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- Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...ntury|18th]] and early [[19th century]] resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual l...
3: ... merged into the [[Second Industrial Revolution]] from about [[1850]], when technological and economic...
7: ...erm industrial ''revolution'' was introduced by [[Friedrich Engels]] and [[Louis-Auguste Blanqui]] in ...
10: ...itain. The steam engine was created to pump water from coal mines, enabling them to be deepened]]effic...
12: ... occurred in Britain. In other nations, such as [[France]], markets were split up by local regions, wh... - Botany (8977 bytes)
9: ...plant life can be studied at a variety of levels, from the [[molecular biology|molecular]], [[genetics...
20: ...either directly from [[staple food]]s and other [[fruit]] and [[vegetables]], or indirectly through [[...
22: ...[Gregor Mendel]] laid the foundations of genetics from his studies of plants.]]
25: ...eas|pea]] shape is inherited. What Mendel learned from studying plants has had far-reaching benefits o...
28: ...e from plants. Most [[alcoholic beverages]], come from [[fermentation|fermenting]] plants such as [[ho... - Lubricant (1488 bytes)
1: ...ons, lubricants contribute to nearly 1/4 of total pollution released to environment.
3: ...mes used as base oils. Additives deliver reduced friction and wear, increased viscosity, resistance t...
5: ... cushion and others. An alternative way to reduce friction and wear is to use bearings such as [[ball ... - 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: ...ing the [[plant]]'s ability to reproduce. [[Light pollution]] is coming under increasing scrutiny as a source... - Mediterranean Sea (9773 bytes)
4: ...anean Sea'' in [[oceanography]] to distinguish it from other [[mediterranean sea]]s in the world.
9: The term ''Mediterranean'' derives from the [[Latin]] ''mediterraneus'', 'inland' (''me...
21: ... the region are [[olive]]s, [[grape]]s, [[orange (fruit)|orange]]s, [[tangerine]]s, and [[cork (materi...
31: *'''Europe''' (from west to east): [[Spain]], [[France]], [[Monaco]], [[Italy]], the island state of...
32: *'''Asia''' (from north to south): [[Turkey]], [[Syria]], the isl... - Earth (30908 bytes)
7: ...th''' or '''Terra''', is the third planet outward from the [[Sun]]. It is the largest of the [[solar s...
14: ...f approximately 12,742 km. The maximum deviations from this are the highest point on Earth (the summit...
55: ... is only 1/20,000 as great as the energy received from the Sun.
74: ...utaway-english.png|thumb|350px|left|Earth cutaway from core to exosphere. Partially to scale.]]
86: ...Peridotite|harzburgite]]s which has been observed from deep parts of the oceanic crust that have been ... - Volcano (27295 bytes)
4: The name "volcano" has its origin from the name of [[Vulcan (god)|Vulcan]], a god of f...
18: ...'[[Volcanic cones]]''' or [[cinder cone]]s result from eruptions that throw out mostly small pieces of...
41: ...tive" volcano. The lifespan of a volcano can vary from months to several million years, making such a ...
43: ...to note that the span of recorded history differs from region to region; in the [[Mediterranean]], rec...
47: ...tone as extinct. In fact, because the caldera has frequent earthquakes, a very active geothermal syste... - Kazakhstan (26806 bytes)
3: ...ww.stat.kz/en/info/stat-bul/stbr&e0303.pdf], down from 16,464,464 in [[1989]] [http://www.stat.kz/ru/d...
50: | From [[Soviet Union]], [[December 16]], [[1991]]
70: ...an since the [[1st century BC|first century BC]]. From the [[4th century|fourth century AD]] through t...
72: ... the livestock-based economy. The Kazakhs emerged from a mixture of tribes living in the region in abo...
76: ...ose still further once the [[Trans-Aral Railway]] from [[Orenburg]] to [[Tashkent]] was completed in 1... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...y, it remains a one-party [[authoritarian]] state from its true communist days.
15: ...time in a century, and there was development of infrastructure, industry, healthcare, and education, w...
19: ...r. Mao remained head of the Party but was removed from day to day management of economic affairs which...
23: ...ut) and a much wider range of personal rights and freedoms for average Chinese as evidence of the succ...
25: ...forms have caused wealth disparity, environmental pollution, rampant [[corruption]], widespread [[unemploymen... - Honey (11666 bytes)
4: ... fluid produced by [[bee]]s and other [[insect]]s from the [[nectar]] of [[flower]]s. "The definition ...
8: ...ure content is too low. Natural, raw honey varies from 14% to 18% moisture content. As long as the moi...
10: ...dioactive]] particles, [[dust]], or particulate [[pollution]].
17: *[[Fructose]]: 38%
29: ...licacy]] for its unique flavour. [[Manuka]] honey from [[New Zealand]] is said by some to have more sp... - Aswan Dam (6375 bytes)
5: ...er Nile floods in the summer every year as waters from [[Ethiopia]] flow down the river. These floods ...
13: ...ut in the [[Cold War]] struggle for influence in Africa the [[Soviet Union]] stepped in 1958 and possi...
