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- Marine Life (10377 bytes)
1: ...ea]] and others that live on land, marine biology deals with those species in which life is spent only...
4: Marine biology covers a great deal, from the microscopic [[plankton]], including f...
6: ...ts such as [[coral reef]]s, [[kelp forest]]s, [[tidepools]], muddy, sandy, and rocky bottoms, and the ...
8: ...se about 71% of the Earth's surface, due to their depth they encompass about 300 times the habitable v...
10: ...ent of energy through ecosystems is also growing, despite large areas beneath the surface of the ocean... - Marine Mammals (1463 bytes)
1: ... the ocean for its food. There are five groups of marine mammals:
3: #[[Order (biology)|Order]] ''[[Sirenia]]'': the [[manatee]], [[dugong]], ...
4: #Order ''[[Carnivora]]'', [[family (biology)|family]] '...
5: #Order ''Carnivora'', infrafamily ''[[Pinnipedia]]'': t...
6: #Order ''Carnivora'', family ''[[Mustelidae]]'': the [[...
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- Pennsylvanian (1543 bytes)
3: ...ogy)|rock]] beds that define the period are well identified, but the exact date of the start and end a...
6: ...r-less continuous sequence of lowland continental deposits and are lumped together as the Carboniferou...
14: Provides a picture of what the world at the time period. - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval ...
9: *[[Afonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] na...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer... - China (38909 bytes)
1: ...e [[3rd century BC]] to protect the north from raiders on horseback.]]
3: ...nding on one's point of view, modern China can be described as a single [[civilization]] or multiple c...
5: ...of China]] in [[1912]]; however the next four decades were marred by warlordism, the [[Second Sino-Jap...
7: ...utes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwan independence]] issues.
14: ...of China at the centre of her known world, surrounded by lesser tributary states. - Madalyn Murray O'Hair (6271 bytes)
1: ...as an [[United States|American]] [[atheist]], founder of [[American Atheists]] and campaigned for the ...
4: ...lf Madalyn Murray. In [[1949]] she obtained a Law degree from [[South Texas College of Law]] but never...
9: ...American Atheists]], "a nationwide movement which defends the [[civil rights]] of nonbelievers, works ...
11: ...t the [[1970s]] she publicly debated religious leaders on a variety of issues and also produced an [[a...
13: ... behave. In a [[1982]] address she criticized a wide variety of atheists as being unacceptable, seemin... - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
6: ...m]]. Because of Edwin Earhart's inability to provide for his family, Amelia spent the first twelve yea...
8: ...War I]]. In 1919 she enrolled as a pre-medical student at [[Columbia University]] in [[New York City]]...
10: ... her life began to include George Putnam. The two developed a friendship during preparation for the At...
14: ... of the [[National Geographic Society]] from President [[Herbert Hoover]].
16: ...[[Newark, New Jersey]]. In July [[1936]] she took delivery of a [[Lockheed 10E]] "Electra," financed b... - Krystyna Skarbek (11133 bytes)
3: ...fore the [[Special Operations Executive]] was founded in [[July]] [[1940]].) Her resourcefulness and ...
7: ... at eighteen, to businessman Karol Getlich soon ended without rancor. On [[November 2]], [[1938]], at...
9: ... [[Germany|German]] occupiers would eventually murder her at one of their [[concentration camps]]. An...
11: ...Horthy|Mikló³ ˆorthy]].) Krystyna and Kowerski made good their escape from Hungary via the [[Balkans]...
13: ...pt]], it came as a shock to them that they were under suspicion due to Krystyna's contacts with a Poli... - Mia Hamm (6476 bytes)
3: ...y for the national team at age 15, Mia later attended the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hil...
11: ...passed the Atlanta Olympic final as the most-attended women's sports event, with over 90,000 filling t...
13: Also in '99, Hamm began the ''Mia Foundation'', dedicated to help with bone marrow research and to h...
15: ...IFA]] as the ''Female Player of The Year'' alongside [[Ronaldo]], who won ''Male Player of The Year'' ...
17: ... in a private ceremony. A few hundred guests attended. On [[May 14]], [[2004]], she announced her reti... - Science (19868 bytes)
8: ...ce in terms of [[ontology]]: science attempts to identify what "things" in the world, their causal pow...
10: ...the empiricist tradition, we must be careful to understand that "prediction" refers to the outcome of ...
12: ...used interchangeably. Both have been subjected to devastating criticisms:
14: ...demonstrated the impossibility of a theory-independent observation language, so the very notion of tes...
15: ...steady accumulation of facts, as the empiricist model implies. - Conch (4541 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox_superfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Stromboidea]]}}
17: ...creature, a [[mollusk]], and more specifically, a marine [[gastropod]]. Still, it should be noted that man...
19: ...aribbean]] region. Living true conch species include the [[Queen Conch]], ''Strombus gigas'', and the ...
