam)(Illustration)
Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication;  December 13, 2002 ;     468 words ...This 12th-century tower is the second tallest building of its kind in the world, standing more than 213 feet tall. Called the Minaret of Jam, it was built in 1194 at the intersection of two steep river valleys. Its purpose has stumped historians and archaeologists for decades. A minaret is a tower

Article: Geo quest.(Brief Article)
Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication;  November 5, 2004 ;     517 words ...Talk about a squirt! This baby elephant is on the small side, but most elephants in this Kenyan national park are full grown--and dirty. They spray themselves with red dust to keep away insects. This is Kenya's oldest and largest park. It Yatta Plateau, one of the longest lava flows in the world.

Article: GEO QUEST 18.
Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication;  February 12, 1999 ;     374 words ...Arches National Park covers more than 73,000 acres. It is home to world's largest concentration of natural stone arches, more than 1,500 in all. Roads that run through the park allow visitors to drive through and view many of the arches. Balanced Rock, Skyline Arch, the Fiery Furnace, and Delicate

Article: GEO QUEST.(mystery river in Middle East)
Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication;  December 11, 1998 ;     421 words ...High in the mountains of eastern Turkey, streams come together form this river. This river flows down to the northeastern border of Syria and then into Iraq. There, tributaries known as Zab, Little Zab, and Diyala, among others, join it. It meets with the Euphrates River in southern Iraq, and

Article: GEO QUEST.(Art museum in St. Petersburg)(Brief ...
Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication;  September 22, 2000 ;     489 words ...This building was formerly the Winter Palace and part-time residence of Russian emperors, or czars. The building, located in St. Petersburg, was constructed between 1754 and 1762. During a 1917 revolution, workers, soldiers, and sailors, led by the Bolsheviks, took over this residence and used it

Article: Geo quest.(Time Trip)
Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication;  February 17, 2006 ;     377 words ...Local legend has it that a she-camel wandered the desert with the remains of Hazrat Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad. Ali's body was buried where the camel finally fell, and this mosque was later built on the same spot. In which northern Afghan city can you find the Shrine of

Article: GEO QUEST 19.(the gateway Arch is the tallest ...
Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication;  February 26, 1999 ;     417 words ...At 630 feet high, the Gateway Arch is the nation's tallest monument. Architect Eero Saarinen designed the arch, which lies on the Mississippi River. Visitors can ride in cars to the top of the arch to get a view of the surrounding city. That city is the second largest city in Missouri in