15: ...d capacity in 1976. The reservoir raised concerns from archaeologists and a rescue operation was begun...
18: ...sser, though it is struggling due to its distance from any significant markets.
23: ... coastline barriers, due to lack of new sediments from floods, will eventually cause loss of the brack... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
41: ...]] (the land that would become New Jersey) to two friends who had been loyal through the [[English Civ...
43: ...lish Crown and gave sanctuary to the King. It was from the Royal Square in St. Helier that [[Charles I...
45: ...was in the Hudson River region and came primarily from New England. The first permanent English settl...
63: ... However, by the close of the Civil War, several African-Americans in New Jersey were still in bondage...
70: ... two [[United States Senate|U.S. Senators]] are [[Frank R. Lautenberg]] (Democrat) and [[Jon Corzine]]... - Meteorology (19082 bytes)
10: ...' goes back to the book ''Meteorologica'' (dating from about [[340 BC]]) by [[Aristotle]], who combine...
14: ...Franklin]]'s kite experiments with [[lightning]]. Franklin was also the first American to keep accurat...
18: ...d]]. These were solved when [[Luke Howard]] and [[Francis Beaufort]] introduced their systems for clas...
20: ...]], introducing the idea of [[front (meteorology)|front]]s, that is, sharply defined boundaries betwee...
26: ...sable tool for studying a wide range of phenomena from forest fires to [[El Ni. - Geography of the United States (15104 bytes)
61: ...oods]], the most northerly part of the U.S. apart from Alaska. In the United States, there are [[Extre...
69: *14.3 times the size of the [[France|French Republic]]
71: *three-tenths the size of [[Africa]]
104: ...intermontane]] valleys, plateaus and basins range from treeless to desert with the very arid region be...
110: ...ada|Canadian]] and a United States portion. It is from the United States side, that the great - Human (48024 bytes)
24: Humans have an erect body carriage that frees the upper limbs for manipulating objects, a hi...
30: ... [[state]]s down to [[Family|families]], and also from the [[community]] to the [[self]]. Seeking to [...
54: ...species of [[chimpanzee]]s should be reclassified from ''[[Pan troglodytes]]'' and ''[[Pan paniscus]]'...
56: ...had]] and seems to indicate an earlier divergence from the ape lineage.
58: ... genome is significantly affected by assimilation from archaic humans (i.e., 80% of loci may have some... - Agriculture (19147 bytes)
11: ...ere, which consists of obtaining financial income from the cultivation of land to yield [[produce]], t...
15: ...ol]], [[hemp]], and [[flax]]), fuels ([[methane]] from [[biomass]], [[biodiesel]]) and both legal and ...
25: ...ties also influenced by science. Methods of quick-freezing and dehydration have increased the markets ...
32: ... cost, however, of large amounts of energy input, from unsustainable, mostly [[fossil fuel]], sources.
46: ...tributed the major part of the inhabitants' diet. From the [[Fertile Crescent]] agriculture spread eas... - Barbecue (24807 bytes)
6: ...g is barbecuing except when it means double-sided frying with something like a [[sandwich toaster]] or...
8: ...ooking, including grilling, as barbecue, which is frowned upon by purists in some areas. The device us...
10: ...dispersed to the sides or at significant distance from the grate. Alternately, an apparatus called a ...
23: ...g, and/or flavored in numerous ways after removed from the heat.
26: ... off to the side and almost always under a cover, frequently with added smoke for additional flavor. - Beetle (4984 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox infraclassis entry | taxon = [[Neoptera]]}}
22: ...ae and mandibles. Their coloration varies widely, from drab browns and blacks to striking iridescent h...
25: ... inhabit nearly every habitat on Earth, including freshwater and coastal habitats, forests, meadows, d...
31: ... grubs, usually have a different diet and habitat from adults. After reaching a certain size, larvae e...
37: ... abundant, others are threatened by habitat loss, pollution, and climate change. Some, like the American bury... - Bottlenose Dolphin (16802 bytes)
19: ...t the underside. This makes them hard to see both from above and below when swimming. The elongated up...
21: ... length from 2 to 4m (6 to 13 feet) and in weight from 150 to 650kg (330 to 1430 pounds) with males be...
23: ...y)|homologous]] to the forelimbs of land mammals (from which dolphins and all other [[cetacea]]ns evol...
33: ...nded them for forty minutes, preventing an attack from the shark, as they returned to shore. (See [6]...
43: ... sounds are emitted in a focused beam towards the front of the animal. They have two small ear opening... - Surfing (15219 bytes)
5: ...ppear, including [[France]], [[Brazil]], [[South Africa]], and many island states.
7: ... wax and/or traction pads (to keep a surfers feet from slipping off the deck of the board), interchang...
9: ...and often powerful appeal, which probably derives from an unusual confluence of elements: adrenaline, ...
11: The image of surfing powerfully differs from the sport in reality. Most people only see the...
13: ...en, including the level of difficulty, as well as frequency, of maneuvers. There is a professional su...
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