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- Biodiversity (11106 bytes)
1: ...There are a number of definitions and measures of biodiversity.
5: ...earch Council]] (NRC). The word ''biodiversity'' was suggested to him by the staff of NRC, to replac...
7: ...cerned citizens worldwide. This use has coincided with the expansion of concern over [[extinction]] o...
9: ==Biodiversity definitions==
10: ...icro-organisms, their genes and the ecosystems of which they are a part.
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- Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...n the region, and sometimes refered to as the "[[Switzerland]] of [[Latin America]]."
5: ... border=1 align=right cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #...
10: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Costa rica flag large.png|1...
11: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Costa Rica|Full Size]])
12: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:CostaRica_coa.jpg]] - Botany (8977 bytes)
1: ...nge of scientific disciplines that study the [[growth]], [[reproduction]], [[metabolism]], [[morphoge...
4: [[Image:pomegranate-cut-in-half-with-seeds-photo.jpg|400px|thumb]]
6: [[Image:Dandelion-with-dew.jpg|400px|thumb]]
9: ...ach of these levels a botanist might be concerned with the classification ([[taxonomy]]), structure (...
11: ...cteria, fungi, and algae are usually covered, somewhat superficially, in introductory botany courses.... - Antarctica (14761 bytes)
1: ...e:LocationAntarctica.png|thumb|250px|World map showing location of Antarctica]]
4: ...]]. It is not to be confused with the [[Arctic]], which is located near the Earth's [[North Pole]] on...
6: ...821]]. A [[1513]] map by Admiral [[Piri Reis]], however, contains a southern continent that bears a p...
8: ...ity]] of any continent on Earth, as well as the lowest average temperature.
15: ...is the coldest place on earth. [[Weather pattern|Weather front]]s rarely penetrate far into the cont... - Australia (39438 bytes)
2: native_name =Commonwealth of Australia|
10: latd=35|latm=15|latNS=S|longd=149|longm=28|longEW=E|
14: ...Elizabeth II]]<br>[[Michael Jeffery]]<br>[[John Howard]]|
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27: ...t]]<br>- [[Statute of Westminster 1931|Statute of Westminster]]<br>- [[Australia Act]]| - Europe (23835 bytes)
1: ...Image:LocationEurope.png|thumb|250px|World map showing location of Europe]]
4: ...nded to the north by the [[Arctic Ocean]], to the west by the [[Atlantic Ocean]], to the south by the...
6: ...f Europe is roughly 705,500,000: about 11% of the world's population.
9: ...icture of [[Europa (mythology)|Europa]], carried away by bull-shaped [[Zeus]].]]
11: ...for mainland Greece and by [[500 BC]] its meaning was extended to lands to the north. - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ...he world]]. It is the home of five percent of the world's [[plant]] and [[animal]] species, 80 percen...
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23: percent_water = 0.9% |
41: time_zone = [[Moscow Time|MSK]] | - Democratic Republic of the Congo (21095 bytes)
1: ... World War), the deadliest conflict since [[World War II]].
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26: percent_water = 3.3% |
57: ...now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo was populated as early as 10,000 years ago, and set... - Slovenia (19318 bytes)
14: latd=46|latm=03|latNS=N|longd=14|longm=30|longEW=E|
22: percent_water = 0.6% |
52: ...y]] to the west, the [[Adriatic Sea]] to the southwest, [[Croatia]] to the south and east, [[Hungary]...
54: Slovenia was part of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugosla...
59: ...lovenian state and the first stable Slavic state, was formed in the [[7th century]]. In [[745]], Cara... - Biome (5008 bytes)
1: ...n among plant and animal populations, [[soil]], [[water]] and [[air]]. A biome is discernible at a g...
11: ...ds|Temperate grassland or shrubland]] biome is known as ''[[steppe]]'' in central [[Asia]], ''[[savan...
16: ...from the poles towards the equator, and increases with [[humidity]].
18: The most widely used classification of biomes is related to ...
