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- Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...m]]ic scholar and [[Jurisprudence|jurisprudent]] from the [[Maliki]] [[Madhhab]] (a school of [[Fiqh]]...
6: At the instigation of the Sultan of Morocco, [[Abu Inan Faris]], several years after his r...
8: ...In places the things he claims he saw or did are probably fanciful, but in many others there is no way...
11: ...time between 1304 and [[1307]], at the age of (approximately) twenty Ibn Battuta went on a ''[[hajj]]'...
13: ... Sea port of [[Aydhad|'Aydhad]]. However, upon approaching that city he was forced to turn back due to... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
1: ...and/or some international diplomatic recognition from selected states, but are not UN members. For mor...
5: ...term "united nations" was coined by [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] during [[World War II]], to refer to the...
17: ==Background and history==
20: ...rnational economic and social cooperation. These proposals were discussed and debated by governments a...
26: ... by an 8.5 million dollar donation from [[John D. Rockefeller, Jr.]], and designed by architech [[Osca... - Africa (35389 bytes)
8: ...art of the continent, as the [[Africa (province)|province of Africa]] with its capital [[Carthage]], c...
10: The origin of ''Afer'' may either come from:
16: ...free of cold and horror. But the change of sound from ''ph'' to ''f'' in Greek is datable to about the...
18: ... the boundary between [[Asia]] and Africa. As [[Europe]]ans came to understand the real extent of the ...
23: [[Image:The Earth seen from Apollo 17.jpg|thumb|250px|Africa in the [[Blue m... - Sub-Saharan Africa (3920 bytes)
1: ...clude [[South Africa]], which lies outside the [[Tropics]].
3: This division of Africa has arisen from the perception of North Africa as predominantly ...
7: ...n the southwest Indian Ocean (Madagascar, The Comoros, Mauritius, and Seychelles) and two island natio...
17: * [[Comoros]]
24: * [[Somalia]] - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...llection of overseas territories and possessions around the world. Each of the 50 states has a high le...
36: established_dates = From [[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]], [[1776]]<br>[[...
52: ... However, the structure of the United States was profoundly changed in [[1788]] when the states replac...
58: ...n [[1754]], in which a union was first seriously proposed.
60: ...r, [[Abraham Lincoln]] issued the [[Emancipation Proclamation]], mandating the freedom of all slaves i... - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: You can also browse countries [[List of countries|alphabetically]]...
12: *[[Botswana]] - [[Gaborone]]
15: *[[Cameroon]] (also spelled Cameroun) - [[Yaound靝
19: *[[Comoros]] - [[Moroni, Comoros|Moroni]]
22: *[[C?d'Ivoire]] (Ivory Coast) - [[Yamoussoukro]] - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
38: <tr><td>[[Belgrade]] <td>[[Serbia and Montenegro]]
51: <tr><td>[[Bucharest]] <td>[[Romania]]
56: <tr><td>[[Cairo]] <td>[[Egypt]]
82: <tr><td>[[Gaborone]] <td>[[Botswana]]
106: <tr><td>[[Koror]] <td>[[Palau]] - Djibouti (8746 bytes)
2: ...the Red Sea, on the [[Arabian Peninsula]], 20 km from the coast of Djibouti, is [[Yemen]].
3: ...cing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-co...
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64: ...n the [[19th century]], [[France]] established a protectorate in the area, named '''French Somaliland'...
70: ...ers cast their ballots - at 200 voting booths - across the country. Opposition parties boycotted, desc... - Zebra (3444 bytes)
17: ..., acting as a means to distinguish an individual from all of the others in slight variations of the st...
19: ...oto provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
22: ...nd has or had about five subspecies distributed across much of southern and eastern Africa. It, or par...
25: ...ds to have a sleek coat with a white belly and narrower stripes than the Plains Zebra. It has two subs...
28: [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]] - Giraffe (8140 bytes)
17: [[Image:giraffee5.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Rothschild's Giraffe]]
20: ...er the legs. Range: northeastern Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia.
21: ...golensis'') — large spots and some notches around the edges, extending down the entire lower leg...
23: ...haped spots of dark chocolate on a yellowish background. Range: central and southern Kenya, Tanzania.
24: ...ided spots of chestnut brown on an off-white background and no spots on inner sides of the legs or bel... - Camel (3819 bytes)
3: |]] | caption = [[Dromedary]]}}
15: ...s via the [[Greek (language)|Greek]] ''kamelos'' from the [[Hebrew (language)|Hebrew]] ''gamal'', "cam...
