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- African Lily (1955 bytes)
16: == Description ==
24: ...as that have winter) are generally grown in large pots or tubs that can be protected from frost. - Begonia (2934 bytes)
15: ...ich are often large and variegated, are unequal-sided.
21: ... from 12° C to 16° C by night, with a few degrees more in the day. The tuberous rooted sorts r... - Pottery (17136 bytes)
2: ... [[clay]]s are shaped and dried, then fired to harden them and make them waterproof. Unglazed pottery...
4: ...s of years old but also takes advantage of more modern innovations in the fields of chemistry and elec...
8: ... and date the stratum, by the formation style and decoration. The relative chronologies based on pott...
19: ...symmetry, so that it does not move from side to side as the wheel head rotates is referred to as "cent...
21: ...f the foot of the pot to create a smooth and well-defined surface. - Woodworking (12397 bytes)
1: ...right|thumb|Artists can use woodworking to create delicate [[sculpture]]s.]]
7: ...y tied to the development of increasingly greater degrees of skill in working these materials.
9: ...f wooden animal statues from the [[Iron Age]]. Wooden [[idol]]s from the [[La Tene|La T讥]] period ar...
11: ...f_China#Ancient_history|Chinese]]. Woodworking is depicted in many ancient Egyptian drawings, and some...
13: ...se in building various items—such as flower pots, tables, altars, etc.—and also contains ext... - Volcano (27295 bytes)
1: ...o2.jpg|thumb|225px|left|Volcano Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
2: ...) where [[magma]] (rock of the earth's interior made molten or liquid by high pressure and temperature...
10: ...mple. This type of volcano has a tendency to explode because it easily plugs. [[Mount Pel饝] on the i...
12: ... and ''mafic'' are sometimes substituted by the older chemistry terms "acidic" and "basic", respective...
15: ... huge quantities of lava that gradually build a wide mountain with a shield-like profile. Their lava f... - Belgium (31774 bytes)
1: ...Belgien'') is a country in [[Western Europe]], bordered by the [[Netherlands]], [[Germany]], [[Luxembo...
4: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: |+<big>'''Royaume de Belgique'''<br>'''Koninkrijk Belgi맧'<br>'''K?re...
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10: ...enter width=130px | ([[Coat of Arms of Belgium|In Detail]]) - Kiln (1778 bytes)
2: ...mediately. Modern lumber kilns are also partially depressurized to speed the drying process and reduce...
4: ...h will degrade under high temperatures leaving oxides of aluminium, magnesium and silica, which can fo...
6: ...equired to come to a high temperature, and so the design of the ovens normally focuses on insulation, ...
8: ...man]] occupation. These kilns were built up the side of a slope, such that a fire could be lit at the ... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...e ]]A '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
16: *Bladder traps, which suck in prey with a bladder that generates an internal vacuum; and
22: most [[sundew]]s, whose leaves undergo rapid growth, aiding in the retention and
27: Pitfall traps have evolved independently on at least four occasions. The simplest pitf...
29: ...enus, the leaves are quite clearly evolutionarily derived from a simple - Carthage (20744 bytes)
1: ...n Sea]], showing the location of Carthage (near modern [[Tunis]]). The map also shows [[Italy]] and th...
3: ...de of [[Lake Tunis]], across from the center of modern [[Tunis]] in [[Tunisia]]. It remains a popular ...
6: ...-god [[Melqart]]. Traditionally, the city was founded by [[Dido]], and a number of foundation myths ha...
8: ...as far as [[Sierra Leone]]. Meanwhile, under a leader named Malchus, the city began a systematic conqu...
10: ...h African coast from modern [[Morocco]] to the borders of [[Egypt]]. Its influence had also spread int... - Camping (6354 bytes)
2: ...y from civilization and enjoying nature. Camping describes a whole range of activities, from survival...
3: [[Image:CampSite.jpg|thumb|250px|lright|A [[Modern]] Campsite]]
4: ...ss with nature' and 'man against nature' - independence and self-sufficiency. Camping may be referred...
6: ... often restricted by law to designated sites in order to prevent campers from damaging the environment...
9: ...ith sewer and electricity. These latter are often designated for the use of [[Disability|handicapped]]... - Asparagus (3138 bytes)
15: ...book of recipes, [[Apicius]]'s 3rd century CE ''[[De re coquinaria]],'' Book III.
