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- Atlas Mountains (1375 bytes)
1: ...from the [[Sahara]] Desert. The population of the Atlas mountains are mainly [[Berber]] in Morocco and ma...
3: ...nian orogeny]]. These mountains were formed when Africa and America collided, and were once a chain fa...
5: ...] running near the coast and the larger [[Saharan Atlas]] running further south. - Atlas (cartography) (4308 bytes)
3: An '''atlas''' is a collection of [[map]]s, traditionally bou...
5: ==Atlases throughout history==
7: The earliest atlases were not called by that name at the time of the...
9: ...re constructed by [[medieval]] [[Greek]] scholars from Ptolemy's text.
11: ..., Assembled to Order) or more frequently "Lafreri atlases" after one of the leading publishers of the per...
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- Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
11: ...] and her novels ''[[The Fountainhead]]'' and ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]''. Her philosophy and her fiction both...
14: #That no one has the right to seek values from others by physical force, or impose ideas on ot...
19: ...to have been present when Ayn chose the name Rand from a typewriter.
22: ...an aspiring young actor, [[Frank O'Connor (actor)|Frank O'Connor]], who caught her eye. The two were m...
24: ...]] by Scalara Films, [[Rome]], despite resistance from the [[Italy|Italian]] government under [[Benito... - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
4: ...nt) and Ira Pittman, a poor mill worker who moved from town to town in search of work. As a child, Bes...
6: ...loyd Bostwick Odlum]], the middle-aged founder of Atlas Corp. and CEO of [[RKO]] in [[Hollywood]]. Widely...
8: After a friend offered her a ride in an airplane, a thrilled...
10: ..., and association with the wealthy elite, she was frequently interviewed by the press and she made up ...
16: ... is the only woman to ever receive the Gold Medal from the [[Federation Aeronautique Internationale]].... - Vertebra (3942 bytes)
9: ...teristics which are best studied by examining one from the middle of the thoracic region.
12: ...consists of two essential parts: an ''anterior'' (front) segment, which is the '''vertebral body'''; a...
24: ... the [[neck]] so much rotation. Specifically, the atlas allows the [[skull]] to move up and down, while t... - Moth (5332 bytes)
12: ...th a hyphen inserted: moth-er - to distinguish it from the word for a female parent (in spoken English...
16: ...nd [[diurnal]] species. They can be distinguished from butterflies in [[Difference_between_a_butterfly...
20: ... moth]] also does extensive damage, especially to fruit farms.
22: ...ut there are concerns over its effects on health. Freezing items infested with moth larvae will not ki...
34: ...on]], and artificial lighting can draw moths away from the flowers, impacting the [[plant]]'s ability ... - Map (10223 bytes)
7: ...h-central [[Anatolia]] (now [[Turkey]]); it dates from about [[6200 BC]].
9: ...tical value, and this has been the source of much fruitful map criticism over the last twenty years, n...
49: From the last quarter of the 20th century, the indis...
51: From the computer scientist's standpoint, zooming in...
71: *[[Atlas (cartography)]] - Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
15: ...dynastic Egypt is from [http://xoomer.virgilio.it/francescoraf/ Late Predynastic and Early Dynastic Eg...
16: ...f Dynasties 1 to 10 are from Baines and Malek, ''Atlas of Ancient Egypt'' (Oxford, 1980).
17: * The dates of Dynasties 11 to 20 are from Kitchen, "The Basics of Egyptian Chronology in ...
18: * The dates of Dynasties 21 to 26 are from Kitchen, ''Third Intermediate Period in Egypt''...
20: (This information has been supplemented from ''The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt'', edited... - United States (58223 bytes)
36: established_dates = From [[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]], [[1776]]<br>[...
58: ...on of the Americas]], [[thirteen colonies]] split from Great Britain and formed the United States, the...
60: ... the [[Emancipation Proclamation]], mandating the freedom of all slaves in states in rebellion, though...
62: ...e U.S. acquired a number of overseas possessions, from [[Cuba]] to the [[Philippines]], though it gave...
70: ... American people. Americans enjoy [[universal suffrage]]. ''More information at the Main article: [[P... - Canada (35540 bytes)
3: ...e of the many "main" articles about Canada linked from this article, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[G...
10: ...[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] populat...
17: ...ions]], the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], and [[La Francophonie]]. Canada is officially [[Bilingualism ...
18: * [[Canadian French|French]] is the majority language of [[Quebec]] and ...
46: ...t|[[New Brunswick]]||[[Fredericton, New Brunswick|Fredericton]] - Algeria (16548 bytes)
1: ... is derived from the name of the city of Algiers; from the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] word ''al-jaz...
21: ... || [[Berber language|Berber]], [[French language|French unofficial but commonly used in administratio...
38: | From [[France]]<br>[[July 5]], [[1962]]
60: ...Berber]]s (or Amazigh) since at least 10,000 BC. From [[1000 BC]] on, the [[Carthage|Carthaginians]] ...
62: ... many coastal cities, prompting some to seek help from the [[Ottoman Empire]]. - South Africa (40100 bytes)
1: ...pendent [[nation]], entirely surrounded by South African territory.
3: ...as well as many white, coloured and Indian South Africans.
5: ...the entire [[Africa]]n continent, with modern [[infrastructure]] common throughout the country.
7: {{South Africa infobox}}
9: South Africa has 11 official languages: [[Afrikaans]], [[English language|English]], [[Zulu lan... - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
40: established_dates = From [[United Kingdom|UK]] by treaty<br>[[21 January...
