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- South America (5078 bytes)
7: ...ea]] and in [[population]], after [[Eurasia]], [[Africa]], and North America.
9: ...], though there are also suggestions of migration from the southern Pacific Ocean.
11: ...]] [[conquistadors]], first from [[Spain]], later from [[Portugal]], who divided it into [[colonies]]....
15: ...], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], and [[French Guiana]] – are also known as [[Caribbea...
21: ...ed in the table are [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]] which have no permanent inhabitants, on... - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
7: ==[[Africa]]==
8: Africa is a continent in the systems with 5 or more c...
17: *[[Central African Republic]] (Centrafrique) - [[Bangui]]
42: *[[Mayotte]] - [[Mamoutzou]] (France)
48: ...R鵮ion]] - [[Saint-Denis, R鵮ion|Saint-Denis]] (France) - Argentina (30219 bytes)
35: established_dates = from [[Spain]]<br/> [[May 25]], [[1810]]<br/>[[July ...
44: ...inas) Islands]] and [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]]
52: The name '''Argentina''' is derived from the [[Latin]] ''argentum'' ([[silver]]). The or...
57: ...port. Buenos Aires formally declared independence from Spain on [[July 9]], [[1816]]. Argentines rever...
59: ...es—especially the western pampas—came from throughout Europe. - 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...
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...
64: ...to extend their sway and defend their communities from predatory rivals. Warfare was endemic. The gen... - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...solar time), resulting in time differing slightly from [[town]] to town. As [[telecommunication]]s imp...
6: ... for today's atomically measured time as distinct from time determined by astronomical observation as ...
18: ...ones results in a time the other side of midnight from UTC, then the date at the location is one day l...
31: ... time signals were first transmitted by telegraph from the [[Royal Greenwich Observatory]]. Even thoug...
37: ...ime that is not offset by a number of whole hours from Greenwich Mean Time. - Food (24212 bytes)
1: [[Image:Foods.jpg|thumbnail|right|Food from plant sources]]
23: ...epare food prior to eating since their divergence from [[Homo erectus]], possibly even earlier.
28: ...o eat meals together with other family members or friends and this is seen as an important social occa...
39: ...ce on mechanised tools which have been developed, from the [[threshing machine]], [[seed drill]], thro...
49: ===From [[plant]]s=== - Illinois (27007 bytes)
37: ...ry]]. Its name was given by the state's [[France|French explorers]] after the indigenous [[Illiniwek]...
39: ...e its largest city is [[Chicago]], along the waterfront of [[Lake Michigan]]. Most of the state's pop...
48: ...lt of their exploration, Illinois was part of the French empire until [[1763]], when it passed to the ...
56: ...Illinois in the Civil War]]), which were numbered from the 7th IL to the 156th IL. Seventeen cavalry r...
60: ...ing from traditions cultivated during the state's frontier era. As codified in the state constitution... - Barbecue (24807 bytes)
6: ...means double-sided frying with something like a [[sandwich toaster]] or [[George Foreman Grill]].
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. - Tundra (7482 bytes)
10: ...Nganasan people|Nganasan]] and Nenets in the permafrost area (and the [[Sami people|Sami]] in [[Laplan...
12: ..., temperatures rise and the top layer of the permafrost melts, leaving the ground very soggy. The tund...
14: ...d reproduce, but because the ground below this is frozen, the water cannot sink any lower, and so the ...
20: ...its surface layer melts. The melting of the permafrost in a given area on human time scales (decades ...
22: ... is in [[taiga]] and tundra areas. When the permafrost melts, it releases carbon, in the form of [[ca... - James Cook (14770 bytes)
20: ...ok Strait]], which separates the [[North Island]] from the South Island, and which Tasman had not gues...
26: ..." was recorded and came into the English language from the local Guugu-Yimidhirr name for a Grey Kanga...
30: ... forced his men to eat such foods as [[citrus]] [[fruit]]s and [[sauerkraut]]—under punishment o...
32: ...mand of Cook's second voyage, but removed himself from the voyage before it began.
34: [[Image:Cookroutes.PNG|frame|center|The routes of Captain James Cook's voya... - Springfield, Illinois (6768 bytes)
29: ... Presidential Library and Museum; the train depot from whence he departed to Washington; and his buria...
