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- Plate tectonics (27764 bytes)
1: ...e outermost part of the [[Earth]]'s interior is made up of two layers, the outer [[lithosphere]] and t...
3: ...ay from each other), and transform (two plates slide past one another). [[Earthquake]]s, [[volcano|vol...
5: ...r [[chemistry]], the discovery of the [[genetic code]] for [[genetics]], or [[evolution]] in [[biology...
8: ...the asthenosphere allows the tectonic plates to undergo motion in different directions.
10: ...famous. These boundaries are discussed in further detail below. - Earth (30908 bytes)
4: ...iker's Guide reference in here. It's been done to death. Find a gem with which to improve the article ...
7: ...l planet]]s, and the only planetary body that [[modern science]] confirms as harboring [[life]]. The p...
9: ... a variant puts the cross atop the circle ([[Unicode]]: ⊕ or ♁).
14: ... diameter of approximately 12,742 km. The maximum deviations from this are the highest point on Earth ...
17: ... other [[terrestrial planets]], is chemically divided into an outer [[silicon|siliceous]] solid [[Crus... - Volcano (27295 bytes)
1: ...o2.jpg|thumb|225px|left|Volcano Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
2: ...) where [[magma]] (rock of the earth's interior made molten or liquid by high pressure and temperature...
10: ...mple. This type of volcano has a tendency to explode because it easily plugs. [[Mount Pel饝] on the i...
12: ... and ''mafic'' are sometimes substituted by the older chemistry terms "acidic" and "basic", respective...
15: ... huge quantities of lava that gradually build a wide mountain with a shield-like profile. Their lava f... - Mountain (4538 bytes)
1: ...e often depends on local custom. Some authorities define a mountain as a peak with a [[topographic pro...
3: ...enies (orogeny). Two types of mountain are formed depending on how the rock reacts to the tectonic for...
7: ...lock mountains are created when large areas are widely broken up by faults creating large vertical dis...
11: The altitude of mountains means that the tops exist in higher ...
14: ... level it is not even the tallest peak in the [[Andes]], but because the Earth bulges at the equator a... - Eurasia (4541 bytes)
3: ... [[plate tectonics]], the [[Eurasian Plate]] includes Europe and most of Asia, but not the [[Indian su...
7: ...as been an increasingly popular topic. Recent decades have brought forth a view toward a greater [[Eur...
9: Europeans traditionally considered Europe and Asia to be separate continents, wit...
11: ...and [[East Eurasia]], and they are further subdivided into regions like [[Europe]], [[East Asia]], [[S...
13: ...s in the US, most Asian migrants traditionally tended to come from the Pacific-rim countries, thus the... - North America (12844 bytes)
4: ...timated at 454,225,000. It can be geographically defined by subtracting [[South America]] from the [[...
6: ..., but let's remain careful --> considered to include Canada and the United States, but not Mexico or a...
7: In Latin America, the Americas are considered as one continent and therefore North America i...
9: ...entral America as a region of North America, considering it too small to be a continent of its own.
14: ...theast; and the varied eastern region, which includes the [[Appalachian Mountains]], the coastal plain... - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
1: ...dro ?vares Cabral]], [[John Cabot]], [[Juan Ponce de Le, and [[Ferdinand Magellan]].
3: ...re a combination of traditional European and Arab designs were the first ships that could leave the re...
6: ...isi's world map.JPG|200px|thumb|right|This map, made by Arab geographer [[al-Idrisi]], was one of the ...
7: ...iddle East was almost completely controlled by traders from the Italian city states. Their close links...
9: The first of these travelers was [[Giovanni de Plano Carpini]] who journeyed to [[Mongolia]] and... - North American Plate (1264 bytes)
4: The easterly side is a [[divergent boundary]] with the [[Eurasian P...
6: The southerly side is a boundary with the [[Cocos Plate]] to the wes...
8: ...[convergent boundary]] with the subducting [[Juan de Fuca Plate]] to the north and a [[transform bound...
10: ...late and creating the San Andreas Fault. The Juan de Fuca, Cocos, and Nazca Plates are the remains of ... - South America (5078 bytes)
5: ...e of the continent; the land to the east of the Andes is largely tropical [[rain forest]], the vast [[...
