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- Geography of the United States (15104 bytes)
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15: Latitude:<br>
16: Longitude:
19: 38°0' N<br>
20: 97°0'W - Timeline of United States history (1860-1899) (10289 bytes)
1: ...0,000 Americans died fighting the Civil War, include these men felled during the bloody Battle of Anti...
9: *[[1860]] - [[Crittenden Compromise]]
10: *[[1860]] - [[South Carolina]] secedes
11: *[[1861]] - [[Abraham Lincoln]] becomes President
12: ...merica]] (the Confederacy) established under President [[Jefferson Davis]] - Timeline of United States history (1990-present) (6005 bytes)
5: *[[1990]] - [[Iraq]] invades [[Kuwait]] leading to [[1991]] [[Gulf War]]
7: ...1991]] - [[Oakland Hills firestorm]] kills 25 and destroys 3469 homes and apartments
11: *[[1992]] - [[U.S. presidential election, 1992]]
12: *[[1993]] - [[Bill Clinton]] becomes President
13: *[[1993]] - [[World Trade Center bombing]] kills 6 and injures at least 104... - Wyoming (8979 bytes)
12: Governor = [[Dave Freudenthal]] |
21: DensityRank = 49<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 1.96 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 44<sup>th</sup> |
26: Latitude = 41°N to 45°N | - Michigan (29427 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] |
21: DensityRank = 15<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 67.55 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 26<sup>th</sup> |
25: ...-4]] <br><small>(Some Upper Peninsula counties bordering Wisconsin are Central time.)</small> | - Illinois (27007 bytes)
22: DensityRank = 11<sup>th</sup> |
23: 2000Density = 86.27 |
24: AdmittanceOrder = 21<sup>st</sup> |
25: AdmittanceDate = [[December 3]], [[1818]] |
27: Latitude = 36?58'N to 42?30'N | - Tornado (14220 bytes)
3: ...[[Tornado Alley]]. Although in pure number of incidences, the [[United States]] experiences more torna...
8: ...], and sometimes [[hail]] are associated with thunderstorms. Many tornadoes appear at the tail end of...
10: ...otation can intensify and form tornadoes is not understood.
12: ...mes opposite direction swirls develop under a thunderstorm. And about 1 in 100 tornadoes rotate in an ...
14: ... high wind velocity and the associated wind-blown debris. Tornadic winds have been measured well in ex... - Autumn (2686 bytes)
5: ...thern hemisphere as autumn. An exception to these definitions is found in the [[Irish Calendar]] which...
6: ..._102.jpg|thumb|225px|right|Fall Leaf Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
7: Either definition, as with those of the seasons generally, ...
13: The mix of [[coniferous]] and [[deciduous]] tree forest in Canada make for a multi-c...
26: ...Tech's picture gallery] from their [[dendrology]] department with over 100 images of trees and shrubs - Bill Buckner (4174 bytes)
1: ...TN_baseball.jpg|frame|125px|Baseball Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
2: ...ia]]) was a [[Major League Baseball]] player who, despite a respectable 20-year career, is best known ...
9: ...t he will always be remembered for one error he made in the World Series.
12: ...all took a deadening bounce on the dirt, rolled under Buckner's glove, through his legs and into right...
14: ...aten Buckner to first base, which would have extended the inning. - Barbecue (24807 bytes)
1: ...Airpork Crew barbecue team prepares [[pork]] shoulder at the [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] in May Wor...
4: ...be cooked in large brick or metal ovens specially designed for that purpose.
6: ...lling is barbecuing except when it means double-sided frying with something like a [[sandwich toaster]...
8: ...ich is frowned upon by purists in some areas. The device used for cooking barbecue can usually be used...
10: ...barbecue" restaurants, but nevertheless many consider this to be a distinct cooking process called smo... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
8: ... [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spain]], surrenders.
15: ...an]] was announced at a meeting of the [[AcadéŠe des Sciences]] in [[Paris]].
17: *[[1871]] - [[Amadeus I of Spain|Amadeus I]] becomes King of [[Spain]].
