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- Nile (13738 bytes)
1: ...[[Image:Nile_river.jpg|290px|]]<br>The Nile in Egypt
2: ... [[Mediterranean]]||[[Uganda]] - [[Sudan]] - [[Egypt]]}}
8: ...maf;), which itself is the source of the name "Egypt".
30: ...ians) springs from [[Lake Tana]] in the Ethiopian Highlands. The Blue Nile flows about 1,400 km (850 miles) ...
40: ...ross the Sahara Desert towards Lake Nasser and Egypt. Photograph ISS006-E-43181 taken from the [[Inte... - Africa (35389 bytes)
18: ...rapher [[Ptolemy]] ([[85]] - [[165]] AD), who accepted [[Alexandria]] as [[Prime Meridian]] and made t...
37: ... used in [[Egypt]] along the [[Nile river]]. [[Egypt]] was one of the earliest nation states ever form...
39: ...continents. Arabians and Europeans were able to capture millions of Africans, and export them for labo...
61: ...ave frequently been hampered by instability, corruption, violence, and [[authoritarianism]]. Until rec...
63: ... which led to great instability. Others were corrupt and dictatorial, outlawing opposition immediately... - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
69: ... a referendum. In [[1994]], a constitution was adopted leading to Ethiopia's first multiparty election...
77: ... assembly was held in June 1994. This assembly adopted the constitution of the Federal Democratic Repu...
83: ...e more than two million people away from the arid highlands of the east, proposing that these resettlements w...
110: ...mid-June to mid-September (longer in the southern highlands) preceded by intermittent showers from February o...
128: ...m]] was one of the first nations to officially adopt [[Christianity]], when St. [[Frumentius]] of [[Ty... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
53: ...the [[1500]]s, when [[Portugal|Portuguese]] sea captain [[Diego Dias]] sighted the island after his sh...
57: The British accepted the imposition of a French protectorate over Ma...
61: ...eriod of provisional government ended with the adoption of a constitution in [[1959]] and full indepen...
76: ...de margin, despite efforts by federalists to disrupt [[ballot]]ing in several coastal areas.
80: ... Sporadic violence and considerable economic disruption continued until [[July]] [[2002]] when Ratsira... - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
89: ...th fishing grounds. The land to the south, in the highlands, is slightly less dry, and cooler. The highest po...
113: ...the rank of patriarchate of Eritrea, within the Coptic church.
180: *[http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/eritrea.html Stanford University - A... - Tanzania (17411 bytes)
78: ...he union. A commercial court was established in September 1999 as a division of the High Court.
89: ...rm economic progress also depends on curbing corruption and cutting on unnecessary public spending [ht...
94: ... (133 per sq. mi.) in the mainland's well-watered highlands to 134 per square kilometer (347 per sq. mi.) on ...
96: ...c-speaking peoples, originally from the Ethiopian highlands, reside in a few areas of Tanzania.
165: *[http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/tanzan.html Stanford University - Af... - Guyana (12153 bytes)
105: ...mineral deposits, and finally the larger interior highlands consisting mostly of [[savanna]]s and mountains, ...
126: ... It is so similar that Guyana is included and accepted as a Caribbean Nation. Only its geographical lo...
140: <CAPTION><font size="+1">'''Holidays'''</font></caption> - Guatemala (8475 bytes)
40: [[September 15]], [[1821]]
62: ...he lowland states, the Maya states of the central highlands continued until conquered by the [[Spain|Spanish]...
84: ...th a hot tropical climate - more temperate in the highlands, and drier in the easternmost departments. - Vietnam (18265 bytes)
6: ...an]] occupied Vietnam. After the war, France attempted to re-establish control but ultimately failed. ...
37: ...ent. The northern part of the country consists of highlands and the [[Red River Delta]], [[Fan Si Pan]] (314...
47: ...d the unemployment situation. The country is attempting to become a member of the WTO.
51: ...eir dreams despite their low monthly income. Corruption, bribery and embezzlement committed by many go...
57: ...e of Chinese extraction), are found mostly in the highlands that cover two-thirds of the national territory. - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
89: ...ceived a significant amount of public-sector corruption. Both factors contributed to increasing social...
97: ...omic reactivation (and job creation), anti-[[corruption]], and social inclusion.
101: In September [[2001]], following the advice of the [[Worl...
116: ...and lower courts, has long been riddled with corruption and inefficiency. Through revisions to the con...
172: ...square kilometer. (25 per sq. mi.) in the central highlands. The annual population growth rate is about 2.74%... - Malawi (22306 bytes)
53: ... marked by a number of unsuccessful Malawian attempts to obtain independence. A growing [[Europe]]an a...
