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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...t utility vehicle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For th...
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
8: ...Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...fonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]]) - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...d that a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
3: ...hout running out of food or getting stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the...
5: ...s likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
7: ...]]. He never reached the present-day [[United States]] where "Columbus Day" ([[12 October]], the anniv...
9: ...ficial to humans, such as [[tomato]]es, [[potato]]es, [[maize]], and [[horse]]s), and the first large-... - Africa (35389 bytes)
3: ...h over 800 million human inhabitants in 54 countries, it accounts for about one seventh of the [[world...
8: ...ce of Africa]] with its capital [[Carthage]], corresponding to modern-day [[Tunisia]].
11: *the [[Phoenician languages|Phoenician]] ''`afar'', dust;
24: ...om the main mass of the Earth's surface. It includes within its remarkably regular outline an area, of...
26: ... miles), has a coast-line of 32,000 km (19,800 miles). - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
1: ...topher Columbus]], [[Vasco da Gama]], [[Pedro ?vares Cabral]], [[John Cabot]], [[Juan Ponce de Le,...
3: ...e a combination of traditional European and Arab designs were the first ships that could leave the rel...
7: ...ns in hopes of finding coverts, or the fabled [[Prester John]].
9: The first of these travelers was [[Giovanni de Plano Carpini]] who ...
11: ...[[Ottoman Empire]] further limited the possibilities for Europeans. - Sub-Saharan Africa (3920 bytes)
1: ...this term would exclude [[South Africa]], which lies outside the [[Tropics]].
3: ... era partially due to the effect of endemic diseases like [[Malaria]]. While the coasts received visit...
5: ... it contains many of the [[least developed countries]]. (See ''[[Economy of Africa]]''.)
7: ...cording to this classification scheme, the countries of sub-Saharan Africa are:
22: * [[Seychelles]] - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ...density|by population density]], [[list of countries by date of nationhood|by date of nationhood]] and...
3: ... for some explanation of the difference between these.
5: '''Countries listed by [[continent]] and their [[capital]]s:''...
16: *[[Cape Verde]] - [[Praia, Cape Verde|Praia]]
34: *[[Lesotho]] - [[Maseru]] - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
4: *[[List of capitals and larger cities by country]]
5: *[[list of capitals of subnational entities]]
11: <tr><td>[[Abu Dhabi]] <td>[[United Arab Emirates]]
51: <tr><td>[[Bucharest]] <td>[[Romania]]
52: <tr><td>[[Budapest]] <td>[[Hungary]] - Guinea-Bissau (9517 bytes)
1: ...he [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[colony]] of [[Portuguese Guinea]], upon independence, the name of its ca...
14: ...uese language|Portuguese]]: Unity, Struggle, Progress)''</small>
19: | [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
22: ... [[Bissau, Guinea-Bissau|Bissau]] (Note: Former President Kumba Yala decided to change the capital cit...
24: | '''[[President of Guinea-Bissau|President]]''' - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ...cean|Atlantic]], such as the [[Azores Islands|Azores]]and [[Madeira Islands|Madeira and Porto Santo]] ...
5: ...omic, political, and cultural power. The [[Portuguese Empire]] stretched across the world. After the r...
7: ...cial and economic progress in the subsequent decades, with a clear slow-down in the last few years.
13: ''Main articles: '''[[Lusitanian|Pre-Roman]]''' and '''[[Lusitani...
15: ...9, "A Lusit⮩a" paragraph 1}} The [[Conii]] were established in southern Portugal for a long time. Th... - Arizona (24367 bytes)
9: Seal = Arizonastateseal.jpg |
14: Languages = [[English language|English]] 74.1%, [[Spa...
15: LargestCity = [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] |
29: ...Zone|Mountain]]: [[UTC]]-7<br /><small>(Arizona doesn't observe [[Daylight saving time|DST]] except in...
34: HighestElev = 3,851 | - California (63989 bytes)
11: ...tCity = [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] |
22: PCForest = 35 |
23: PCDesert = 25 |
25: 2004Pop(est) = 35,893,799 |
37: HighestElev = 4421 | - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...y usually follow the boundaries of states, countries or other administrative areas.