29: === Temperate warm or sub-tropical === - West Virginia (24258 bytes)
2: Name = West Virginia |
3: Fullname = State of West Virginia |
4: Flag = West Virginia state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of West Virginia]] |
6: Seal = Wv_seal_official.png | - Geography of the United States (15104 bytes)
1: <table align=right width=200px>
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9: Water:</small></td><td><small>
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25: <tr><td colspan=2 align=center><table width="190px" border=1> - Food (24212 bytes)
8: [[Western world|Western]] food law recognises four categories of object as food:
9: ..., or reasonably expected to be ingested by humans whether of nutritional value or not;
10: *[[water]] and other [[drink]]s;
11: *[[chewing gum]];
15: *[http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/fdcact/fdcact1.htm US federal definition of food... - Paleontology (5646 bytes)
1: ...ludes the study of body [[fossil]]s, tracks, burrows, cast off parts, fossilized [[feces]] ("[[coprol...
3: ==Overview==
5: ... interact. [[Palynology]] is the study of pollen, whether modern or geological.
7: ...rtebrate paleontology]], which deals with animals without backbones, or in
8: ...ic fossils, including organic-walled microfossils whose study is called [[palynology]]. - Tundra (7482 bytes)
1: ...y region) between the tundra and the forest is known as the [[tree-line]] or timberline.
2: ...age:AKI4-493-a.jpg|thumb|250px|Arctic tundra on [[Wrangel Island]], Russia]]
10: ...da]]. The polar tundra is home to several peoples who are mostly [[nomad]]ic reindeer herders, such a...
12: ...ny of these areas ae protected through a national Biodiversity Action Plan.
14: ...ozen, the water cannot sink any lower, and so the water forms the lakes and marshes found during the ... - Extinction (15793 bytes)
2: ...r competition. A typical species becomes extinct within 10 million years of its first appearance, al...
4: ...s on. In other cases, species have produced no new variants, or none that are able to survive the pa...
6: ...t ''[[Eohippus]]'' (an ancient horse-like animal) was the [[ancestry|ancestor]] of several extant spe...
8: ...ry date selected to define "modern" extinctions), with many more likely to have gone unnoticed. Most...
10: Species which are not extinct are termed ''extant''. - Coral reef (11599 bytes)
1: ...:Coral_reef_2.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Some of the [[biodiversity]] of a coral reef.]]
2: ...concerned with the hard corals that build shallow water tropical reefs.
4: ...reef growth against the constant assault by ocean waves are calcareous algae, especially, although no...
6: ...coral reefs also grow much faster in clear water, which absorbs less light.
8: ...ch reefs take a variety of forms, defined as follows: - Geography of Italy (2563 bytes)
12: :* Water: 7,210 km²
16: ...City) 3.2 km, San Marino 39 km, Slovenia 232 km, Switzerland 740 km
25: ...ly rugged and mountainous; some plains, coastal lowlands
27: :* Lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
30: : Mercury, potash, marble, sulfur, dwindling natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, ... - Geography of Estonia (3012 bytes)
1: ...rn shores of the [[Baltic Sea]] on the level northwestern part of the rising east European platform. ...
3: ...]'s Muuga port offers one of Europe's finest warm-water harbor facilities.
5: ...[Petseri]] regions on Estonia's eastern frontier, which still remain contested bilaterally.
7: ...ng the [[Baltic Sea]] and [[Gulf of Finland]], between [[Latvia]] and [[Russia]].
16: ''water:'' 2,015 km²<br /> - Geography of Malta (2380 bytes)
2: ...cape of the islands is characterised by low hills with terraced fields. The highest point, at 253 [[m...
17: <br>''water:''
21: slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC
40: Mediterranean with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers
43: mostly low, rocky, flat to dissected plains; many coastal cl... - Rainforest (6551 bytes)
1: ...2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Rainforest, Big Island, Hawaii]]
2: ...(species)|resident]] [[species]] and tremendous [[biodiversity]].
4: ...ewel of the earth", the "Earth's lungs", and the "world's largest pharmacy" because the large amount ...
6: ...rely leached, have developed on the ancient [[Gondwana]]n [[shield (geography)|shields]]. Rapid bacte...
8: ...d beneath is soon colonised by a dense tangled growth of vines, shrubs and small trees called ''jungl...
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