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- Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...ngly awkward. Time zones partially rectified the problem by setting the clocks of a region to the same...
6: ...sured time as distinct from time determined by astronomical observation as formerly carried out at Gre...
12: ...5 (e.g. if it is 11:00 UTC, then it is 06:00 in Toronto)
18: ...nes results in a time the other side of midnight from UTC, then the date at the location is one day la...
19: ...23:00 UTC on Monday 15 March, then the time in Cairo is 01:00, Tuesday 16 March)
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- Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...outh-southeast. Since the civil war of 1948 that brought [[List of Presidents of Costa Rica|President]...
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35: | '''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]''' ([[Purchasing_Power_Parity|PPP]])<br...
40: | From [[Spain]] - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...r the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
3: [[Image:Rio_de_Janeiro-Ipanema_Beach.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|Ipanema b...
5: ...thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
7: ...Portuguese]]) is the name of both a [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|state]] and a city in southeastern [[Braz...
9: ...area of 1256 km? (485 sq. miles). The larger [[metropolitan area]] population is estimated at 10-13 mi... - China (38909 bytes)
1: ...g in the [[3rd century BC]] to protect the north from raiders on horseback.]]
5: ... behind, and was too weak militarily to repel [[Europe]]an interference or [[Empire of Japan|Japan]]es...
7: ...formally surrendering its claims, has moved away from its former identity as the ruler of China, and i...
14: ...ion of China at the centre of her known world, surrounded by lesser tributary states.
16: ...y distinct from - and as the [[axis mundi]] of surrounding nations; a concept that continued well into... - Iris (plant) (13374 bytes)
9: ...Iris'''''}}<br />{{Taxobox authority|author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]|date = [[1753]]}}
15: ...low to white, blue, blue-violet, lavender, tan, maroon and purple.
20: ...re many species of ''Iris'', widely distributed throughout the north temperate zone.
21: ...lopes, meadowlands, stream banks and deserts of Europe, the Middle East and northern Africa, Asia and ...
23: ...e are 3 - 10 basal, sword-shaped [[leaf|leaves]] growing in dense clumps. - Snowdrop (3046 bytes)
1: ...{Taxobox_begin | color = lightgreen | name = Snowdrop}}
2: ...alis.jpg|200px|Snowdrop]] | caption = Common Snowdrop}}
14: The '''Common Snowdrop''' (''Galanthus nivalis'') is the best-known rep...
16: ...lled, ripening into a three-celled capsule. (Snowdrops should not be confused with their relatives Sno...
18: ...own either when ripe, or in spring. Professional growers and keen amateurs also use such methods as "t... - Raspberry (2847 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Rosales]]}}
8: {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[Rosaceae]]}}
17: ...e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Emperor Moth]], [[Peach Blossom]], [[Engrailed|The Engr...
18: [[Image:Raspberries-white-background.jpg|thumb|350px|left|]]
19: ...second-year canes. Raspberries can be cultivated from [[USDA plant hardiness zone]]s 9 to 3. - Lilac (2336 bytes)
16: ...trong fragrance. Flowering starts after 80-110 [[growing degree day]]s.
21: ...species listed above, several [[hybrid]]s and numerous [[cultivar]]s have been developed. The term '''...
23: ...rs for one to five or more years, before the new growth matures sufficiently to start flowering. Unpru...
25: Lilac bushes can be prone to powdery mildew disease, which is caused by p... - Respiratory system (5107 bytes)
1: ... [[oxygen]] during the day, consuming oxygen and producing carbon dioxide constantly.
4: ...piratory system consists of the [[lungs]], the [[bronchi]], which lead to the lungs, and the chest str...
9: ... [[trachea]], an air tube that connects with the bronchi
10: ...left main bronchus]] tubes that carry air to and from the lungs
11: *The [[bronchiole]]s, branches of the bronchi which distribute air to the alveoli - Pulmonary alveolus (8193 bytes)
1: ...li are spherical outcroppings of the respiratory bronchioles and are the primary sites of [[gas exchan...
6: ...f an epithelial layer and extracellular matrix surrounded by capillaries. In some alveolar walls ther...
14: ...bout 0.1 mm and wall thicknesses of about 0.2 µm.
16: ...o hemoglobin. [[Water vapor]] is also excreted through the lungs, due to humidification of inspired a...
18: ...ch high concentrations in the blood, due to its strong binding to hemoglobin, that equilibrium is not ... - Uterus (2272 bytes)
1: ...em isa 2.gif|right|thumb|300px|Female internal reproductive anatomy]]
3: ...'''uterus''' or '''womb''' is the major female reproductive [[organ (anatomy)|organ]] of most [[mammal...
7: ...]] immediately [[dorsal]] (and usually somewhat [[rostral]]) to the [[urinary bladder]] and [[ventral]...
10: ...ng]] (known colloquially as a woman's "period") throughout the fertile years of a female. In other ma...