59: ... [[July 6]], [[1964]]. Two years later, Malawi adopted a new constitution and became a [[one-party sta...
67: ...ces with the UDF, particularly over his anti-corruption campaign.
72: ...lected with the president. The president has the option of appointing a second vice president, who mus...
85: ...rs (8,500 ft.); south of the lake lie the [[Shire Highlands]], with an elevation of 600-1,600 meters (2,000-5... - Peru (12264 bytes)
123: ...ublic schools. Amerindians who live in the Andean highlands speak Quechua and Aymara and are ethnically disti... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
25: ...uge in the unconquered north [[Asturia|Asturian]] highlands. From there they aimed to reconquer their lands f...
31: ...nding loss of independence to Castile was not accepted by the majority of the Portuguese people, which...
40: In [[1418]] two captains of Prince Henry the Navigator, were driven by...
85: ...l Europe during Napoleon's era. The alliance is kept through [[NATO]], a military organisation in whic...
93: ... mainland Portugal. Download an [http://www.igeoe.pt/downloads/500mil/500mil_24bits2.zip official map]... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
62: ...es and Scotland (''i.e.'', the United Kingdom except for Northern Ireland). This political usage of "G...
64: ...o Britain (''i.e.'' the United Kingdom)", a description out of date in the Irish case since 1922. An a...
71: ... of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'' being adopted.
76: ...ven the German economic difficulties following adoption of the Euro, would seem to be possible in the ...
113: ...regions." [[Northern Ireland]]'s most recent attempt at home rule, with a directly elected power-shari... - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
41: ...nd [[1792]]. In [[1790]], Kentucky delegates accepted Virginia's terms for separation and the state c...
43: ...ke the side of the [[United States|Union]] on [[September 3]] when [[Confederate States of America|Con...
98: *[[Baptist]] (43% of the total state population)
186: *[[Clear Creek Baptist Bible College]]
200: *[[Southern Baptist Theological Seminary]] - Washington (20186 bytes)
47: ...n the Washington coast was by [[Spain|Spanish]] Captain [[Don Bruno de Heceta]] in [[1775]] on board t...
49: ...[Francisco Eliza]] in [[1791]], then by British Captain [[George Vancouver]] in [[1792]].
51: ...ost notably Britain and then the United States. Captain [[Robert Gray]] (for whom [[Grays Harbor]] cou...
69: ...g a large part of the top of the volcano. This eruption flattened the forests for many kilometers, kil...
79: ...anagan|Okanogan]] [[Highland (geographic feature)|Highlands]] and the [[Columbia River Basin]]. - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
61: ...ie, [[Cross Timbers]], Caves & Prairie, [[Ozark]] Highlands, Ozark Forest, Hardwood Forest, [[Ouachita]] Moun...
137: ...ost a lawsuit against the federal government, prompting a judge in Paris, Texas, to unintentionally cr...
168: ...ed the book (often without reading it) as an attempt to impugn the morals and character of the people ...
209: ** 33% [[Baptist]]
274: *[[Oklahoma Baptist University]] - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
52: ...ericans to forced labor on the haciendas and attempted to convert them to Christianity. The [[Apache]]...
66: ...from Mexico in [[1836]]. New Mexico authorities captured a group of Texans who embarked an expedition ...
74: ...t established the [[New Mexico Territory]] on [[September 9]], [[1850]]. The territory, which included...
76: ... ranch near [[Taos, New Mexico|Taos]]. Carson accepted an [[1853]] appointment as U.S. Indian agent wi...
80: ...m Texas first occupied New Mexico. Union troops captured the territory in early [[1862]]. [[Kit Carson... - Desert (21206 bytes)
1: ...ngs_egypt.jpg|thumb|right|Valley of the Kings, Egypt. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com C...
2: ...Egypt_1.jpg|thumb|right|Man and Camel, Desert, Egypt. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com C...
14: ...ecipitation they received. In this now widely accepted system, extremely arid lands have at least 12 c...
16: ...er, aridity alone can't provide an accurate description of what a desert is. For example, [[Phoenix, ...
59: ...n square kilometers, an area greater than the [[Empty Quarter]] of [[Saudi Arabia]], the largest sand ... - Albania (24647 bytes)
15: ...to]] (not verified): Feja e Shqiptareve 볨t렓hqiptaria'' (The religion of the Albanians is Albanian ...
66: ...ch also appears in the Scottish "Albainn", for "highlands". Alternatively, "Albania" may derive from the ...
68: ... of the Albani'' is a place located on the map of Ptolemy and also named on an ancient family epitaph ...
96: ...m in [[Durr볝]. Prince William left Albania in September 1914, only six months after his arrival, whi...
100: ...er in Albania after the Italian capitulation of September [[1943]] – found some collaborators to...
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