Tibet is a historical and geographical region in Central Asia, and its largest part covers the Tibetan Plateau. The average altitude is 4000 meters above sea level and it is there that the highest ...
THERE are certain regions of the earth which will always have a fascination for the geographer who has some knowledge of geology, or the geologist who is interested in geographical problems ...
Geography itself protects the mosaic of Uygur ... much as it had a problem in neighboring Tibet. Along with regulating mashraps—those traditional gatherings—the state monitored services ...
Expertise on the region includes strong faculty leadership in the departments of Anthropology, Geography, and Religious Studies and the Tibet Himalaya Initiative (THI), a multidisciplinary hub for ...
This story appears in the April 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. The gods must be furious. It's the only explanation that makes sense to Jia Son, a Tibetan farmer surveying the ...
Given the millions of lives on the line, earthquake risk should be taken as a perpetual emergency.