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- Paraguay (10959 bytes)
1: ...y''' is a landlocked [[republic]] in [[South America]]. Lying on both banks of the [[Paraguay River]],...
12: | align=center style="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National mot...
14: ...olspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationParaguay.png]]
19: | '''[[Capital]]'''
23: |'''[[Nicanor Duarte Frutos]]''' - String instrument (8163 bytes)
1: ...lassification]], used in [[organology]], they are called [[chordophone]]s.
8: ...are occasionally plucked (this is known as [[pizzicato]]), and instruments normally plucked are someti...
10: ...o]], where the hammers are controlled by a mechanical action; another example is the [[hammered dulcim...
12: ... clavichords have a very soft tone. The maneuver can also be executed with a finger on plucked and bo...
16: ...rol the felt hammers by means of a complex mechanical action. Other string instruments with a keyboar... - List of musical instruments (9508 bytes)
2: ... controlled by a [[musician]], can serve as a musical instrument; but the expression is reserved gener...
4: The academic study of musical instruments is called ''[[organology]]''.
8: ...t and method of tone production. The group is typically subdivided into [[Brass instruments|Brass]] an...
10: ...ment to be struck and the shape of the resonating cavity, if any, determine the sound of the instrumen...
12: ...]] varies with the construction of the resonating cavity. - Johannes Kepler (17038 bytes)
2: ...ory|theoretical]] [[astrophysicist]]", although [[Carl Sagan]] also refers to him as the last scientif...
4: ...ler was an assistant to [[Tycho Brahe]]. Kepler's career also coincided with that of [[Galileo Galilei...
9: ...fortunes were in decline. His father earned a precarious living as a [[mercenary]], and abandoned the...
11: ...ied, and was plagued by a belief that he was physically repulsive, thoroughly unlikable and, compared ...
13: ... of [[1580]], recording that he remembered being "called outdoors" to see it and that the moon "appear... - Olmec (8916 bytes)
1: ... every primary element common to later [[Mesoamerica]]n civilizations.
4: ...chtitlᮝ], [[La Venta]], [[Tres Zapotes]], [[Chalcatzingo]], and [[La Mojarra]].
6: ...ey were perhaps the originators of the [[Mesoamerican ballgame]] so prevalent among later cultures of ...
8: ...ed by nearly every other Mexican and Central American civilization that followed.
11: ...nt Olmec used for themselves; some later Mesoamerican accounts seem to refer to the ancient Olmec as "... - Andes (13210 bytes)
1: ...{Otherusesabout|the mountain system in South America}}
5: ... highland along the western coast of [[South America]]. It is over 7,000 km (4,400 miles) long, 5...
8: ...r, because of the [[equatorial bulge]]. The Andes cannot match the [[Himalayas]] in height but do so i...
10: ==Physical features==
12: ...uoyant [[lithosphere]], which resists subduction, causing a lot of [[earthquakes]]. - Chile (39914 bytes)
1: ...Republic of Chile''' is a country in [[South America]] occupying a long coastal strip between the [[An...
7: native_name = República de Chile |
11: image_map = LocationChile.png |
15: capital = [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]]<sup>1</sup> |
19: leader_names = [[Ricardo Lagos]] | - Congas (1194 bytes)
2: ...narrow single-headed [[Cuba]]n [[drum]] (of [[Africa]]n origin, derived from the [[Congo]]lese [[Makut...
6: ...'' (28 cm), the '''conga''', '''seguidor''' or '''tres golpes''' (30 cm), and the '''tumbadora''' or '''... - List of countries by highest point (12398 bytes)
22: |10||[[Argentina]]||[[Aconcagua]]||6,960m
26: |12||[[Peru]]||[[Huascarᮝ]||6,768m
34: |16||[[Canada]]||[[Mount Logan]]||5,959m
58: |28||[[Indonesia]]||[[Carstensz Pyramid]] (Puncak Jaya)||5,030m
70: |34||[[Rwanda]]||[[Volcan Karisimbi]]||4,519m - Solar power (20128 bytes)
1: ... supplies of power are absent such as in remote locations and in space.
5: ...t light]]. Plants use solar energy to create chemical energy through [[photosynthesis]]. We use this e...
7: ==Classifications of solar power==
9: Solar power can be classified as direct or indirect.
15: :* Sunlight hits a [[photovoltaic cell]] (also called [[photoelectric cell]]) creating electricity.... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
7: ===China, Hong Kong and Macau===
10: ...Many customs, including sending [[Christmas cards|cards]], exchanging gifts, and hanging stockings are...
12: Both [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]] designate Christmas as a public holiday on Dec...
14: ...enon, and, sometimes, as part of retail marketing campaigns.
20: ...ion stations are known to air Christmas films and cartoon specials popular in the Western countries. I...
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