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- Didgeridoo (7516 bytes)
1: ...in [[Arnhem Land]] in the [[Northern Territory]] of Australia in the [[1950s]]. It has been painted i...
3: ...oden trumpet or "drone pipe". Musicologists classify it as an [[aerophone]].
5: ...on dating of paintings on cave walls and shelters from this period.
7: ...es have been quick to exploit these special names for generic tourist-oriented instruments.
9: ...ument. Keys from D to F# are the preferred pitch of traditional Aboriginal players. - Accordion (10069 bytes)
2: ...est representative of the [[organ (music)|organ]] family.
6: Simple metal or wood reed instruments ("Maultrommel", Je...
10: ...e a ruler on the edge of a table top. The reed is fitted inside a holder plate, and as air is drawn t...
12: Modern free-reed instruments have several aspects in commo...
13: *Reeds sound only if air flows in one direction - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
2: A '''harmonica''' is a [[Free reed instrument|free reed]] musical [[wind instrument]] (also
3: ...n, among other things, as a '''mouth organ''', '''french harp''', simply '''harp''', or
5: ...]]s, each secured at one end over an airway slot of like
6: dimension into which it can freely vibrate, thus repeatedly
9: Unlike most free-reed instruments (such as [[organ (music)|reed... - Banjo (6143 bytes)
4: ...from a Senegambian term for the bamboo stick used for the instrument's neck.
6: ...rpeggiated right hand, although there are many different playing styles.
8: ... tube in the neck where it exits near the fifth [[fret]].
10: ... a detachable chamber, or resonator, on the back of the rim and the '''open back banjo''' which does ...
12: ...ed gCGBD; somewhat higher than the eAEG#B tuning of the banjar. - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
2: ...cius de Moraes]]. The instrument is also a part of [[Candombl靝-de-caboclo tradition.
4: ...ia:Toque-de-angola.ogg|Toque de Angola]] ([[ogg]] format, 17 seconds, 174KB).
9: ...ched to the lower portion of the Verga by a loop of tough string, typically a hard shoe lace, acts as...
10: ..., most makers follow the tourist consumer's quest for (pretended) authenticity, and use clear varnish...
11: ...so be altered by moving the caba硠back and forth from the abdomen, producing a wah-like sound. - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Franklin Pierce
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7: | preceded=[[Millard Fillmore]]
9: | date of birth=[[November 23]], [[1804]]
10: | place of birth=[[Hillsborough]], [[New Hampshire]] - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
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5: |+ <font size="+1">'''Abraham Lincoln'''</font>
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12: | '''Term of office:'''
19: | '''Date of birth:''' || [[February 12]], [[1809]] - Plate tectonics (27764 bytes)
1: ...most part of the [[Earth]]'s interior is made up of two layers, the outer [[lithosphere]] and the inn...
3: ...t notably around the so-called "[[Pacific Ring of Fire]]").
5: ...hemistry]], the discovery of the [[genetic code]] for [[genetics]], or [[evolution]] in [[biology]])....
6: ...ates of the world were mapped in the second half of the [[20th century]].]]
8: ...llows the tectonic plates to undergo motion in different directions. - Igneous rock (11419 bytes)
1: ....jpg|thumb|right|Volcanic flow on the Big Island of Hawaii. Image provided by [http://classroomclipar...
3: ...is derived from the [[Latin]] ''ignis'', meaning "fire".
6: ...gneous rocks is generated within the upper parts of the mantle at temperatures estimated between 600 ...
8: ...inerals]], which account for over ninety percent of all igneous rocks.
10: ...urface by a relatively thin but widespread layer of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. - Volcano (27295 bytes)
1: [[Image:Volcano2.jpg|thumb|225px|left|Volcano Illustration provided by [http://classro...
2: ...is phenomenon tends to occur near the boundaries of the [[plate tectonics|continental plates]]. Howev...
4: ...rom the name of [[Vulcan (god)|Vulcan]], a god of fire in [[Roman mythology]].
5: The study of volcanoes is called [[vulcanology]] (or ''volcano...
8: ===Types of volcanoes=== - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...cially influential in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[Africa]].
2: ...er: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: ...ellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"
6: ... width=130px | [[Image:Greece_coa.png|125px|Coat of Arms]]
8: ...ign=center width=130 | ([[Flag of Greece|National Flag]]) || align=center width=130px | - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ... is '''Suomi.''' In the Swedish language it is '''Finland'''.
3: ...er: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |+<big>'''Suomen tasavalta'''<br>'''Republiken Finland'''</big>
6: ...ellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"
7: ...0px| [[Image:Finland_coa.png|100px|Finland: Coat of Arms]] - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...ean]], the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] (also known as Gulf of [[Eilat]]), and the [[Dead Sea]].
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13: official_languages = [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Ar... - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...ide of the country, and is the official language of nearly all [[Central America|Central]] and [[Sout...
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12: ...tional_motto = ''[[Plus Ultra]]''<br>([[Latin]]: "Further Beyond") | - Cotton (7876 bytes)
2: ...en spun into [[yarn|thread]] and used to make a soft, breathable [[textile]].
3: ...eld.jpg|thumb|none|550px|Cotton plants growing in field]]
4: ...interlocked form is ideal for [[spinning]] into a fine [[yarn]].
7: ...:Alabama-cotton-farm.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Cotton Farm in Alabama.]]
9: ...ferent species of cotton independently thousands of years ago. - Mummy (16225 bytes)
2: ...reme draught or cold, lack of [[oxygen]], or use of chemicals.
4: ...on's [[Ka]] which was essential in one's [[afterlife]].
6: ...have been recovered from submerged [[cypress]] coffins packed with medicinal herbs.
8: ...rved mummies formed under natural conditions date from the [[Inca]] period in [[Peru]].
12: ...istorians record that the Persians sometimes mummified their kings and nobility in wax, though this p... - Football (soccer) (22343 bytes)
3: ...at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball.]]
5: ... players allowed to handle the ball in the field of play.
7: ...ll]]". <!-- Please see above polite suggestions before changing this line-->
9: ...levision. A very large number of people also play football at an amateur level.
11: ...l communities, and even nations; it is therefore often claimed to be the most popular team [[sport]] ... - Isis (20790 bytes)
3: ...f Horus, and was worshipped as the archetypical wife and mother.
5: ...[mortal]], and she may simply have represented deified, real, [[Queen regnant|queen]]s.
7: ...lt as far away as the [[British Isles]]. Pockets of her worship remained in [[Christianity|Christian]...
12: ...Greeks tended to add a terminal 's' at the end of foreign names.
14: ...sonant]]s and [[semi-vowel]]s, and left out most of the [[vowel]]s. - Bast goddess (3454 bytes)
3: ...the cat appeared as Bastet’s sacred animal and after the New Kingdom she was depicted with a woman ...
5: ...itles ''Lady of Flame'' and ''[[Eye of Horus|Eye of Ra]]''.
9: ...[Greeks]] occupying Ancient Egypt toward the end of its civilization. In Greek mythology, Bast is als...
12: ...mother. This paralleled the identification of the fierce lioness war goddess [[Sekhmet]], as his moth...
16: ...hmet]]) for Upper Egypt. Bastet was the daughter of Amun Ra. - Oregon (26551 bytes)
3: Fullname = State of Oregon |
4: Flag = Oregon state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Oregon]] |
7: Map = Map of USA highlighting Oregon.png |
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