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- Sumatra (5388 bytes)
8: ...stance around the [[Lake Toba]]. It also contains deposits of coal and gold.
10: ...a. It produces [[oil]] "from above the soil and underneath", the [[Oil palm|palm oil]] and [[petroleum...
12: ...nce. Conservation areas have not been spared from destruction, either.
19: ...racy|thalassocratic]], a maritime power that extended its influence from island to island.
21: ...reading through contacts with Arabs and Indian traders.
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- Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...orer]], whose account documents his travels and side-excursions over a period of almost thirty years, ...
4: His name may alternatively be rendered '''ibn Batuta''', '''ibn Batuda''' or '''ibn B...
6: ...lated as ''A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling'', but ...
10: ==The Hajj (with detours)==
11: ...eadth of the Muslim world, and beyond (about 44 modern countries). - Kuan Yin (8111 bytes)
2: ...Buddhism|Buddhist]]s. Commonly known as the '''Goddess of Mercy''', Kuan Yin is also reverenced by [[C...
6: ...reas Avalokitesvara in other countries is usually depicted as a man.
12: ...a beautiful, white-robed woman, a depiction which derives from the earlier ''[[Pandaravasini]]'' form.
16: ...gain. With eleven heads gazing to the front and sides, Avalokiteshvara possesses the unique gift to se...
19: {| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="300" cellpadding="2" ... - Indo-Australian Plate (2019 bytes)
3: ...ndia]] with [[China]] and [[Nepal]]. It is subdivided into two plates along a low active boundary: the...
5: ...]], and the [[Tonga]] and [[Kermadec Islands|Kermadec]] [[island arc]]s. [[New Zealand]] lies along th...
7: ...e [[African Plate]] to the south. The northerly side of the Indian Plate is a [[convergent boundary]] ...
9: ... the borders of the [[Indian Ocean]] from [[Bangladesh]], to [[Myanmar]] (former [[Burma]]) to the sou... - Indonesia (12958 bytes)
12: ...]]: Unity in Diversity) <br> [[ideology|National ideology]]: [[Pancasila Indonesia]]|
17: government_type= Democratic [[republic]] |
18: ...r_titles = [[List of Presidents of Indonesia|President]] |
19: leader_names = [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] |
21: area_magnitude = 1_E10 | - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
1: ...ia]]. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the [[South China Sea]]:
3: ...sular Malaysia, Malay Peninsula) shares a land border on the north with [[Thailand]] and is [[Johor#Li...
5: ... is bordered to the south by [[Indonesia]] and borders the Sultanate of [[Brunei]] on the east, south,...
7: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
12: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - Continental shelf (2503 bytes)
1: The '''continental shelf''' is the extended perimeter of each [[continent]], which is covere...
3: ...ies. It may be as shallow as 30 [[metre|m]] or as deep as 600 m.
5: ... out. If [[anoxic]] conditions in the sedimentary deposits prevail, the shelves may in [[geologic time...
7: ...ww.un.org/law/ilc/texts/contsh.htm] partly superseded by the 1982 United Nations [[Law of the Sea|Conv... - Orangutan (5406 bytes)
10: ...main Etienne de la Ville, Comte de Lacepede|Lacepede]] | date = [[1799]]}}
18: ...'''Ponginae''', although that subfamily also includes the extinct ''Gigantopithecus'' and ''Sivapithec...
23: ...pping of baby orangutans for sale into the pet trade; the trappers usually kill the mother to steal th...
25: ...utan cultures (see external link 1 below for more details). Although orangutans are generally passive,...
27: Major conservation centres in Borneo include those at Semenggok in Sarawak, and Sepilok near S... - Earthquake (13859 bytes)
1: ...s]] into which the Earth's [[lithosphere]] is divided. Events that occur at plate boundaries are call...
5: ...he earthquakes shaking is the dominant and most widespread cause of damage.
11: ...er one, large faults are capable of higher magnitude earthquakes than smaller faults are.
13: ...ake, or as a result of submarine landslips or "slides" indirectly triggered by it.
15: ...ed simultaneously. They arrive in the following order: first the body waves [[P-wave]]s (primary or pr... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
1: ...ami that struck [[Mal靝 in the [[Maldives]] on [[December 26]], [[2004]].]]
2: ...fects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastation.
4: ... [[ocean]]; it simply has a much smaller [[amplitude]] (wave heights) offshore, and a very long [[wave...
6: ...re not actually related to tides the term is considered misleading and its usage is discouraged by [[o...
10: ... tsunami by itself may trigger an undersea landslide quite capable of generating a tsunami. - William Dampier (7308 bytes)
7: ...ific]] coast of that isthmus; the pirates then raided Spanish settlements in [[Peru]] before returning...
