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- Culture of Italy (11004 bytes)
1: ...n]] ruins remaining in much of the country, the laws and philosophy of the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Churc...
4: ...ually referred to as [[Italian]](s) as a whole. However their are many regional groups that go by the...
7: {{Main|Italian cuisine}}
8: Italian cuisine is characterized by its flexibility, its range of...
11: ...[1900 Summer Olympics|1900]] and since the [[1948 Winter Olympics]]. Italy sponsors a [[Italy nation... - Sicily (18450 bytes)
6: ...r = Salvatore Cuffaro <br/>(''[[House of Freedoms]]'') |
21: ... largest [[island]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], with an area of 25,700 sq. km and 5 million inhabit...
23: ==Towns and Cities==
24: ...ional flag is divided diagonally yellow over red, with the ''[[trinacria]]'' symbol in the center.
30: ...tallest volcano in Europe. It is also one of the world's most active volcanos. - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (37869 bytes)
2: ...Image:okc2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Looking at Downtown Oklahoma City]]
5: ...uring states (Kansas, Missouri, [[Arkansas]], [[New Mexico]]) to Oklahoma.
7: ...city's population on July 1, 2003 totaled 523,303 with more than 1.25 million residents in the metrop...
9: Oklahoma City was the site of the [[Oklahoma City Bombing]] in [[...
24: area water = 36.7 km² (14.2 mi²) | - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ... It ranks eighth in the world in population, following [[China]], [[India]], the [[United States]], [...
4: ...December [[1991]]. In the [[Soviet Union]] Russia was called the [[Russian Soviet Federated Socialist...
6: ...tage. This influence is notable, but is still far from that of the former Soviet Union.
13: ... and slowly assimilated both the Scandinavians as well as native [[Finno-Ugric]] tribes, such as the ...
15: ...nd was quite prosperous, due to diversified trade with both Europe and Asia. - Sweden (27111 bytes)
1: ...sisting of large peaceful forests and mountainous wilderness.
3: ...sequently lost within a century. Since [[1816]], Sweden has been at peace, adopting a policy of armed...
5: ... – allowed it to fund a social democratic [[welfare state]] in the early [[20th century]]. The ...
12: common_name = Sweden |
14: image_flag = Sweden flag large.png | - Latvia (12041 bytes)
1: ... west Latvia shares a [[maritime]] border with [[Sweden]]. The capital of Latvia, [[Riga]] ([[Latvian...
2: ... border=1 align=right cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #...
6: ... large.png|125px|Flag of Latvia]] || align=center width=133px| [[Image:Latvijas lielais gerbonis.gif|...
8: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Latvia|Flag]])
9: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Coat of Arms of Latvia|Coat of A... - Malta (18511 bytes)
1: ... border=1 align=right cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #...
7: | align=center width="140px" | [[image:Malta flag large.png|125px|...
8: | align=center width="140px" | [[Image:Malta_coa.png|Malta: Coat o...
10: | align=center width="140px" | ([[Flag of Malta|In Detail]])
11: | align=center width="140px" | ([[Coat of Arms of Malta|Full size]... - Avocado (6755 bytes)
2: ...aption = Avocado fruit (cv. 'Fuerte'); <br/>left: whole, right: in section}}
5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
15: ... tolerate freezing temperatures, and so can be grown only in subtropical and tropical climates.
17: ...volved with those extinct mammals to be swallowed whole and excreted in dung, ready to sprout. The ec...
21: ...fluence of [[ethylene (plant hormone)]] gas). The fruit can be left on the tree until required, rather... - Mushroom (6650 bytes)
3: ...m usually being hidden under bark, ground, rotted wood, leaves, etc. The technical term for the spore...
7: ...e of common application to [[macroscopic]] fungal fruiting bodies than one having precise [[taxonomy|t...
9: ...ome that one should not attempt without knowing how to recognize the poisonous species.
13: ...mellae''' where the actual spores are produced. How the gills are attached is another important chara...
15: ...ies. Examination of mature spores, or at least knowing their color, is often essential. And to this e... - Mustard (7834 bytes)
2: ...tris1.jpg|250px|Brassica campestris]] | caption = Wild Mustard (''Brassica campestris'')}}
5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
16: ... liquids, are turned into a [[condiment]] also known as '''mustard'''. The seeds are also pressed to ...
22: ..., the U.S. and some European countries. Canada grows 90% of all the mustard seed for the internationa...
24: ...'Brassica'' also includes [[cabbage]]s, [[cauliflower]], [[rapeseed]] and [[turnip]]s. - Aztec (38742 bytes)
3: ...gy|mythology]] and cultural heritage. The capital was [[Tenochtitlan]], built on raised islets in [[L...
7: ...deals with the historical Aztec civilization, not with modern-day Nahuatl speakers.