14: ...ed into the endometrium, and derives nourishment from blood vessels which develop exclusively for this... - Bone (11388 bytes)
1: ...many [[animal]]s. Bones support body structures, protect internal [[Organ (anatomy)|organ]]s, and (in ...
6: ...te (in the chemical arrangement termed calcium hydroxyapatite), which has relatively high [[compressiv...
11: ...Woven bone is often replaced by lamellar bone as growth continues.
13: ...arrow, which is gradually replaced with yellow marrow as the child ages (see Bone Development below).
23: ...ain alkaline phosphatase - a chemical which has a role in the mineralisation of bone. - Basal ganglia (4800 bytes)
1: ...Art provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
2: The '''basal ganglia''' are a group of nuclei in the brain associated with motor an...
6: ...hematic [[Anatomical terms of location|coronal]] cross-sections of the human brain with nuclei of the ...
7: ...ight [[cerebral hemispheres]] - see the nuclei mirrored on the left and right sides in the above secti...
8: Two coronal sections are used to show the basal ganglia as... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
1: ...cing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-co...
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25: | [[Cairo]]
40: | from the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<br />[[28 February]], ...
45: | '''[[Time zone]]'''<br/> - in [[European Summer Time|summer]] - Glaciology (3787 bytes)
3: ...e on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and [[Europa (moon)|Europa]] brings in an extraterrestrial component to th...
5: ...d from the [[Latin]] ''glacies'', meaning ice or frost.
9: ...ntains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in [[continental gla...
11: ...l geologist studies glacial deposits and glacial erosive features on the landscape. Glaciology and gla...
15: ... by their geometry and the relationship to the surrounding topography. There are two general categorie... - Plate tectonics (27764 bytes)
3: ...ation occur along plate boundaries (most notably around the so-called "[[Pacific Ring of Fire]]").
5: Plate tectonic theory arose out of two separate geological observations: [...
8: ... the ''chemical'' subdivision of the Earth into (from innermost to outermost) [[Earth#The core|core]],...
12: ...arries no continent), while the continental ones project above sea level (see [[isostasy]] for explana...
18: ...undaries]]''' occur where two plates slide apart from each other. - Earth (30908 bytes)
4: ...s been done to death. Find a gem with which to improve the article and you'll shine forever. -->
7: ...[[life]]. The planet [[Age of the Earth|formed]] around 4.57 [[billion]] (4.57×10<sup>9</sup>) [...
9: ...ridian]] and the [[equator]]; a variant puts the cross atop the circle ([[Unicode]]: ⊕ or &...
14: ...about 584, or 0.17 %. The mass of the Earth is approximately 6,000 yottagrams (6 x 10<sup>24</sup> kg)...
19: ...aterial constantly finds its way to the surface through volcanoes and cracks in the ocean floors (see ... - Mountain (4538 bytes)
1: ...define a mountain as a peak with a [[topographic prominence]] over an arbitrary value.
3: ...types of mountain are formed depending on how the rock reacts to the tectonic forces – block mou...
5: Some isolated mountains were produced by [[volcano]]es, including many apparently ...
7: ... in East Africa, the Vosges, the Basin and Range province of Western [[North America]] and the [[Rhine...
9: ...he anticlines are actually lower than the tougher rock of the synclines. - Eurasia (4541 bytes)
3: ...te tectonics]], the [[Eurasian Plate]] includes Europe and most of Asia, but not the [[Indian subconti...
7: ...tural, and [[linguistic]] relationships between European and Asian cultures of antiquity, which had lo...
9: ...ally separated from each other as they are from Europe.
11: ...s, creating a vague [[South Eurasia]]. [[North Europe]] and parts of [[North Asia]] create another va...
13: ...most Asian migrants traditionally tended to come from the Pacific-rim countries, thus the contrasting ... - Antarctica (14761 bytes)
4: ...gmaf;, opposite the arctic) is a [[continent]] surrounding the [[Earth]]'s [[South Pole]]. It is the [...
15: ...ld and dry. There is little [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]] over the continent, but [[ic...
20: [[Image:Antarctica Map.png|thumb|280px|Region around Antarctica]]
24: ...der [[Eastern Antarctica]], since they correspond roughly to the eastern and western hemispheres relat...
32: ... border is the 60? S parallel that does not cut through any piece of land, continent or island, which ... - Australia (39438 bytes)
28: established_dates=From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]:<br>[[1 January]] [[19...
44: ...otes=<sup>1</sup>There are some minor variations from these three timezones, see [[Australian States a...
48: ...were explored, six self-governing [[Crown Colony|Crown Colonies]] were established within Australia. O...
50: ...ing access for traditional uses of the waterway across the border by Papua New Guinean people and [[To...
54: ...ology and Botany of New Holland'', in which they wrote of "the vast island, or rather continent, of Au...
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