9: ...of ten vessels. In Mexico Cook died, and a new leader, Captain Davis, took command. Dampier transferre...
11: ...e ship was being [[careening|careened]] Dampier made notes on the fauna and flora he found there. Late...
20: On the return voyage to England, ''Roebuck'' foundered near [[Ascension Island]] on [[21 February]] [...
22: ...as able to save many new charts of coastlines, trade winds and currents in the seas around Australia a... - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
5: ...ita, Magellan had two siblings: his brother Diogo de Sousa, named after his grandmother, and his siste...
9: ...5]] he was sent to [[India]] to install Francisco de Almeida as a Portuguese [[viceroy]] there and est...
13: ...everal medals, Magellan was accused of illegal trade with the Islamic [[Moors]]. He had also been invo...
15: ...ame from "''Fern㯠de Magalh㥳''" to "''Fernando de Magallanes''."
20: ...he ear of Charles and the powerful Juan Rodriguez de Fonseca, bishop of [[Burgos]] and the persistent ... - Hinduism (49198 bytes)
6: ...th approximately 940 [[million]] followers worldwide, 96 percent of whom live in the [[Indian subconti...
15: ...not claim sole understanding of the one [[transcendental]] Truth.
17: ... the Hindu, this idea has been an active force in defining the 'Eternal Dharma.'[http://www.ramakrishn...
19: ...n [[Moksha]], the end of the cycle of rebirth and death.
23: ...nu]] (the Preserver of worlds) and [[Shiva]] (the Destroyer of worlds). - Equator (3944 bytes)
3: ...sphere]]. The [[latitude]] of the equator is 0 by definition. The length of [[Earth]]'s equator is abo...
8: ...and September equinox, the Earth's northern latitudes are inclined towards the Sun up to a point known...
9: ...|250px| Kenya Africa, the equator marked on the sides of road]]
10: ...et throughout the year, although seasons can vary depending on a variety of factors including elevatio...
12: ...er ''i'', no third letter is added to its climate designation. - Tiger (11674 bytes)
15: ..., to the poaching for the fur, tiger numbers have decreased in size and have been placed on the endang...
23: ...tually a silvery-grey tone, though no reliable evidence has been found.
25: ...urpose of stripes is [[camouflage]], serving to hide these animals from their prey (few large animals ...
35: ...ese are the surviving subspecies, in descending order of wild population:
37: ...iving in India and Bangladesh. These tigers are under severe pressure from both habitat reduction and ... - Sumatra (5388 bytes)
8: ...stance around the [[Lake Toba]]. It also contains deposits of coal and gold.
10: ...a. It produces [[oil]] "from above the soil and underneath", the [[Oil palm|palm oil]] and [[petroleum...
12: ...nce. Conservation areas have not been spared from destruction, either.
19: ...racy|thalassocratic]], a maritime power that extended its influence from island to island.
21: ...reading through contacts with Arabs and Indian traders. - Lake (11397 bytes)
1: ... in the northern [[hemisphere]] at higher [[latitude]]s. Large lakes are sometimes referred to as "inl...
3: ...hich is dry most of the time but becomes filled under seasonal conditions of heavy rainfall. Many lake...
6: ...d's lakes are in Canada; this is because of the [[deranged drainage system]] that dominates the countr...
9: ...s. The advance and retreat of glaciers can scrape depressions in the surface where lakes accumulate. S...
11: Lakes can also form by means of landslides or by glacial blockages. An example of the later... - Chicken (21473 bytes)
18: ...a type of [[poultry]]. It is believed to be descended from the wild Asian [[Red Junglefowl]].
25: ...ypically fed commercially prepared feed that includes a protein source as well as grains. Chickens of...
27: ... meters. ([http://www.omlet.co.uk/chickenguide/guide.php?cat_selected=Chicken%20Care&sub_selected=wing...
29: ...he hen, typically ranging from bright white to shades of brown and even blue or green (Auracana variet...
30: ...uption to this social order until a new pecking order is established. - Dhole (1697 bytes)
15: ... but also range north into central Asia to the borders of [[Russia]], east to [[Malaysia]] and south t... - Asian Elephant (3677 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Proboscidea]]}}
16: ...eft|250px|Asian Elephants in Thailand. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
17: ...rom their African relatives. Including a more rounded back than the African, two "fingers" at the tip ...
19: ...ut damage crops and may enter villages to raid gardens.
21: ...males, or females with nearby young, are best avoided. - Caldera (4953 bytes)
2: ... with water, creating crater lakes. The word 'caldera' comes from a [[Spanish language|Spanish]] word...
4: ==Caldera formation==
5: A caldera collapse is usually triggered by the emptying o...
7: ===Explosive calderas===
8: ...e drop in temperature around the world. Large calderas may have even greater effects.
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