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  1. Togo (15373 bytes)
    59: ...tion with Europeans. The Ew鬠by contrast, were divided with the dissection of [[Togoland]], and polit...
    65: ... strike against [[colonialism]]: Togo remained heavily dependent on the West. From the late [[1960]]s ...
    67: ...ves of his trademark iron fist. Pro-democracy activists - mainly southern Mina and Ew頭 were met with...
    69: ...inued to call general strikes, leading to further violence by the army and the exodus of hundreds of t...
    75: ...yad魡 extended his record as Africa's longest-serving ruler.
  2. Angola (15614 bytes)
    1: ...a border with [[Republic of the Congo|Congo-Brazzaville]]. A former [[Portugal|Portuguese]] colony, it...
    11: ... = Virtus Unita Fortior ([[Latin]]: Unity Provides Strength) |
    61: ...In 1951 the colony was restyled as an overseas province, also called Portuguese West Africa. When Port...
    62: ...ular Movement for the Liberation of Angola]] (''Movimento Popular de Liberta磯 de Angola'' MPLA), wit...
    64: ...avimbi]] with an ethnic and regional base in the Ovimbundu heartland in the center of the country.
  3. Zambia (24496 bytes)
    51: ...ls]] after [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]], and the Zambian town near the falls is n...
    61: ...a]] hydroelectric station on the Zambezi River provided sufficient capacity to satisfy the country's r...
    63: ...ement]], but Zambia's problems were not solved. Civil war in the former Portuguese colonies generated ...
    65: ...depressed, it became increasingly difficult to service its growing debt. By the mid-1990s, despite lim...
    69: ...n among people, but not at the expense of the individual.
  4. Equatorial Guinea (13387 bytes)
    72: ...nt. The Prime Minister coordinates government activities in areas other than foreign affairs, national...
    93: ==Provinces==
    94: ''Main article: [[Provinces of Equatorial Guinea]]''
    95: Equatorial Guinea is divided into seven [[province]]s:
    96: *[[Annob󮠐rovince]] (provincial capital: [[Pal靝)
  5. James Watt (5070 bytes)
    24: ... development of the embryonic steam engine into a viable and economical means of power generation. He...
    30: ...ented several other things, not least a copying device for letters.
    33: ...y. (Without it, humans might have continued to provide power.) It was also essential in later [[transp...
    38: ... [[Lunar Society Moonstones|Moonstones]], two individual statues, and a [[Boulton, Watt and Murdoch|st...
    59: [[Category:1736 births|Watt, James]]
  6. Cotton (7876 bytes)
    9: ...y 7,000 years ago. There is clear archaeological evidence that people in South America and India domes...
    13: ...ust be produced by plant-borne sheep. [[John Mandeville]], writing in [[1350]], stated as fact the now...
    28: ...pests in cotton production has been the [[boll weevil]].
    40: # [[Weaving]]
    42: After weaving, cotton typically fabric passes through several...
  7. Egyptian hieroglyph (6639 bytes)
    1: ...Image:Ancient_eygpt-1.jpg||thumb|250px|Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
    5: ...#955;ύφειν), meaning "carving".
    10: ..., and determinatives, which indicate the semantic category of a spelled-out word without indicating its prec...
    14: ...Roman approaches to Egyptian culture generally. Having learned that hieroglyphs were sacred writing, G...
    20: ...poleon]]'s troops during the Egyptian invasion provided the critical information which allowed Champol...
  8. Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
    7: ... eight in all. Only Babe and his sister, Mary, survived infancy.
    9: Young George was known for mischievous behavior. He skipped school, ran the streets, and commit...
    14: ...tched his first professional game, a six-hit, 6-0 victory over the Buffalo Bisons, also of the [[Inter...
    18: ...national League with the Providence Grays of [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. Pitching in combination wit...
    25: ...ng the previous record, while hitting .322 and driving in 114 runs. News of his batting feats spread ...
  9. California (63989 bytes)
    15: PostalAbbreviation = CA |
    16: TradAbbreviation = Calif. |
    32: ...[[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]-8/[[Daylight saving time|-7]] |
    101: ...ence in 1821, California was a remote northern province of the nation of Mexico. Huge cattle ranches, ...
    107: ...ican portion, Baja (lower) California was later divided into the states of [[Baja California]] and [[B...
