the breed of dog called "Briard" (or "berger de Brie") comes from the region of the Brie, located just East of Paris. The main towns are Meaux and Melun.
If the Louisiana territory would have stayed under the control of the French, then the U.S. would have eventually claimed the land, but at a later point in time.
Generally, deserts would be located in the southern US
Cairo would not have been located in ancient Nubia :)
Between the Tigris and Euphrates River in Southern Iraq, in Asia.
It would depend on which hemisphere the clock is located in. If it is located in the southern hemisphere, it maybe because of the counterclockwise movement of gravity in that part of the world.
In the link below you will find a map of the USA with the outline of the fifty states. The states that are shaded red are located in the Southern USA.
That would be the Southern hemisphere. The Arctic Ocean resides in the Northern Hemisphere.
Western Hemisphere
There is no constellation like it in the Southern Hemisphere... but the Southern Cross points to where a South Star would be located, if one were visible.
The line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres is called the Equator. It is located at 0 degrees latitude.
Alice springs is located in the centre of Australia near the southern border of the northern territory.
That would be Tierra del Fuego