11: ...[[19th century]], these colonies won their independence.
15: ...North America. The South American nations that border the Caribbean Sea – including [[Colombia]]...
17: ...razil]]. Regions in South America include the [[Andean States]], the [[Guiana]]s, the [[Southern Cone]...
21: (Not included in the table are [[South Georgia and the South S... - Antarctic Plate (528 bytes)
2: ...inent]] of [[Antarctica]] and extending outward under the surrounding [[Ocean|oceans]]. The Antarctic ... - Australia (39438 bytes)
13: leader_titles = [[Queen of Australia|Queen]]<br>[[Gover...
14: leader_names = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Eli...
16: area_magnitude=1_E12|
24: population_density = 2|
25: population_density_rank = —| - Indo-Australian Plate (2019 bytes)
3: ...ndia]] with [[China]] and [[Nepal]]. It is subdivided into two plates along a low active boundary: the...
5: ...]], and the [[Tonga]] and [[Kermadec Islands|Kermadec]] [[island arc]]s. [[New Zealand]] lies along th...
7: ...e [[African Plate]] to the south. The northerly side of the Indian Plate is a [[convergent boundary]] ...
9: ... the borders of the [[Indian Ocean]] from [[Bangladesh]], to [[Myanmar]] (former [[Burma]]) to the sou... - Americas (7154 bytes)
1: ...nglish language|English]], where it is often considered a single continent) or to the [[United States]...
6: ...rt of North America. The Americas are often also described collectively as the '''[[Western Hemispher...
8: ...hough it should be noted that even those who consider the Americas to be two continents may still use ...
13: ...norteamericano'' ("North American") or ''estadounidense'' (literally "United Statesian") when referrin...
15: ...residents do not refer to themselves as "estadounidenses". - Asia (16910 bytes)
4: ...raphy|geographically]], however, Asia is not considered a continent or a [[subcontinent]].
6: ...] (according to others, through the [[Kuma-Manych Depression]]), the [[Caspian Sea]], the [[Ural River...
12: ...Moreover, some consider that "[[Europe]]" is also derived from Akkadian as a mirror of "Asia". It bear...
24: ...[Bicontinental country]] for details about the borderline cases between Asia and Europe, Asia and Afri...
26: Asia itself is often divided in the following subregions: - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ... level of local autonomy under the [[federation|federal]] system.
12: ...deral level]];<br> [[English language|English]] [[de facto]] |
14: government_type = [[Democratic]] [[Federal republic]] |
15: ...r>[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] |
16: leader_names = [[Joe Biden]]<br>[[Kamala Harris]] | - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...rguments or evidence to the contrary, please provide them on the talk page, and wait until the consens...
3: ...o keep this overview article concise, please consider adding information instead to one of the many "m...
6: ...the second largest in area (after [[Russia]]). Bordering the [[United States]], its territorial claims...
8: ...iamentary system|parliamentary]] [[representative democracy]] and is a [[constitutional monarchy]] wit...
15: ... who is the head of government, have official residences in Ottawa. - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ... of countries by population density|by population density]], [[list of countries by date of nationhood...
3: The below list contains both states and dependent territories, see [[country]], [[state]], [[nati...
16: *[[Cape Verde]] - [[Praia, Cape Verde|Praia]]
21: *[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] - [[Kinshasa]]
48: *[[R鵮ion]] - [[Saint-Denis, R鵮ion|Saint-Denis]] (France) - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ...auritania]] are the only countries not to use a [[decimal currency]].
6: native_name = Republique de Madagascar <br> Repoblikan'i Madagasikara |
17: ... = [[List of Presidents of Madagascar|President]] <br> [[List of Prime Ministers of Madagascar|...
18: leader_names = [[Marc Ravalomanana]] <br> [...
22: area_magnitude = 1 E11 | - Samoa (9435 bytes)
1: The '''Independent State of Samoa''' (conventional long form) or '...
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: ...big>'''Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa<br>Independent State of Samoa'''</big>
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10: ...lign="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Samoa|In Detail]]) - Brunei (7197 bytes)
1: ... the [[South China Sea]], it is completely surrounded by [[East Malaysia]].
4: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
8: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
13: ...ign="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Brunei|In Detail]])
32: <br /> - [[Population density|Density]]
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