4: ...[image:Timezones.png|thumb|400px|Standard Time Zones of the World by the CIA]]
6: ...l other time zones are relative. UTC is, nevertheless, the official term for today's atomically measur...
10: ...r a location is given relative to UTC. Some examples:
11: ... if it is 12:00 UTC, then it is 04:00 in Los Angeles) - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
4: == Hurricanes ==
6: ...om the equatorial region toward the higher latitudes.
9: ...tion]] from water vapor condensing at high altitudes. Because of this, a tropical cyclone can be thoug...
11: ...mbine to produce the violent winds, incredible waves, torrential rains and [[floods]] associated with ...
13: ...g cycle. As a result, when a tropical cyclone passes over land, its strength will diminish. - List of politics by country articles (10131 bytes)
3: This is a '''list of [[politics]] articles''' available for every '''[[country]]'''.
5: ''See also:'' [[List of countries]]
13: ...rain|Bahrain]] - [[Politics of Bangladesh|Bangladesh]] - [[Politics of Barbados|Barbados]] - [[Politi...
16: ...f Canada|Canada]] - [[Politics of Cape Verde|Cape Verde]] - [[Politics of the Cayman Islands|Cayman Islan...
22: ...tics of Eritrea|Eritrea]] - [[Politics of Estonia|Estonia]] - [[Politics of Ethiopia|Ethiopia]] - Colorado (22240 bytes)
6: Seal = Coloradostateseal.jpg |
11: LargestCity = [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] |
30: HighestElev = 4,399 |
32: LowestElev = 1,021 |
39: StateSlogan = ''none'' | - Toad (5772 bytes)
1: {{alternateuses}}
3: ...:Bufo periglenes1.jpg|240px]] | caption = [[Monte Verde Toad]]}}
25: ''[[Nectophrynoides]]''<br />
26: ''[[Nimbaphrynoides]]''<br />
29: ''[[Pedostibes]]''<br /> - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
2: ...]. Though Magellan himself died in the [[Philippines]] and never returned to Europe, 18 members of the...
5: ...de Magalh㥳, the mayor of the town, and Alda de Mesquita, Magellan had two siblings: his brother Diog...
7: ..., Magellan continued his education, becoming interested in [[geography]] and [[astronomy]]. Some specu...
9: ... conquering the [[Muslim]] city of [[Kilwa]] in present-day [[Tanzania]].
11: Magellan next journeyed to the [[East Indies]] in [[1506]], taking part in expeditions to the ... - Henry the Navigator (6878 bytes)
3: ...[[Africa]] in general, and with the legend of [[Prester John]].
5: ...ted to Christianity. For the purposes of his interest in exploration, however, the appointment proved ...
7: ...nry also arranged for the colonization of the Azores during Pedro's regency (1439–1448).
9: ...]] of the Arabs, made the complicated return voyages, headed upwind, possible; without it, the brother...
11: ...ands]] in 1420, and at Henry's instigation Portuguese settlers colonized the islands. - Apache (7848 bytes)
2: ...p of Apaches.jpg|thumb|250px|<small>Group of Apaches</small>]]
3: ... migrated from the Northern Plains into the Southwest relatively recently. Noted leaders have include...
6: == Entry into the Southwest ==
8: ...merican Southwest, with substantial numbers not present until the early 1500s.
10: ...ed dogs to pull [[travois]] loaded with their possessions. In April 1541, while traveling on the plai... - List of national anthems (17969 bytes)
3: ...exist, or are not independent states but nevertheless have official anthems, are ''italicized''.
55: |[[Bangladesh]]||[[Amar Sonar Bangla]] (My Golden Bengal)
59: ...unity)|Basque Country]]''||<i>[[Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia]] (Anthem of the Basque Homeland)</i>
77: ...nos, el hado propicio]] (Bolivians, A Favourable Destiny)
81: |[[Botswana]]||[[Fatshe leno la rona]] (Blessed Be This Noble Land)
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