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- Windmill (7108 bytes)
2: .... It also refers to small tower mounted wind engines used to [[pump]] [[water]] on farms and modern [[...
8: ...ing, [[threshing]], and [[saw mill]]s. Over the ages, windmills have evolved into more sophisticated a...
10: ===In the United States===
12: ...the world where a connection to electric power lines is not a realistic option.
14: ...nverted the rotary motion into reciprocating strokes carried downward through a pole or rod to the pum... - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ...donesia]], [[Brazil]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Bangladesh]].
4: ...l member of the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]], since the union's dissolution in December [[19...
13: ...ch as the [[Merya]], the [[Muromian]]s and the [[Meshchera]].
15: ...ies]] this state of [[Kievan Rus]] became the largest in Europe and was quite prosperous, due to diver...
17: ...om the [[Belarusians]] and [[Ukrainians]] in the west. - Economy of Russia (68844 bytes)
2: ...es have had the exact same experience in this process. Russia's experience is detailed below.
7: ...tems hinder efficient utilization of those resources.
9: ...he central planning system left a number of legacies with which the Russian economy must deal in its t...
11: ... economic units such as state industrial enterprises and state farms (''sovkhozy''; sing., ''[[sovkhoz...
13: ...inistries and controlled economic units in their respective geographical areas. - Estonia (13391 bytes)
2: ...he west and the [[Gulf of Finland]] to the north. Estonia has land borders with its fellow [[Baltic st...
4: |+<big><big>'''Eesti Vabariik'''</big></big>
8: ...x" | [[image:Estonia flag large.png|125px|Flag of Estonia]]
9: ...="140px" | [[Image:Estonia_coat-of-arms.jpg|125px|Estonia: Coat of Arms]]
11: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Estonia|In Detail]]) - Mushroom (6650 bytes)
3: ... The term "'''toadstool'''" is used typically to designate a basidiocarp that is poisonous to eat.
5: == Types of mushrooms ==
6: ...0px|right|Mushrooms are often dried in order to preserve them for use in cooking.]]
7: ...pplication to [[macroscopic]] fungal fruiting bodies than one having precise [[taxonomy|taxonomic]] me...
9: ...thout knowing how to recognize the poisonous species. - Tiger (11674 bytes)
1: ...hat belong to the [[Panthera]] genus, and the largest of all cats, living or extinct. Tigers are [[pre...
3: ...mage | image = [[Image:LA1_082A.jpg|noframe|250px|Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)]] | caption = Ti...
11: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''P. tigris'''''}}
15: ... size and have been placed on the endangered species list. The tiger is one of many animals at the top...
19: ...s Tigers are the smallest and Amur Tigers the largest. - Native American (42651 bytes)
1: ...f_Red_Bird.jpg|thumb|A [[Sioux]] in traditional dress including [[war bonnet]], about 1908]]
3: ...many of them still enduring as political communities. A comprehensive tribal list can be found under "...
5: ...ontinent, such as those from arctic [[Russia]]n [[Siberia]].
7: ...onstitution with various treaty rights, some long established and many more currently under negotiatio...
9: ... people (Canada)|M鴩s]] of [[Canada]] and the [[Mestizo]]s and [[Zambo]]s of [[Latin America]]. - Walrus (6653 bytes)
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''rosmarus'''''}}
13: ...bdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Subspecies}}
18: ... seas of the [[Northern Hemisphere]]. Two subspecies exist: the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]], ''Odobenu...
22: ... folk-etymology inversion from an Old Norse form resembling ''hrosshvalr'', a kind of whale.
24: ...themselves out of the water. ''Rosmarus'' originates in the [[Swedish (language)|Swedish]] word for wa... - Whale (11080 bytes)
1: ...est mammals, the largest vertebrates, and the largest known animals in the world.
3: ... to some confusion because [[Orca]]s ("Killer Whales") and [[Pilot Whale]]s have "whale" in their name...
5: ...300px|Size comparison between some well-known whales and other sea animals]]
9: ...ankton]] from the water. They are the largest whales.
12: ...isting of all cetacean species, including all whales, is maintained at the ''[[Cetacea]]'' article. - Moose (8141 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = '''''Alces'''''}}
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''alces '''''}}
12: ..._parens | color = pink | binomial_name = Alces alces | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date =...
16: ...] (northern [[American Indian]]) family of languages. The name means "twig eater."