17: ...s are steamed. Tall cylindrical asparagus cooking pots have liners with handles and perforated bases to ...
19: ...]]. Asparagus is one of few foods which are considered acceptable to eat with the hands in polite com... - Geyser (14881 bytes)
4: ...tivity may change or cease due to ongoing mineral deposition within the geyser plumbing, exchange of f...
9: ...nected to one or more narrow tubes that lead to underground reservoirs of water.
14: ...f the column and thus the pressure on the water underneath. With this release of pressure, the superh...
22: ...and eruptions will erode the channels and rapidly destroy any nascent geysers.
24: ...e inside of the plumbing systems. Over time these deposits cement the rock together tightly, strengthe... - Yellowstone National Park (23738 bytes)
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25: ..., and [[Wyoming]]. Yellowstone is the first and oldest [[national park]] in the world and covers 3,470...
27: ...f these changes could have resulted in the worldwide population of humans falling to as little as 10,0...
29: ...en in the [[Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone]] - a deep gash in the Yellowstone Plateau that was formed... - Indus Valley Civilization (23571 bytes)
7: ...ires of [[Mesopotamia]] and [[Ancient Egypt]]. It declined during the mid [[2nd millennium BC]] and wa...
11: Additionally, there is some evidence indicative of another large river, now long dr...
13: ...t as [[Delhi]], as far west as the [[Iran]]ian border, and as far north as the [[Himalayas]]. Among th...
15: ...a'', "foreigner, barbarian, non-[[Aryan]]" may be derived from the name.
17: ...its means of subsistence and the causes of its sudden disappearance, beginning around [[1900 BC]]. We ... - Sumer (14409 bytes)
2: ...-[[Cuneiform (script)|cuneiform]] script may precede any other form of writing, and dates to no later ...
5: ...' ethnic group. Sumerian itself is generally regarded as a [[language isolate]] in [[Linguistics]] bec...
10: ...arious [[city-state]]s, each centered on a temple dedicated to the patron [[god]] of the city and rule...
12: ...of almost incessant warfare over water rights, trade routes, and tribute from nomadic tribes.
14: ...stence is authenticated through archaeological evidence, is that of [[Enmebaragesi]] of Kish, whose na... - Modem (21628 bytes)
1: ...e a signal that can be transmitted easily and decoded to reproduce the original digital [[data]].
3: ...service|POTS]]), and once received on the other side, converts those sounds back into 1s and 0s.
5: ...over [[microwave]] radio links. Some microwave modems transmit more than a hundred million bits per s...
7: ... into electronic digital data streams. Optical modems routinely have data rates in excess of a billio...
9: ... of transmitting analog signals, from driven [[diode]]s to [[radio]]. - Mycenaean Greece (6175 bytes)
8: ...acy]]. Around [[1400 BC]] the [[Mycenaeans]] extended their control to [[Crete]], center of the [[Mino...
10: ...in a sitting position, and some of the nobility underwent [[mummy|mummification]].
12: ...teracy. Historians have traditionally blamed this decline on an invasion by another wave of Greek peop...
17: The beginnings of the Mycenean decorated pottery on the Greek mainland date to the ...
18: ...rumark 1-333) that is used internationally in the description of Mycenean and Minoan pottery. - Phosphorus (11557 bytes)
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22: ... ±3, '''5''', 4<br />(mildly [[acid]]ic oxide) }} - Aegean civilization (41260 bytes)
2: ... [[1876]]. However, subsequent discoveries have made it clear that Mycenae was not its chief center of...
7: ...s was shown to be untrue. The Aegean civilization developed three distinctive features.
11: ...ipt, but an earlier script [[Linear A]] remains undeciphered.
21: ...ater oblongs are entered from a long side and divided longitudinally by pillars.
23: ...ype see [[Crete]]. In spite of many comparisons made with [[Egyptian]], [[Babylonian]] and [[Hittite]]... - Earthworms (15728 bytes)
12: ...Haplotaxidae]]. Folk names for earthworm include "dew-worm" and "angleworm."
14: ...ers. The haplotaxids have been traditionally considered microdriles. The megadriles are characterized...
18: ... greyish blue ''[[Allolobophora caliginosa]]'' is deeper burrowing.
27: ..., except for lacking the sexual structures, which develop later. Some earthworm species are mostly [[...
30: ...he surface to travel more quickly than they can underground, thus colonizing new areas more quickly. ...
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