32: ...s among the best preserved and most complete of [[Frank Lloyd Wright]]'s early "Prairie" houses. It wa...
36: ...[[Carlinville, Illinois]], which is about an hour from the [[capitol]]) to Springfield calling it the ...
45: ...rom [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.49% from two or more races. 1.20% of the population are...
49: ...8, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who are 65 years of age or ... - Ernest Shackleton (9537 bytes)
8: ...right|250px|Four men from Nimrod (left to right): Frank Wild, Shackleton, Eric Marshall, and Jameson A...
14: ...officer. He went to school at [[Dulwich College]] from [[1887]] to [[1890]]. In [[1904]] he married Em...
21: ...urvy]] on the return trip and Dr. Wilson suffered from [[snow blindness]] at intervals.
28: ... 88?23'S: a point only 180 km (97 nautical miles) from the South Pole.
36: ...after departing from [[South Georgia]]). Everyone from ''Endurance'' survived. - Island (4674 bytes)
6: The word ''island'' derives ultimately from the [[Norse]] word ''igland''. It was originall...
11: ...rift]]ed. The best example is [[Madagascar]] off Africa. The [[Kerguelen Islands]] and some of the [[S...
19: .... Some of the [[Lesser Antilles]] and the [[South Sandwich Islands]] are the only [[Atlantic Ocean]] example...
23: ...movement. An example is the [[Hawaiian Islands]], from [[Hawaii]] to [[Kure Atoll|Kure]], which then e...
25: An [[atoll]] is an island formed from a [[coral reef]] that has grown on an eroded an... - Marine Life (10377 bytes)
4: Marine biology covers a great deal, from the microscopic [[plankton]], including femtopl...
6: ...nvestigation in marine biology include everything from the tiny layers of surface water in which organ...
36: Fish breathe under water by extracting [[oxygen]] from sea water through their gills.
59: ... at these depths is extreme and there is no light from above, but some life still exists here. Small f...
61: ... Trench]] at 7,450 m (24,442 ft), and the [[South Sandwich Trench]] at 7,235 m (23,737 ft). - Terns (7243 bytes)
26: ...ver 22,000 km (14,000 miles) in just three months from fledging - an average of over 240 km per day, a...
30: ...Sooty Tern]], will soar high above the sea. Apart from bathing, they only rarely swim, despite having ...
41: ...-billed Tern. Long legs, stout black bill; mostly freshwater or brackish coasts.
43: ...rge; black cap largely retained in winter; mostly freshwater or brackish coasts.
51: **** [[Sandwich Tern]], ''Sterna sandvicensis'' (''Thalasseus san... - Grilling (1412 bytes)
1: ...he main method for making [[toast]] and [[toasted sandwich]]es. The main disadvantage of using a grill for t... - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (32608 bytes)
5: ... political and social importance, with [[Benjamin Franklin]] playing an extraordinary role in Philadel...
34: ...apital of his new colony founded on principles of freedom and religious tolerance, would be a model of...
41: ...nited States|United States Government]] was moved from [[Federal Hall]] in [[New York, New York|New Yo...
47: ...sition]]. Memorial Hall and the expansive mall in front of it are remnants of this fair.
51: ...|800px|<center>Center City Philadelphia panorama, from [[1913]].</center>]] - Jelly (1228 bytes)
1: ... comes from cows), but with [[agar]] (which comes from seaweed) which comes as crystals into which you...
5: ...''Jelly rubber''' is a soft, porous material made from [[PVC]] and softeners. It is often used in [[s...
8: ...an school lunches - the [[peanut butter and jelly sandwich]] (PBJ or PB&J). [[Mayhaw]] jelly is a delicacy i... - Monarchy (11801 bytes)
1: A '''monarchy''', (from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''monos'', "one," ...
6: ...litical party|partisan politics]] (the [[Central African Empire]] was an exception). In some cases, th...
9: ...r caste of a clan or group of clans: kings of the Franks, Roman emperors. Even where law is simply the...
16: ...ere was no monarch on the throne; upon his death, Franco was succeeded as head of state by [[Juan Carl...
18: ...f Emperor of France after assuming control of the French Republic.
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