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  1. History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
    8: ...ng to the dynasty of the ruling [[pharaoh]]. The dating of
    10: ... dates are not supported by any reliable absolute date for a span of about three millennia. There is a...
    13: ...tic Period of Egypt|Early Dynastic Period]] (1st–2nd Dynasties)
    14: * [[Old Kingdom of Egypt|Old Kingdom]] (3rd–6th Dynasties)
    15: ...Period of Egypt|First Intermediate Period]] (7th–11th Dynasties)
  2. Alexandria (28378 bytes)
    1: ...nd largest city, and the capital of the [[Al Iskandariyah]] governate. It is located at {{coor dm|31|...
    3: ... [[Hellenistic civilization|Hellenistic]] world — second only to [[Rome]] in size and wealth thr...
    13: * The [[#Foundation|Ptolemaic era]] which starts with the foundin...
    18: === Foundation ===
    19: ...er the Great]] in or around [[334 BC]] (the exact date is disputed). Alexander's chief architect for t...
  3. Geology (12007 bytes)
    1: ...k]] γη- (''ge-'', "the earth") and λογος (''logos'', "wo...
    10: ...s and by [[Deposition (geology)|deposition]] of [[silt]].
    14: ...cookers, transport of [[ore]]s, extraction of [[soda]], [[sulfur]] and [[alum]], and administrative is...
    26: ...out the Earth's history and are still occurring today. In contrast, [[Catastrophism|catastrophism]] is...
    29: ...ianism, which influenced the thought of [[Charles Darwin]].
  4. Iraq (19222 bytes)
    1: ...itish]] forces which drove the former leader [[Saddam Hussein]] and his [[Ba'ath Party]] from power. ...
    19: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Baghdad]]
    49: ...] came to power (both groups were repressed by Saddam's government), although the Sunnis are now under...
    54: ...were elected for 4-year terms. No non-Ba'ath candidates were allowed to run.
    59: ...will appoint a Prime Minister and, on his recommendation, cabinet ministers.)
  5. Aswan Dam (6375 bytes)
    3: ...'', and the older '''Aswan Dam''' or '''Aswan Low Dam'''.
    10: ...s raised in two phases, 1907–1912 and 1929–1933.
    12: ...t rather than raise the dam a third time a second dam would be built 6 km up-river.
    13: ...s and heavy machinery. The enormous rock and clay dam was designed by the Russian Zuk [[Hydroproject I...
    15: ...]]. The reservoir began filling in 1964 while the dam was still under construction and first reached c...
  6. Hapy (2473 bytes)
    3: ..., in [[Egyptian mythology]], which deposited rich silt on the banks, allowing the Egyptians to grow crop...
    12: :''Lightmaker who comes from the dark''
  7. Chnum (3466 bytes)
    3: ...e the annual flooding of the Nile brought with it silt and clay, and its water brought life to its surro...
    7: ...l areas, instead. His name derives from this secondary association - it means ''builder''. However, Ch...
  8. Kansas (21369 bytes)
    16: LandArea = 81,815 mi²; 211,900 |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[January 29]], [[1861]] |
    25: ...untain Standard Time Zone|Mountain]]: [[UTC]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]]<br><small>Counties are Cen...
    52: ...er Johnson]], [[Maurice Greene]] and [[Lynette Woodard]].
    63: *'''[[State soil|Soil]]:''' [[Harney silt loam]]
  9. Louisiana (26375 bytes)
    19: LandArea = 112,927 |
    27: AdmittanceDate = [[April 30]], [[1812]] |
    28: ...Central Standard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] |
    45: ...oday, English is by far the main language of everyday life, but traces of French survive in local dial...
    49: ...g mark of the Native Americans can be seen even today in the names used in Louisiana, such as Atchafal...
  10. Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
    17: LandArea = 140,787 |
    26: AdmittanceDate = [[May 29]], [[1848]] |
    27: ...Central Standard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] |
    40: ...nglish]] version of a [[French language|French]] adaptation of an Indian word. The [[Ojibwe language|O...
    51: ...d by 14,000 votes to Democratic presidential candidate [[John Kerry]], both of whom lost the national ...