23: ... announces the [[Open Door Policy]] to promote trade with [[China]].
25: ...Russo-Japanese War]]: The [[Russia]]n fleet surrenders at [[L?ou|Port Arthur]], [[China]]. - Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
3: ...s, but it tends to be applied specifically to residential buildings.
5: ...hts of stairs, and water pressure could only provide running water to about 50 feet (15 m).
7: ...her development essential to practical skyscraper development was the invention of the [[elevator]].
9: ...[[1931]] for the Field's building. Another contender for the title is the 1892 ten-story [[Wainwright...
11: ... supported by these skeletal frames. Special consideration must also be given for wind loads. - History of California (38344 bytes)
5: ...l fields, and finally with its high-technology leadership.
7: ...325px|A field of [[California Poppy|California golden poppies]] ''circa'' [[1910]].]]
13: ... while those in the northern [[Cascade Range]] traded [[obsidian]], used for arrowheads, axe heads, an...
19: ...cted by stories of [[Zihuatanejo|Ciguatan]], a wonderful country far to the northwest, populated with ...
23: ...ula of [[Baja California]]), and laid out and founded the city that was to become LaPaz later that spr... - Colorado (22240 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] |
11: LargestCity = [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] |
21: DensityRank = 37<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 16.01 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 38<sup>th</sup> | - Earthquake (13859 bytes)
1: ...s]] into which the Earth's [[lithosphere]] is divided. Events that occur at plate boundaries are call...
5: ...he earthquakes shaking is the dominant and most widespread cause of damage.
11: ...er one, large faults are capable of higher magnitude earthquakes than smaller faults are.
13: ...ake, or as a result of submarine landslips or "slides" indirectly triggered by it.
15: ...ed simultaneously. They arrive in the following order: first the body waves [[P-wave]]s (primary or pr... - Horse (38916 bytes)
15: ...ed an important role in [[transport]], whether ridden or used for pulling a [[chariot]], [[carriage]],...
19: ...ances of modern horses with true extra toes as evidence that minor genetic mutations can reintroduce a...
21: ...rtle easily and must, for the safety of riders, undergo careful introductions to strange objects and s...
25: ...ecently, researchers have observed that a form of democracy appears to exist among horses. For instanc...
28: ...vy horses of northern [[Europe]], such as the [[Ardennais]]. - Horse tack (8580 bytes)
6: ...s at the rear of the saddle and goes around the widest part of the horse's belly.
8: ...ant that the saddle is comfortable for both the rider and the horse—an improperly fitting saddle...
10: There are many types of saddles, each specially designed for its given task.
21: *[[Sidesaddle]]
22: **English Sidesaddle - Mount Kenya (2621 bytes)
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14: ...[1899]] by [[Halford John Mackinder|Halford Mackinder]]
21: ...n 2.6 and 3.1 million years ago. Its slopes include several different [[biome]]s; the lowest parts ar...
27: ...south side and August or September on the north side. - Nairobi (2690 bytes)
6: ...] in [[1907]] and the capital of the newly independent Kenya in [[1963]].
8: ...ya2.jpg|left|thumb|Traffic in Nairobi. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
12: ...reserve, [[Nairobi National Park]], within its borders. Nairobi also has more species of [[bird]]s th...
14: ...as bombed in [[August]] [[1998]] by [[Osama bin Laden]]'s terrorist group [[Al-Qaida]]. See: [[1998 U....
16: ...assifying the city as "status C". The head of one development agency cited the "notoriously high level... - Cheetah (6461 bytes)
16: ==Description==
17: ...und [[black]] spots and black tear lines on the sides of the muzzle. The adult animal weighs from 40 t...
22: ...omes from [[Hindi]] ''chiitaa'', which is perhaps derived from [[Sanskrit]] ''chitraka'', meaning "the...
28: ...s are [[carnivore]]s, eating mostly [[mammal]]s under 40 kg (90 lb), including [[gazelle]]s, [[impala]...
32: ...y in [[Africa]], but in the past their range extended into northern [[India]] and the [[Iran]]ian [[pl...
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