58: ... "Republic of Ireland" in order to distinguish it from the island of Ireland as a whole. The name ''Re...
60: ...dence in [[1922]] it became known as the "[[Irish Free State]]", a name that was retained until [[1937...
67: ...in and Ireland]]. From [[1874]], but particularly from [[1880]] under [[Charles Stewart Parnell]], the...
69: ...of an independent Irish State whereby the [[Irish Free State]] (in the [[Gaelic|Irish language]] ''Sao... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
10: ...t mon droit]] (Royal motto)<br>([[French language|French]]: God and my right)''<sup>2</sup></small> |
56: ...r, although there is also a nominal frontier with France in the middle of the [[Channel Tunnel]]. The ...
62: ...d). This political usage of "Great Britain" dates from the personal union of the Crowns of Scotland an...
64: The [[British Isles]] is a term frequently used to refer to the [[archipelago]] whic...
71: ...nce]] of [[Ulster]], immediately opted out of the Free State and to remain in the UK. The nomenclature... - Bear (6673 bytes)
26: ...f habitats from the tropics to the [[Arctic]] and from forests to snowfields. They are mainly [[omnivo...
28: .... For the most part, bears are shy and are easily frightened of humans. They will, however, defend the...
40: ...assed in many areas of the world to protect bears from hunters or [[habitat destruction]]. Bears in ca...
64: *** [[Atlas Bear]], ''Ursus crowtheri'' (extinct)
72: ...hough bears are often described as having evolved from a dog-like ancestor, their closest living relat... - Arizona (24367 bytes)
88: ...y]] Spanish missionaries changed Father [[Eusebio Francisco Kino]]'s maps of the area; they renamed th...
96: ...]] the land below the [[Gila River]] was acquired from Mexico in the [[Gadsden Purchase]]. Arizona was...
98: ...of [[Brigham Young]], [[Mormon]]s went to Arizona from Utah in the mid to late [[1800s]] to the [[Phoe...
115: ...Representatives are [[Rick Renzi]] (R-1), [[Trent Franks]] (R-2), [[John Shadegg]] (R-3), [[Ed Pastor]...
134: ... is about 277 mile (446 km) long, ranges in width from 6 to 29 kilometers (4 to 18 miles) and attains ... - Arkansas (11679 bytes)
42: ...me, which is probably a phonetic spelling for the French word for "downriver" people, a reference to t...
44: ...d States]] as a [[slave state]]. Arkansas seceded from the Union on [[May 6]], [[1861]] during the [[...
50: ...ic Party|Democrat]], was convicted of felony mail fraud as part of the [[Whitewater Scandal]]. This l...
54: ...cted separately from the governor and thus can be from a different political party.
62: [[Image:National-atlas-arkansas.PNG|thumb|left|Map of Arkansas]] - North Carolina (18268 bytes)
44: ...the Continental Congress to vote for independence from the British crown.
46: ...n [[plank]] road, known as a "farmer's railroad," from [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]] i...
48: ...press the "rebellion" that "you can get no troops from North Carolina." However, under his leadership...
54: *[[1868]]: This was framed in accordance with the [[Reconstruction]] Act...
72: ...an $10,000 and misdemeanor and infraction appeals from District Court are tried in Superior Court. A j... - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
43: ... permanently in Connecticut were English Puritans from Massachusetts in 1633. Its first constitution, ...
49: ...rrently has five [[U.S. Congressional Delegations from Connecticut|representatives in the House]].
56: ...strial cities, located along the coastal highways from the New York border to New Haven, then northwar...
63: [[Image:National-atlas-connecticut.png|right|thumb|300px|Connecticut]]
65: ... the state, and at times there are minor cultural frictions between the regions and their major cultur... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
42: The name "Delaware" comes from the title of [[Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La War...
48: ... 1813 as the "[[Spencer Churches|Union Church of Africans]]," which is now the [[A.U.M.P. Church]]. T...
71: ...in Delaware, although a public-television station from Philadelphia, WHYY, maintains a studio and broa...
92: The five largest ancestries in Delaware are: [[African American]] (19.2%), [[Ireland|Irish]] (16.6%)...
130: | [[Image:National-atlas-delaware.png|thumb|Delaware cities]] - Florida (24937 bytes)
43: ... of the United States of America. Florida seceded from the Union on [[January 10]], [[1861]] and was o...
60: [[Image:National-atlas-florida.PNG|left|thumb|Map of Florida]]
64: ...nasa.florida.750pix.jpg|right|thumb|Florida taken from NASA Shuttle Mission STS-95 on 31st October 199...
72: ...ces, September 2nd.jpg|left|thumb|138px|Hurricane Frances near peak strength.]]
76: .... These thunderstorms which are caused by airflow from the [[Gulf of Mexico]] seemingly "pop up" in th... - Hawaii (34434 bytes)
39: ...o grow due to active [[lava]] flows, most notably from [[Kilauea|Kīlauea]]. Ethnically, it is the...
51: ...of the island chain. These islands are, in order from the northwest to southeast, Niihau, Kauai, O...
52: [[Image:National-atlas-hawaii.png|thumb|left|250px|Map of Hawaii (main i...
54: ...iian Islands were formed by [[volcano]]es arising from the sea floor through a vent described in geolo...
58: The movement of the Hawaiian royal family from the Island of Hawaii to Maui and subsequently t...
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