21: ...st of [[endangered species]] and international trade is heavily restricted.[http://www.cites.org/eng/a...
24: ...n be sinistral (left-handed) or dextral (right-handed). - Sousaphone (2220 bytes)
4: ...professional band Sousa started after leaving the Marines marched only once in its existence.)
6: ...e waist, and most of the weight rests on one shoulder. Thus, the sousaphone can be carried far more ea...
8: ...ion, rather than the four valves common on most modern concert tubas.
10: ...the tradeoff in cost and weight is generally considered acceptable in scholastic settings.
12: The sousaphone's large, flared bell can be also made from fiberglass or brass. In large marching bands... - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
14: is made to vibrate more easily by air from above, reeds a...
16: ...) also include a spring-loaded button-actuated slide that, when
17: depressed, further redirects air blown or drawn thr...
24: The harmonica consists of a "comb" made of wood, plastic or metal which
26: ...omatic harmonicas also have a button-activated slide. - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
1: ...al_us_presdent.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Seal of the President of the United States]]]]
3: ...he United States|federal government]] and [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[United States armed forces|a...
5: ...he President was sometimes referred to as "the leader of the free world," a phrase that is still invok...
7: ...lated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] of government.
9: The current President of the United States is [[George W. Bush]]. - Mediterranean Sea (9773 bytes)
6: ...an]] is important to understanding the origin and development of [[Western Civilization]].
9: The term ''Mediterranean'' derives from the [[Latin]] ''mediterraneus'', 'inlan...
11: ...eer''. In [[Turkish language|Turkish]], it is ''Akdeniz'', "the white sea".
17: ...whereas the Black Sea is generally not. The man-made [[Suez Canal]] in the south-east connects the Med...
19: [[Tide]]s are very limited in the Mediterreanean as a re... - Geology (12007 bytes)
3: ...d [[uranium]]. Additional economic interests include minerals such as [[asbestos]], [[perlite]], [[mic...
7: ...ween earthly and [[Theology|theological]] jurisprudence.
10: ...f the [[mountain]]s and by [[Deposition (geology)|deposition]] of [[silt]].
12: ...ks ''Peri lithōn'' by [[Theophrastus]], a student of [[Aristotle]], remained authoritative for mi...
14: ...etallica libri XII'', with an appendix ''Buch von den Lebewesen unter Tage'' (book of the creatures be... - Plate tectonics (27764 bytes)
1: ...e outermost part of the [[Earth]]'s interior is made up of two layers, the outer [[lithosphere]] and t...
3: ...ay from each other), and transform (two plates slide past one another). [[Earthquake]]s, [[volcano|vol...
5: ...r [[chemistry]], the discovery of the [[genetic code]] for [[genetics]], or [[evolution]] in [[biology...
8: ...the asthenosphere allows the tectonic plates to undergo motion in different directions.
10: ...famous. These boundaries are discussed in further detail below. - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ... level of local autonomy under the [[federation|federal]] system.
12: ...deral level]];<br> [[English language|English]] [[de facto]] |
14: government_type = [[Democratic]] [[Federal republic]] |
15: ...r>[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] |
16: leader_names = [[Joe Biden]]<br>[[Kamala Harris]] | - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...ld|Western civilization]] and the birthplace of [[democracy]], Greece has a long and rich history duri...
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:...
11: ...Σ<br>''([[Greek language|Greek]]: Freedom or Death)''
21: | '''[[List of Presidents of Greece|President]]''' || [[Karolos Papoulias|KᲯlos Papo?]] - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ... is bordered to the north by the [[North Sea]], [[Denmark]], and the [[Baltic Sea]], to the south by [...
3: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |+<big>'''Bundesrepublik Deutschland'''</big>
6: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:...
7: ...Germany]] || align=center width=130px| [[Image:Bundesadler.png|100px|Germany: Coat of Arms]] - Barbados (21887 bytes)
3: ...re also dotted with large sugarcane estates and wide [[pastures]] with many good views to the sea.
5: ...ntry in the world. The island is a major tourist destination.
9: ...]], and [[Mapp's Cave]]. According to accounts by descendants of the aboriginal Arawak tribes on other...
11: ...lly called the island '''Os Barbados''' ("The Bearded Ones"), upon seeing the appearance of the island...
13: ...]] until independence in [[1966]], Barbados was under uninterrupted British control. Nevertheless, Bar... - Aswan Dam (6375 bytes)
3: ... point: the newer '''Aswan High Dam''', and the older '''Aswan Dam''' or '''Aswan Low Dam'''.
5: ... wiped out, while in a low-water year there was widespread drought and famine.
10: ... high. The initial design was soon found to be inadequate and the height of the dam was raised in two ...
12: When the dam almost overflowed in 1946 it was decided that rather than raise the dam a third time a se...
13: ...avy machinery. The enormous rock and clay dam was designed by the Russian Zuk [[Hydroproject Institute...
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