  11. South Carolina (11968 bytes)
    16: LandArea = 78,051 |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[May 23]], [[1788]] |
    25: ...Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
    95: ...mposed entirely of recent sediments such as sand, silt, and clay. Areas with better drainage make excell...
    114: * Carter, Luther F. and David Mann, eds. '''Government in the Palmetto State...
  12. Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
    18: LandArea = 178,023 |
    26: AdmittanceDate = [[November 16]], [[1907]] |
    27: ...untain Standard Time Zone|Mountain]]: [[UTC]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]] <small>(town of [[Kenton, ...
    111: ...ita]]) [[Quapaw]], [[Caddo]] and [[Osage]]. Descendants of these peoples still live in the state.
    141: ...tial treatment to ex-slaves in land disputes. The Dawes Act excluded the Five Civilized Tribes.
  13. West Virginia (24258 bytes)
    16: LandArea = 62,436 |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 20]], [[1863]] |
    25: ...Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
    40: ...BASE jumping]] [http://www.wvbridgeday.com/bridge-day-BASE-jumping.php] from the bridge), as well as m...
    46: ... Under the United States constitution, state boundaries could not be redrawn without the consent of t...
  14. Desert (21206 bytes)
    4: ...hat usually remains hidden (especially during the daylight) to preserve moisture. Approximately one-th...
    14: ...cations rely on some combination of the number of days of [[rain]]fall, the total amount of annual rai...
    40: ...&mdash;may occur as infrequently as once every 5&ndash;20 years. Other coastal deserts include the [[S...
    53: ... in areas where precipitation is locally more abundant. Temperature changes in polar deserts frequentl...
    65: ... of the sand is in [[sand sheet]]s and sand seas&mdash;vast regions of undulating dunes resembling oce...
  15. History of science (41710 bytes)
    4: ...nowledge]]. This change is considered to be so fundamental that older inquiries are known as ''pre-sci...
    11: ...dge, and to de-emphasize the view that scientific data is self-evident, value-free, and context-free.
    40: ... long period that followed is also known as the [[Dark Ages]]. While the [[Byzantine Empire]] still he...
    43: ...[Image:Vitruvian.jpg|right|thumb|140px|[[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s [[Vitruvian Man]], an example of the bl...
    46: ...vitalization of Europe. This provided a solid foundation for all future scientific work. Contact with ...
  16. Erosion (6998 bytes)
    6: ...eservoirs with [[sediment]], reducing [[Soil degradation|soil fertility]] and [[water quality]].
    11: ...with high-intensity precipitation, [[sand]]y or [[silt]]y soils, and steep slopes to be the most erosive...
  17. Flood (7770 bytes)
    7: ... and by [[dam]]s, also prevents the deposition of silt on the rich farmlands and can result in their eve...
    16: ...slip on continental shelf'') may all engender a tidal wave called a [[tsunami]] that causes destructio...
    22: ...lta Works]] with the [[Oosterschelde|Oosterscheldedam]] as its crowning achievement.
    33: ...s a great flood caused by the breaking of the ice dams holding [[Lake Agassiz]].
    34: ...oods]] of Washington, also caused by breaking ice dams.
  18. Estuary (1941 bytes)
    2: ...such as lagoon, ''鴡ng'' or ''laguna''. In non-tidal seas, the rivers naturally form [[delta]]s rathe...
    4: ...are often characterised by [[sedimentation]] of [[silt]] which usually comes mainly from the sea though ...
    13: ...''What is an estuary: physical viewpoint''. p. 3&ndash;5 ''in:'' G. H. Lauf (ed.) ''Estuaries'', A.A.A...
  19. Ephesus (4587 bytes)
    1: ...at travel Turkey by cruise, via the port of [[Kusadasi]].
    11: ...00 CE, making it one of the largest cities of the day. Also built in Ephesus around this time were the...
    19: ...E when the harbor completely filled in with river silt (despite repeated dredges during the city's histo...
    28: ...Harbour Street leading to the harbour, long since silted up.
  20. Flamingo (4496 bytes)
    5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
    8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = '''Phoenicopteridae'''}}
    10: ...hority | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]] }}
    20: ...e''') are gregarious [[wading birds]], usually 3&ndash;5 feet in height, found in both the western and...
    24: ...d beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume, and are uniquely used...

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