They’re smaller than seas and larger than ponds. Lakes are areas filled with water that is surrounded by land and one or more rivers which feed and drain the lake. Lakes are not directly connected to any ocean. Unlike rivers, their water is also not
Ever since humanity started building stuff, the ambition existed to make buildings reach higher and higher skies. With the start of the 20th Century and new innovative construction techniques, skyscrapers started to increasingly dominate the panorama of modern cities (at least in North America). This
Movies are not just products of art, but also profit-driven economic goods. Modern movie productions usually have budgets of several million dollars available. Not much of a problem for a production company as long as the movies generate profits in the end. The most financially
The largest cities in the world have all grown to be densely populated mega metropoles during the most recent times in human history. Fueled by the industrial revolution, millions upon millions of people all around the world increasingly left the rural areas of their respective