17: ...r more information on the two true camels, see [[Dromedary]] and [[Bactrian Camel]].
27: *** [[Dromedary]], ''Camelus dromedarius''
31: ...oto provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]] - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
1: ...]] of the [[Great Rift Valley|Nile Valley]] from around [[3300 BC]] until the conquest of [[Alexander ...
7: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
14: ...rpluses of water for use during the dry seasons. From the time of the [[First dynasty of Egypt|First d...
15: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
16: ...n Smith]] and [[Ebers papyrus|Ebers papyri]]. The roots of the [[Scientific method#History|Scientific ... - Minnesota (26682 bytes)
37: Its name is from the [[Lakota#The_Dakota|Dakota people's]] name f...
39: ...the [[Upper Midwest]]. The most significant [[metropolitan area]] is known as the [[Minneapolis-St. P...
41: The state is a major [[food]] producer for the country, and has a number of [[natur...
49: ...therer activities, which changed over time as [[Europe]]ans settled in the area and further exploited ...
51: ... the [[St. Croix River (Wisconsin-Minnesota)|St. Croix River]], though many histories focus on the mil... - 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) - History of the United States (1988-present2) (20668 bytes)
6: ... of Presidents of the United States|President]] [[Ronald Reagan]]'s vice-president [[George H. W. Bush...
10: ...Estonia]] and [[Latvia]], declaring independence from the [[Soviet Union]]. On [[December 26]], [[1991...
12: ...f the world, East and West, North and South, can prosper and live in harmony."
14: ...vamped for new purposes, and would play a crucial role in the [[Balkans]] conflict during the mid-90s....
16: ...tates such as [[North Korea]] were classified as "rogue" for undertaking actions the U.S. claimed thre... - List of politics by country articles (10131 bytes)
16: ... C?d'Ivoire|C?d'Ivoire]] - [[Politics of Croatia|Croatia]] - [[Politics of Cuba|Cuba]] - [[Politics of...
25: [[Politics of the Faroe Islands|Faroe Islands]] - [[Politics of Fiji|Fiji]] - [[Politi...
47: ...olitics of Montserrat]] - [[Politics of Morocco|Morocco]] - [[Politics of Mozambique|Mozambique]] - [[...
50: ...s]] - [[Politics of New Zealand|New Zealand (Aotearoa)]] - [[Politics of Nicaragua|Nicaragua]] - [[Pol...
62: ...tics of R鵮ion|R鵮ion]] - [[Politics of Romania|Romania]] - [[Politics of Russia|Russia]] - [[Politi... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
6: ...the frozen [[Rhine]] in large numbers, invading [[Roman Empire]].
8: ...ista]]: [[Granada]], the last [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spain]], surrenders.
12: *[[1815]] - [[Lord Byron]] marries Anna Isabella Milbanke, [[Seaham]], [[...
16: *[[1870]] - Construction of the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] begins.
19: ...ck]] in [[test cricket]] on the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]] against [[England]]. - Baboon (5672 bytes)
13: ...The English word ''Baboon'' is thought to derive from that of the Egyptian baboon-god [[Babi (mytholog...
16: ... are foragers and are active at irregular times throughout the day and night. They can raid human dwel...
18: Baboons live in hierarchical troops of 5 to 250 animals (50 or so is common), depe...
20: ...prey for a leopard and large males will often confront them.
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2: ...e a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastation.
4: ...hermen]] who returned to port to find the area surrounding the [[harbor|harbour]] devastated, although...
6: ...rred to as ''[[tidal wave]]s'' because as they approach land they take on the characteristics of a vio...
12: ...ceanic plates slip under continental plates in a process known as subduction.
14: ...and rocks slide downslope and are redistributed across the sea floor. Similarly, a violent submarine v... - Ostrich (8135 bytes)
12: ...| binomial_name = Struthio camelus | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
15: ...e '''Ostrich''' (''Struthio camelus'', Greek "sparrow camel") is the largest living [[bird]], reaching...
20: ...gs and tail. Females and young males are greyish-brown, with a bit of white.
22: ...s. The [[feather]]s are soft and quite different from the stiff [[airfoil]] feathers of flying birds. ...
24: The strong legs don't have feathers. The bird stands on tw...
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