  10. Hawaii (34434 bytes)
    13: PostalAbbreviation = HI |
    25: ...rd Time Zone|Hawaii]]: [[UTC]]-10/ (no daylight saving time) |
    41: ...s Michener]] and its [[Hawaii (1966 movie)|1966 movie adaptation]].
    56: ...emic]] [[flora]] and [[fauna]]. The volcanic activity and subsequent [[erosion ]] created impressive ...
    66: ...arious European explorers suggest that Hawaii was visited by foreigners well before the [[1778]] arriv...
  11. Idaho (13962 bytes)
    13: PostalAbbreviation = ID |
    25: ...dard Time Zone|Mountain]]: [[UTC]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]] (southern) |
    36: ...s [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]] and the U.S. postal abbreviation is '''ID'''.
    50: ...y]]. Sectionalism in early Idaho was abated by moving the [[University of Idaho]] from its planned lo...
    54: ...e northern part of the state, particularly in the vicinity of [[Coeur d'Alene]], a resort town. Altho...
  12. Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
    14: PostalAbbreviation = WI |
    27: ...ndard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] |
    40: ...nsin became a territory. The state's name is abbreviated '''WI''', '''Wis''', or '''Wisc.'''
    61: ...o home to the [[Vilas Zoo]] which is free for all visitors as well as the [[University of Wisconsin]].
    65: ...was added by the state legislature as a protected category under existing anti-discrimination laws, a step i...
  13. 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]] |
    7: Map = Map_of_USA_highlighting_West_Virginia.png |
  14. New Jersey (35646 bytes)
    12: PostalAbbreviation = NJ |
    25: ...ndard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
    36: ... States of America]] and has the U.S. postal abbreviation of '''NJ'''. It is also the fifth smallest ...
    41: ...riends who had been loyal through the [[English Civil War]]: [[George Carteret|Sir George Carteret]] a...
    43: During the [[English Civil War]] the Island of [[Jersey]] remained loyal to...
  15. Aviation (1454 bytes)
    1: ...ation''' or '''Air transport''' refers to the activities surrounding mechanical [[flight]] and the [[a...
    3: There are two major categories of aviation:
    5: * [[Civil aviation]]
    6: * [[Military aviation]]
    8: ...s both [[scheduled air transport]] and [[general aviation]].
  16. Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
    11: After his visit to the [[Oracle]] of Ammon at Siwah, according...
    23: ...he future "king of Asia." According to the most vivid story, Alexander proclaimed that it did not matt...
    25: ...re]]). Alexander passed near but probably did not visit [[Jerusalem]].
    27: ...ital of the Ptolemaic dynasty after his death. Leaving Egypt, Alexander marched eastward into [[Assyri...
    29: ..., and released his Greek and other allies from service in the League campaign (although he allowed tho...
  17. Influenza (10335 bytes)
    2: ...:Avian_flu.jpg|thumb|200px|Negatively stained flu virions. These were the causative agent of the [[Hon...
    4: ...d lost productivity. Major genetic changes in the virus have caused three influenza [[pandemics]] in t...
    8: There are three types of the virus:
    9: * Influenza A viruses that infect [[mammal|mammals]] and [[birds]]
    10: * Influenza B viruses that infect only humans
  18. Roaring Twenties (28131 bytes)
    8: The Roaring Twenties were traditionally viewed as an era of great economic prosperity driven...
    17: ...al companies running gas stations, motels, and providing oil also became important.
    19: ...every way. This set the stage for the entrance of violent crime into film and popular culture.
    21: ...s. Like radio, film was a media for the masses. A view of a film was cheap and accessible for factory ...
    27: [[Electrification]], having slowed during the war, saw huge progress during...
  19. List of sports (7304 bytes)
    1: ...tage because some sports may fit in more than one category. Here they are only listed in one.
    144: * [[Caving]]
    156: * [[Scuba diving]]
    157: * [[Skydiving]]
    344: ==Sports Lesson Plans, Resources and Activites==
  20. Desert (21206 bytes)
    1: ...|thumb|right|Valley of the Kings, Egypt. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
    2: ...humb|right|Man and Camel, Desert, Egypt. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
    8: ...e mineral deposits that were formed in the arid environment or that were exposed by erosion. Because d...
    14: ...], or other factors. In 1953, [[Peveril Meigs]] divided desert regions on Earth into three categories ...
    16: However, aridity alone can't provide an accurate description of what a desert is. F...

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