18: ...t flattening. In the common elk (''Alces alces alces''), on the other hand, this branch usually expand... - Scythia (22520 bytes)
1: ...an Scythians and were known as [[Sai]] to the Chinese.
5: ...ythian]], has been shown to have strong similarities to Eastern Iranian, it is generally held that the...
7: ...nt Indo-European word for ''archer'' in turn derives from the [[Proto-Indo-European]] root *'''skeud''...
9: ...g|thumb|350px|Scythian warriors, drawn after figures on an [[electrum]] cup from the Kul'Oba kurgan bu...
13: ...ai Mountains]] have included some spectacularly-preserved Scythians of the "Pazyryk culture" - includi... - Petroglyph (5591 bytes)
4: ...jpg|thumb|250px|Petroglyphs from Scandinavia (H䬪esta, V䳴manland in Sweden). Composite. Nordic Bron...
6: ...ecking or otherwise incised on natural rock surfaces.
7: ...ultural and religious significance for the societies that created them.
9: ...r engraved, while cave paintings refer to the images painted on stone. Second, petroglyphs are more ev...
13: ...t concentration in [[Africa]], [[Scandinavia]], [[Siberia]], [[North America]] and [[Australia]]. - Global warming (53726 bytes)
1: ...g|thumb|250px|right|Global mean surface temperatures 1856-2004]]
3: ...alists and politicians, but by only a minority of established scientists.
5: ...es]] predict that even if levels of greenhouse gases and solar activity were to remain constant, the g...
7: ... [[agricultural]] yields or in extreme circumstances, cause [[mass extinction]].
11: ...pogenic climate change" is used to indicate the presumption of human influence. - River (12397 bytes)
4: ... at its end and forms what is known as a delta or estuary.
7: ... in saline tidal waters may form [[estuary|estuaries]].
9: ...aking]]''). Waterfalls are sometimes used as sources of energy, via [[watermill]]s and [[hydroelectric...
11: ...ly larger) river. In [[arid]] areas rivers sometimes end by losing water to [[evaporation]] and percol...
13: The area drained by a river and its tributaries is called its [[watershed]]. - Lake (11397 bytes)
1: ...s" and small seas are sometimes referred to as lakes.
3: ...er seasonal conditions of heavy rainfall. Many lakes are artificial and are constructed for [[hydro-el...
5: ...'The Land of Ten Thousand Lakes''. The [[Great Lakes]] of [[North America]] originated in the ice age.
6: ...e of the [[deranged drainage system]] that dominates the country.
8: ==Origin of natural lakes== - Gakkel Ridge (855 bytes)
1: ... the [[Arctic Ocean]] between [[Greenland]] and [[Siberia]] with a length of about 1800 kilometers.
3: ...ollect petrological samples. Among other discoveries, many [[hydrothermal vent]]s ("black smokers") we... - Red deer (16671 bytes)
11: {{Taxobox species entry | taxon = '''''C. elaphus'''''}}
14: ...bdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Subspecies}}
17: ...animal meaning 'white rump'. Wapiti are a subspecies of the European red deer.
19: ...ertheless, it is [[United Kingdom|Britain's]] largest native land [[mammal]], and can reach 1.5m (5 ft...
21: ...f England|Henry III]], although deer were still preserved by law for the sport of the monarch until th... - Leopard (7605 bytes)
11: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''P. pardus'''''}}
16: ...es are typically around two-thirds the size of males.
18: ...be smaller on the head, larger and have pale centres on the body.
20: ...pecies of large [[felid]] which happen to have genes for more black pigment than orange-tan pigment, t...
22: ...inor and the Middle East, India, Pakistan, China, Siberia, much of mainland South-East Asia, and the island... - Alaskan Malamute (6961 bytes)
10: |[[United States]]
38: ...earch?q=cache:qg2Vj_42AdgJ:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/243gb99_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%22243+/+09.+06.+1...
43: ... pounds (34-38.5 kg) and a height of 23 to 25 inches (58-63.5 cm) but much heavier individuals (120 to...
44: ...berian Husky]]. The usual colours are various shades of grey and white, sable and white, black and whi...
47: ...long-distance [[dogsled racing]] and their usefulness as sleddogs is limited to freighting. - Siberian Husky (8100 bytes)
4: !Siberian Husky
6: ...jpg|250px|thumb|none|Four-year-old grey and white Siberian]]
8: !Alternative names
18: |[[Siberia]]
20: !Common nicknames
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