Interactive World Map of Earthquakes
Earthquakes are natural geological phenomena characterized by the sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust, resulting in the shaking or vibration of the ground. These seismic events occur due to the movement of tectonic plates beneath the Earth’s surface.
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Source: www.visionofhumanity.org 15/20 most peaceful countries are in Europe.
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Short and long scale usage throughout the world
Depending on the nations, various ways are used to form the names of big numbers: the long numeric scale and the short numeric scale.
In the long scale, every new word greater than a million is one million times bigger than the previous term (the digits are grouped by 6). In the short scale, every new word greater than a million is one thousand times bigger than the previous term (the digits are grouped by 3
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