9: ... city of origin. Their use of the word ''Azteca'' was like the modern use of ''Latino'', or ''Mediter...
11: ...uld be known as Mexica. The [[conquistadores]] knew them as "Mexica".
13: ...he god [[Huitzilopochtli]] signaling the location where their capital city [[Tenochtitlan]] should be... - Ankara (15129 bytes)
1: [[Image:Ankara03.jpg|thumb|350px|right|View of Ankara|Image provided by [http://classroomclip...
2: ...elevation of 850 m. (2800 ft.) It was formerly known as '''[[Angora|Angora]]''' or '''Engürü...
4: ...que breed of cat ([[Turkish Angora|Ankara Cat]]), white [[rabbits]], [[pear]], [[honey]], and the reg...
6: Ankara is situated upon a steep and rocky hill, which rises 500 ft. above the plain on the left ban...
8: ...being the temple of [[Augustus]], on the walls of which is the famous ''Monumentum Ancyranum''<sup>[h... - Guinea pig (19730 bytes)
22: ... belief in the scientific community that evidence from [[mitochondrial DNA]] indicates that the [[Hyst...
24: ...e, the animals are not [[pig]]s, nor do they come from [[Guinea]]. Although there are more than 20 dif...
27: ...' (pl. ''cuyes'') in Per? considered a [[Peruvian Cuisine|culinary delicacy]], prepared usually by roasting...
29: ...ive to the body, a stout neck, and a rounded rump with no tail of any consequence.
31: ...tin word [[mare]] for ocean, and Swedish ''svin'' which means pig) and in [[Greek language|Greek]] th... - Sheep (9256 bytes)
15: ... the wild [[moufflon]] of south-central and south-west [[Asia]]. For other types of sheep and their ...
25: *[[Snow Sheep]], ''Ovis nivicola''
28: ...', intact males as ''rams'', castrated males as ''wethers'', yearlings as ''[[hogget]]s'', and younge...
31: * [[wool]] breeds, or
35: ...ength and degree of [[crimp]] in the fiber. Major wool breeds include [[Merino sheep | Merino]], [[Ra... - Snail (3838 bytes)
10: ...]] belong to the group [[Pulmonata]], while those with gills belong to the [[Paraphyletic]] group.
14: ...strial snails prefer damp areas around vegetation which they can use for cover during the day.
22: ...egg]]s. Prolific breeders, snails exchange sperm with one another to [[fertilize]] their eggs. Each...
24: ...s warm and damp. After 2 to 4 weeks of favorable weather, these eggs hatch and the young emerge. Sn...
30: ...'Helix aspersa'') also known as the [[European brown snail]]. - Squid (6229 bytes)
16: ...nown by the name '''calamari''', from the Italian word for these animals.
18: ...(order Octopoda) for total number of [[species]], with 298 classified into 28 families.
20: ...ies order [[Spirulida]]. The [[Vampire Squid]], however, is more closely related to the octopuses tha...
22: ... and tear prey into manageable pieces. Captured [[whale]]s often have squid beaks in their stomachs, ...
24: ... system]] consisting of a systemic [[heart]] and two gill hearts. - Pea (6070 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:Pea plant with tendrils photo.jpg|220px]] | caption = Pea pod...
5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
17: ...ultivar]]s. The pea plant is an [[annual plant]], with a [[biological life cycle|lifecycle]] of a yea...
18: [[Image:Tow pea pods one opened photo.jpg|thumb|350px|right|P...
20: ...elatively shortly after [[wheat]] and [[barley]], which appear to have been cultivated as long ago as... - Celery (5474 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
17: ...owed stalk with wedge-shaped [[leaf|leaves]], the whole plant having a coarse,
18: ... lose their acrid qualities and assume the mild, sweetish, aromatic taste peculiar to celery as a [[s...
20: ...s effected by earthing up, and so excluding stems from the influence of light.
22: ...are ranged under two classes, white and red - the white varieties being generally the best flavoured,... - Collard greens (5350 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
16: ...var Group]] as [[kale]] and [[spring greens]], to which they are extremely similar genetically.
18: ...xon language|Anglo-Saxon]] ''coleworts'' or ''colewyrts'' ("cabbage plants").
22: ...cultivars, it is relatively resistant to cold and frost.<!--More details needed-->
24: ... originate from the [[Mediterranean]] region, and was a regular food item in [[Ancient Greece]] and [... - Coriander (6994 bytes)
17: ...isine. All parts of the plant are edible, but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds are the most common...
20: ... leaves to the distinctive odor of bedbugs (which we have largely forgotten in this age of [[insectic...
24: ...e seeds, similar to [[parsley]] but "juicier" and with [[citrus]]-like notes. Some people instead per...
26: The fresh leaves are an essential ingredient in many Asi...
28: ...eaves only in dishes that originated from foreign cuisines.
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